Painting on Leaves

Have you ever painted on leaves in a floral design?
It can add an interest to a simple design.
After seeing this done in the July 2001 issue of Flowers & I painted with gold paint pen on some aspidistra leaves it sure added a nice touch

Using scrapbook scissors in the floral industry

You know when you have those not so nice edges on some of your carnations, you pluck them with your fingers or take a pair of regular scissors to them. Then you don't like either look, well... in the scrapbook isle or on the Fiskar scissor site there are "Victorian" and "ripple edged scissors. These work great on cleaning up those edges on carnations.
I am also testing out using them to make decorative edges on the flat leaves in arrangements (like aspidistra leaves and such). I will update this when I see how it works.
Update--- I used them on Spath. leaves and after 4 days after cutting there is no stress to the cut edges.

Farmer Hat Arrangement

Here is how this was made.

• Take one plant hat basket and turn the brim up all around.
• Cut out the plastic liner.
• Turn over and cut out just the top of the hat. Leave a little lip around the top of the hat.
• Glue (craft glue) around the cut opening on the inside to keep it from unraveling.
• Take a 6" liner and just trim the lip off of it.
• Hot glue the liner to the inside of the hat.
• Hot glue the dry foam into the liner. Allow to dry.
• Add water and arrange the flowers as you please.

A friend had a great suggestion to cut and fray the brim too.

 





Faux clay pot designs

This arrangement has a faux clay pot in it.

This too are faux clay pots. 

Here is how they were done.

• Take an empty plastic pot that you had a plant in .
• If they are not terra cotta color, ruff up the plastic and spray terra cotta color. I did this with the bigger clay pot in the first and second picture.
• Once dry (or before painting)  cut the bottom out of the pot. This gives you a full opening for adding flowers.
• Prepare your holding container with foam and water.
• Press the faux clay pots into the foam. For interest set them at an angle. Be sure not to press too far into foam so you don't lose that they are clay pots.
• You can use different size pots in an arrangement (like picture one and two) or the same ones lined up (like picture three).
• Now fill with flowers of your choice. These are done in fall colors but would look great too done in spring pastels or summers brights.
• The addition of birds or butterflies emote the feeling of a field of flowers.

Where expression of love begins and blooms

A man came in to buy flowers for his wife a while back. He knew what he wanted to "say via the blooms". He looked and looked at the flowers then asked me if the ones he chose were OK. I said, they come from you so they are beautiful.

He came in a few months later and said he wanted to ask me a question. His question was; "Why when a man brings flowers home to his wife that she says, oh you wasted money they will only die". I so felt sorry for him but especially her. Love offerings from your loved one(s) are not to be verbally tossed aside.  

My response to him was to continue to send flowers and tell her that this is the way I show you how much I love you.

It worked because he came in again and said she no longer took his tokens of his love as useless and frivolous.

Godly Flowers

Flowers are of God's making.

He made them just for you, to show those that you care so much about. He has them wilt so you can refresh and renew those feelings.

When was the last time you took God's beauty of flowers and showed those that you love them?

Auburn Classic Florist information

Auburn Classic Florist is: on the corner of 5th and Main in lovely downtown Auburn, Indiana.

Our Phone number is: 1-260-925-2000
Our Hours are:

• Monday - Friday
• 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM (eastern standard time)
• Saturday
• 10: AM to 2:00 PM (eastern standard time)

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• Sunday
• by appointment only

Our Email address is: auburnclassicflorist@gmail.com

We are a full service florist offering timely deliveries to Auburn these surrounding areas -

• Area 1
• Auburn, Garrett, Waterloo
• Area 3
• Ashely, Butler, Corunna, Hudson, St. Joe
• Area 3
• Dupont (hospital area only), Grabill, Kendalville

Special delivers are accepted.

Call and our friendly staffers assist you in your selection.

We proudly carry fresh and everlasting flowers, plants for the home, statuary, gift ware and fine Indiana chocolate (DeBrand).

Our creative team loves special orders!

To see many of our designs on Facebook at Auburn "Classic" Florist.

Something for your home or office? We are happy to come out to do a consultation.