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Having been bench trained in the mysteries of floristry, I learnt to condition, prepare, wire, moss up, etc., at my boss's side. It gave me the groundwork to be able to know how to make anything.

If I know how to wire an ivy leaf.....I know how to wire any similar leaf. If I know how to wire a rose, I know how to wire any similar flower.........a technique appropriate to one thing is applicable to many others........anyway, my point is..........if you learn the basics and groundwork, you should know how to apply it to any required flower, leaf, stick, stone, new age crystal, table leg, horses hoof........and old Uncle Tom Cobbley and all.

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'I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it'. Voltaire

funny you should say that, the last time i tried to wire a horses hoof

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Never say never.

Well, unless your sure.

well said mardy

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I learnt at the bench many moons ago
And to be honest with you, hands on is the best way to learn.

hear hear well said :-)

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Well my first boss was rubbish! All I learnt from him was how NOT to do it

Honestly, I had to pretty much sus it out myself to begin with. I reckon thats why Im rubbish at teaching people/staff/mum how to do it, because I was never taught myself, just had to pick it up.

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I have to admit i was taught by the best, she was fab and really strict on wot went out of her shop, if it wasnt good enough you had to undo and start again, my bugbear was front facing arrangementsstill hate the buggers.
I like doing pedestal arrangements but you can stick the piddly facers

Hand-ties! Don't know why.... I think ive convinced myself that I can't do them ha ha .

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Me too Funks, she was a tyrant, but boy oh boy did I learn quick......and whoever had done well during the week was allowed a free reign to do the weekend window....an honour indeed!

And Mands, I hate doing h/t's, can't do h/t's, and think my h/t's always look crappy, but then I don't like h/t's........maybe that's why, (my excuse anyway).

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'I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it'. Voltaire

Just got me thinking, When its a big day in the shop e.g m/d v/d
i go into panic mode as do a lot of florists, start panicking etc and times running out, i run around like a headless chicken hooting and shooting, my hubby just stands there and says " gladys calm down"
That was by old bosses name and i am so like her sometimes i cringe