One week without the Internet = I find out how productive I can be. I realized with relief that being productive is not nearly as rewarding as I thought it would be, and so now I can return to my semi-sloth with less guilt.
My Floral Immersion course was remarkable. It was amazing how easily I slipped back into creative-production mode, even if I lacked the mechanical knowledge to make the visions in my head a reality.
{I got a bit distracted when Sir O exploded into mind-boggling-diarrhea Wednesday afternoon. Some miraculous way it resolved itself in time for the saintly neighbor-babysitter to not have to deal with it the next morning. (Although her little girl got it Saturday... oh the guilt!)}
And oh, the nice people!
I have to say, most of my experience on the East Coast has been me being disappointed with how snarky and self-oriented the mentality is here. I was pleasantly shocked by the abundance of genuine nice-ness that I found myself surrounded by during this week. You never heard so many complements and supportive words in such a small space in such a short time.
I have 79 pages worth of flowers and greens to memorize by next Spring, and I'm wishing I'd learned a little Latin somewhere before now.
What I made:
Line Arrangement
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jBnDf6c2NkXO1ScI8biUocqOLFimgqcbuGVnYfrO8cLGtv-vsvPWIcTceLM5QcxILPp1qtck_Ksm71klese8htXviLywuVhHoaGjg2nfhhLtz-p5L2egLFNPNR8uAtS_6B8J/s400/Line.jpg)
Round Arrangement*
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyw0FRfonCqqTjs7Qp7I4tv1mXiNLhMtcHnvbViEGqZ2V8fZaYWL8n7weMIDYfj-xRHzP7IF5z-ijZIivEQ0VmCcuwwHanblOMm3ot-FfSY92px24wUOXAb-tTrv2rYr_AhnOx/s400/round.jpg)
Vegetative Arrangement
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXK8M-z-T-u1zeg4A0PpdDTDR5r0dvjg3G5Enb237lvrl0DEGeEReT3FSgv3VlXpABTp4EugPoRfCSB7MVY7PEdjorXZoDg0vdUL9NA2hrQW8kMTt26whyk7WfCqeLX4YHunJ/s400/vegetative.jpg)
Parallel Design**
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVv2n-ea6r7OztAqYqk6PXI_rIo7kAjH7vhJyFtNtp8_1AfF78Ein3k2NY0IYWjx9Bquvxy5-BsIYK1ml7zPw3pCeln2YaXQTM0jRfBnVpQ3RoEaofCLDOFQM6Ad9MQpArduIR/s400/parallel.jpg)
Market Bouquet in Glass
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKILiQKZSuLLR13W3lP_W3pKfUrBoHz0ZPw9GyRUy0bXOxjKFC4Xo9kEbpl9xj5WxJzPd_m3katOfC5jmgjNB7_3_YD6i7zHM-2yXL-aWqtYzy6nKUHcSxbUUVHuozZ4vh8M-r/s400/market+bouquet.jpg)
Single Flower design in glass
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7itqPEZ6cYDYB3b7yRjDsOYiUjSW4jxBMIV3ZF80JqcYFV7XhCbchI-CujSZQnkhI24Yrbk-wdlAG8NEf6jJ7Kud5gP2QohGEAGTRT1AVudfEan6kjK05x7wR2zlxSlUAc7sZ/s400/single+flower.jpg)
Garland*
Focal Point Arrangement
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-UbaFNK3lE0FrbCNv3P-nFpZrB_yV9pVaRK3utIFJ8aZZyAHoQCx_N9QVmLiY8OQHUy7Z5hZxHmQUFJNJ_lmyw-7JtSq4lAIEs19oeAM1ulc2DBdLxoA190ZQ0nGbQNa_VJK/s400/focal+point.jpg)
Focal Area Crescent**
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XdB4aicirIvNRLYVVl9SFji8GPC5lItJ2XhNaR08Fo5Y3bTrDeaBjJOCa6853P6eIAoUIDFqBqKpjogSzT7L9OqjBXiyWiYY9egrOAWU7mqbjFKpbCaQDR3YZwxKbRn6WzbY/s400/crescent.jpg)
Multifocal Rectangular
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyuuufgVRW4LiKCrsOGF-40oArbzZNy2dq937OpTTRJmz0GW4P6pzU1hKEKe2hpnvqXI6Efj1uluz0R6cP_BX6RjW8Y1FVCZrhrgLkAQY8UpGx32S2UeYnvveOE1kTZiVeOQuG/s400/multifocal.jpg)
Formal Linear Design**
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnneZDDydH72j2u-DyBVVlERixoKDfbm-392vC8_unmJPKKcFFx3NvNJjscnEx9O3VhLy9XiP6kQA16fe6kHZC6HdDXUxL3JK6u1ZcQvCFL6KTxZnMDcXZqZVcccYYRxjLUUb/s400/formal+linear.jpg)
Beidermeier Design in Sand
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEDy3sgeITeRC3gH4QsVgFrUspbMV1rWlxkBkQTI15y8d8mz8Muj-k-ZAH3zvnBKNyRbWs4tFjhO6PKphIiKCbWznGsEWE_NhDEbyp4FAFSmJhS-0Fks-sKEDLwKboivdS7hR/s400/beidermeier.jpg)
Shoulder Corsage*
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdteCaq7GfjnMkoJhfXOZfoHofQLjFBXEaPzYSzLlseSJSYPhpR-8vA0nsfg2YQLm3cCagb43puWGPWHawyNpPEde1OZndzaDOWS2aRae3H-GNFr21cscXZqVDs3xkEuzLZQJj/s400/shoulder+corsage.jpg)
Wrist Corsage
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wOsIIAmDifQOW8rO3302MF6SGDaCMfsTOX5-Ymj0ZH-fT7i6FHPQgApldKjuq5N-qv2LpcJUoeVWo-9GMV-Qs-BNtBPvzDJdcoBSrRWeuRQx681UyLGs3F-ZoITKFyosG5uZ/s400/wrist+corsage.jpg)
Boutonniere**
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5saWqH0WPbORoWuWNzc8zJb_6QpYMA_uBDl_b8MeST0JyP-96ctf11UwaUfNa9ocbWMA3RLAqNw795tlNHXz-8OCgiayxDU4sm5m_cPWONu4tXqNN5CCR7wX9-R8j3TGIL2Fg/s400/boutonniere.jpg)
Handtied Bouquet
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMc0udkIFqAhLgHVc9hDouT-IHNqJgrZXWkA-ppxRsfV_XhRIAYhlJCw2tBI8jyGtL5X1yLsjVaB0KI1LJhdOS4YPaZQjJhF66X7j9poC0xnmU-Zeetk9YSzksAyLODpND3MR-/s400/hand+tied+bouquet.jpg)
Drop Bouquet
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfotxjXay0rAdk10soXeiNcdNVSknd0elqfOHQHf3bkphFpHKOPv9ABOy78jnGZeVoXQA5BDV5V_D244aTKwx2gQd9H-mhg5omZGc2vgtmuxFwOB07q7lIIDhpkbU8KFRh4JT/s400/drop+bouquet.jpg)
Wheatsheaf bound Bouquet**
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Xg4wd7eEFgli0jo9UWEqKyQD55RXceS0oLbOrEeAJutV82sO4yLOMDOAFOzHw-knqVQlcRQ52iRtHB8XkyXjji3XAwkuU1vksBP4MAhZF1BcvSSMl6YZqdyP6kn3HDqbvhDi/s400/wheat+sheaf+binding.jpg)
Topiary
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgiRtBt2wYapHgxfLoe07GSY42oVMZXrIaVYkPLRtAjgMDO-0pTzajON9qnMgaig7bK3Dhg9yydC1OiJ9lYKD2Vb6qauI4p7IOMV7kJVOUsrVBKILEeYkWh13jb5o_nyljD2QA/s400/topiary.jpg)
(* = HARD for me)
(** = FUN for me.... well they were all fun, but my favorites)
Also of note, the Captain started rolling over (consistently) on Sunday. (Before he started puking) He's a slow roller; those thighs of thunder take a lot of heft to torque.
11 comments:
Em, I'm so happy you had such a good time doing this. Your arrangements are beautiful. I'd buy one any day if I had the money. I can't wait to see more when your class resumes. Sorry about the exploding ends. Never fun.
That was adorable...the captains rolling!!! I was laughing so hard as I watched him struggle and inch every which way. Nothing better!
Way to go! The arrangements are beautiful.
And I don't know which exploding end is worse...
Hope both boys are feeling much better.
AMAZING!!! Yay for you, in so many ways.
... I do know which exploding end is worse- at least at our house! :)
Awesome to hear you enjoyed yourself! And congrats to Graham! Very cool things happening for you =)
V-E-R-Y pro-fessional floral arrangements! Have seldom seen anything better.
They all are so great! I think the parallel design is my favorite, but they are all so good! I have to admit I am jealous of your new and wonderful talent!
Go Graham, that is a big accomplishment!
They are all beautiful, but I think the floral crescent is particularly eye catching.
Em- these are absolutely fabulous!! I particularly love the linear arrangement- you are quite a talented girl! Keep up the awesome work (both with the boys and everything else!)
Wow those are such pretty arrangements.. That rolling over sure looks like a work out for him. Too funny!
What beautiful flower arrangements! I love them all! Glad to know you're feeling better. I hope you continue to feel on the mend. Hope to see you sometime soon and have fun with your family.
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