Personal Flowers Floral Design Ms. Perry

Personal Flowers Personal flowers include: Flowers to Wear Flowers to Carry Think of how flowers might be used in a wedding or a special occasion. Do you hold any flowers? Do you wear any flowers?

Flowers to Wear Hair Pieces Corsages Boutonnieres Accessories Botanical Jewelry

Flowers to Wear Hair Pieces Pins Head Wreath Clips

Flowers to Wear Corsages Wearable floral arrangement for women Can be worn on shoulder, wrist, arm Should be coordinated with outfit, occasion and individual

Flowers to Wear Popular Types of Corsages Single-flower: uses one flower and is good for bulk orders. Single-spray: or garland corsage, can be made from all the same type or variety of blooms. Double-spray: two single-spray corsages placed end-to-end

Flowers to Wear Football Mum Corsage Materials: chrysanthemum, salal leaves, mum adhesive, bows, streamers, #22 wire, floral tape, novelty items, finishing spray, floral knife, mum corsage backing and scissors

Flowers to Wear Boutonnieres Comes from the French word meaning “buttonhole” Is traditionally worn in the buttonhole of a lapel on a jacket

Flowers to Wear Design Considerations Should work with, not against an outfit i.e. compliment it It is best to avoid flowers that require a lot of water to stay fresh Could use a corsage stem if necessary Try to use rugged or hardy flowers Designs should be light-weight

Flowers to Wear Prep and Construction 1.Prepare nonperishable items first 2.Use strategies to minimize plant transpiration 3.Organize into groups to facilitate quick assembly 4.Wire foliage first, then flowers 5.Assemble your corsage!

Flowers to Wear Accessories Purses Hats Sash

Flowers to Wear Botanical Jewelry Leis Necklaces Bracelets

Flowers to Carry Bouquets Hand-Tied Cascade Presentation Round Cluster Tussy-Mussy

Flowers to Carry Hand-Tied Flowers chosen to match style and color of gown Usually a variety of flowers Arranged as if ‘just-picked’ from garden Tied with ribbon or lace Stems showing out of base

Flowers to Carry Cascade Flows downward like a waterfall Traditional style, best used with full gowns with long train Length can vary greatly

Flowers to Carry Presentation Bouquet Usually long-stemmed flowers Held in the crook of the arm, where your elbow bends Can be simple or elaborate, should fit the style of dress Should be of adequate size to fit comfortably with some spillover, along the length of your lower arm Similar to Miss America or Homecoming Queen bouquets

Flowers to Carry Round Cluster Tight, round, grouping (dome shaped) of flowers Minimal use of foliage or leaves Can be mixed bouquet or single type of flower May have a collar around the cluster

Flowers to Carry Tussy Mussy Victorian style posy Arranged in a decorative holder Metal, fabric, cone- shaped Made to bring attention to the holder

Today’s Activity Working in your table groups, create a poster by drawing a football mum corsage, with parts labels, illustrating the basic components, using LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL COLORS. Use one computer per table to research images of football mum corsages and accessories Draw the types of accessories that you decided to add to your football mum corsage, using arrows to indicate where they are attached. Due at the end of the period TODAY