Day 13 at Jane Packer

Lesson 25 Carmen Rose

Grand Prix Rose x 11

Peacock Feather x 10

Skeleton Leaf x 18

Carmen Rose(a contemporary design): is a build up of a rose by adding petals to make into a 'BIG' rose for a hand bouquet.

Step 1: Cut the Peacock feather short, wire and wrap with tape(32wire).

Step 2: Overlapped 3 Skeleton leaves, wire at the base and wrap with tape too(32wire).

Step 3: Bend 30 pcs of wire 32 to desired 'M' shape(see photo)

Step 4: Select the best rose for the center piece.

Step 5: The remainder 10 roses, peel off the bad petals, and select 3 large, 3 mid and 3 small petal from each rose. Separate the 3 pile of rose petal for easy usage later.

Step 6: Overlap he 3 small petals and poke the 'M' shape wire through(as shown), continue through the 3 pile of petal.

Step 7: Use 90 wire for the main rose and secure with wire 32 on external, again wrap with tape.

Step 8: Start adding on the main rose with the 'small' pile of petal, make sure you push from below upward the 'main' rose's petal, keep adding on the petal.

Step 9: Keep the distance and all the wire straight where you hold the rose and the petal arrangement.

Step 10: after all the petal, add the peacock feather all around the Carmen Rose.

Step 11: at the base of the arrangement, add on the skeleton leaves.

Step 12: Hold the stand of the bouquet & make sure you left about 2 cm from your hand, trim off the rest of the wires except the the center 90 wire, leave another extra 2 can, will need it to hide the ribbon later.

Step 13: wrap the ribbon from the middle downwards until you cover the 90 wire, then bend the wire upwards and wrap the ribbon upwards now. In this case the base is wrap up cleanly. Circle the ribbon all the way up. Cut the end off and put 3 pins on to end the arrangement.

This arrangement didn't receive good remark from all of us. May be without the peacock feather...

Lesson 26 Oasis Shower Bouquet

Vanda Orchid x 4

Cool Water Rose x 10

Hydrangea 'Express Blauw' x 1

Eucalyptus Cnerea x 1 bunch

Water File x 3

Aspargus Ex. Ver x 10(文竹)

Step 1: Secure a piece of dry Oasis on the table(see photo), Fix the handle into the Oasis for easy arrangement.

Step2: Start the Eucalyptus from the bottom and work to the side.

Step 3: Same for the Aspargus from the base look out for a best 'tail'. work the Aspargus in between the Eucalyptus, follow by Vanda(cut the stem & place in the tube), Roses and last Hydrangea to fill the gap...

The Hydrangea 'Express Blauw' is smaller and look better in the hand bouquet.