1
Dec
2009
Flower Auction Action
This weekends homework:
Draw 3 bouquets & list the items needed to create them
- 1 Stroussed bouquet
- 1 Modern bouquet
- 1 Bouquet of students choice
I was like a kid in a candy store, I went for whites & greens in the modern arrangement, a luxurious stroussed iris bouquet & a romantic mixed bunch in pinks with peony & freesia (Basically my dream wedding bouquet)
Sue & Krishna are clever ladies, they bribe me into doing my homework. They took Tina & I to the flower auctions & let us buy our flowers for our 3 bouquets. I felt like a stockbroker…BUY..BUY..BUY! It was a rush man. We got these cool secret bidding buttons under your table & we walked around a giant cool-room to see the stock before the auction, excellent.
It was totally worth getting up at 3am for (it started at 5am but it was ages away & I am the kind of girl that needs an hour before being seen by human eyes)
Stay tuned to see my creations later this week, I suspect they may be pretty special.
Picture time! I look like a tourist wherever I go these days, it’s a little scary actually. People stare & everything.
Other peoples purchases, I didn't buy half as many as that
Some of the flowers I bought....*swoon*
My spider mums
the most wonderful sunflowers I have ever seen...ever
Hello my pretties
I'm not even going to lie, these lotus thingies are sexy, they do things for me
Say it...freeeeesia, it's fun to say huh?
If I keep letting Tina do all the labour people are going to start thinking I am lazy...she has the muscles though. I call this picture "determination"
Our booty (& some random kid who walked past)
Goodbye flower markets. *note to self, start helping Tina & Sue with lifting & pushing things & other labour*
3am!!! Argh no way could I do that. Though the flowers are very pretty
Suprisingly getting up wasn’t that hard. Staying awake through a 8 hour working day in the office afterwards was a challenge though.
OMG! Are those pink peonies? I adore them. What fabulous flower photos- I am in heaven. And I agree about the lotus flowers.
Can’t wait to see what you make!
Yes they are pink peonies, they have to grow them in Tasmania in Australia & they don’t last long in the Queensland climate but they’re worth every precious second.
I think those are honey bear sunflowers! I grew them in my garden for the first time this year and fell in love. In fact, my second blog post was all about them.
Aren’t they fabulous!
I think we call them “teddy” sunflowers here but I assume they’re the same thing. They are gorgeous.
I finally found time to make it to your blog!
O.K. I realize this post is wayyyyyy back there, but I had to comment on those “lotus thingees”. I am in love with them. As in, I want to marry them. I been around the cutting garden a time or two but I have NEVER seen those things. The colour was GREAT. I am going to marry them and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop me. Being a florist is a dream job of mine. You lucky girl! And funny too. Lucky AND funny. Good job!