Love is in the air, a floral valentine project

Those of you who have been following my progress for while will remember last years Christmas display I completed for school. The task seems easy enough, create a themed floral display worthy of a shop window. Last year we didn’t really have to arrange anything though, we just stuck some tulips in some vases & wrapped it all up in tinsel (so to speak)

No such luck this year for Valentines day the task was 3 arrangements in 4 hours + setting up the display. Lucky I wore my comfy shoes because it was a big ask!  I actually ended up with 4 arrangements: 1 medium modern box display, 1 stroussed bouquet, 1 table centerpiece & an incy wincy mini box display which ended up being my favorite!  The next big step I need to take is getting some work experience. I have learned so much in class but I can definitely see how work experience is paying off for Tina who has been working in a local florist part time since last year.

I actually found a practical use for Polyvore in my life though having been addicted to it’s charms for about 3 years now, I recently discovered it helps for my homework when creating the concept for my displays.

With all this romance in the air it leaves me wondering what Mr Bake&Bloom has in store for the day, he has been suspiciously quiet about V-Day looming. If I didn’t know any better I might suspect he hadn’t been planning anything at all & had simply forgotten or worse, didn’t care *gasp!* We shall see. We have had some lovely Valentines in the past, my favorite being last year when we opted to stay home & have a romantic night together in lieu of a big fancy dinner out & instead donated the money to the Black Saturday bushfire victims in Victoria. There was home cooked blueberry pork & chocolate cherry cakes, there was wine, there was dancing bear footed on the living room floor. *swoon*

That’s my perfect Valentines day, what is your dream Valentines day?