Hey, has anyone designed with vegetables and fruit? I want to use some in a funeral spray,just wondering if they hold up or not? I was thinking of grapes,artichokes,mangos or pomegranates on a grape vine wreath. Any thoughts would ve great.
Anyone Design with fruits and veggies
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I use fruits and veggies all the time.........both fresh and permanent - for fresh........make sure you use sturdy materials like brocolli, cauliflower, carrot, turnip, rutabaga, and other veggies with firm strong substance...........unlike say a leaf or a romain lettuce......the lettuce would wilt easily.............
I use 12 inch long bamboo food skewers instead of wood picks.........I know the green dye is harmless, however, when people see that green on the skin of the fruit or veggie.........they think it is bad. - the food skewers are strong........use two or three.......they have a sharp point to impale the material........and they hold in oasis.
I use 12 inch long bamboo food skewers instead of wood picks.........I know the green dye is harmless, however, when people see that green on the skin of the fruit or veggie.........they think it is bad. - the food skewers are strong........use two or three.......they have a sharp point to impale the material........and they hold in oasis.
We use fruits & veggies also, but never for funerals. In NY, food in any shape,size,or form is not allowed to be brought into a FH. Check with your local FH & Board of Health before you do the labor. I'd use permanent if I truly had to-no fruit flys!
If fruit flies show up,Mark would of laughed his ass off. Thanks much I appreciate the tips
OB1
Joanne Plummer AIFD,CAFA
I use fuit and veg all the time, with no problems.
For events, it's best to use fruit and veg with firm skins, although if it is a one day affair, I am a huge fan of kiwis and limes, split into sices or wedges, and inserted with the help of bamboo skewers.
But not long ago I made a casket spray with matching peices for a man who was famous ( or is that infamous?) for having rotten tomato fights with the kids in his neighbourhood, so I packed all the arrangements with ripe tomatoes...some of them on the vine, some of them picked into the sprays with wooden or bamboo picks...and they were fine for the 3 day visitation and funeral.
Don't be afraid of using any botanical ingredients...they'll all hold up okay for a few days; maybe not for delivery to a house, where flowers should last a week, but for a couple of days, use it all!!
JP
For events, it's best to use fruit and veg with firm skins, although if it is a one day affair, I am a huge fan of kiwis and limes, split into sices or wedges, and inserted with the help of bamboo skewers.
But not long ago I made a casket spray with matching peices for a man who was famous ( or is that infamous?) for having rotten tomato fights with the kids in his neighbourhood, so I packed all the arrangements with ripe tomatoes...some of them on the vine, some of them picked into the sprays with wooden or bamboo picks...and they were fine for the 3 day visitation and funeral.
Don't be afraid of using any botanical ingredients...they'll all hold up okay for a few days; maybe not for delivery to a house, where flowers should last a week, but for a couple of days, use it all!!
JP
Thanks much. I did end up using grapes,articokes,gourds with some tropicals on an abstract shape grapevine wreath. No I didn't take pictures. I kicked myseld for that.