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Personal FlowersFloral 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 WearFootball 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 flowers5. 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