Battle of the Flower Designers- March Madness Tournament 2010

don't have access to those flowers most of the time (I know, hanging head) will have to watch FB buy the bunch next time I order....
 
Well......What I decided to do is this........Since it was Adam's idea to have a 'Simon Cowell' type judge........what I'll do with that is if you post pictures of your designs IN THIS THREAD.......then I'll critique Simon-style. When it comes to public viewing and official announcement........However, I'll be as professional as I can be.
 
Ricky what i want to know is, do you have the correct trousers?? They must reach up over your belly button and you should have very thick and unmanageable hair. And, how on earth are we going to see you rolling your eyes ;)
 
:boomsmili, :smash , :spankmecu , :loopy , :tongue: , :wide: , lol, :ar15:buttkick


Will the above work for you Paula?
 
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Ok, I am adding a disclaimer of sorts.

Please take note........We will be looking at either a video or a picture of said design......Please keep the camera in mind when creating the design........The camera sees in two dimension, The human eye in three dimension. A design may look off-balance in a picture when in real viewing, it may look perfectly balanced.

While I am not advocating designing for the camera per se, please keep in mind that what Carol and I see in a picture may not reflect how we would see the arrangement if we were right there looking at the same design.

 
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How is it going for everyone so far? Are you creating your designs this week or waiting until closer to the deadline next week?

I have mine done, video and all, but I will not post it yet, will wait for more people to finish.

Again deadline is March 11th ( Thursday).

Good luck, & if you need help with videos, let me know.
 
master J said:
How is it going for everyone so far? Are you creating your designs this week or waiting until closer to the deadline next week?

I have mine done, video and all, but I will not post it yet, will wait for more people to finish.

Again deadline is March 11th ( Thursday).

Good luck, & if you need help with videos, let me know.
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I will be making my design today and shooting the video....Then I may be calling you for some major help with splicing, dicing and reconstructing, or maybe it will be so easy I will be able to do it myself..I have been racking my brain for song selection, but I think I need the design to be done for it to tell me what song goes....
 
lori042499 said:
I will be making my design today and shooting the video....Then I may be calling you for some major help with splicing, dicing and reconstructing, or maybe it will be so easy I will be able to do it myself..I have been racking my brain for song selection, but I think I need the design to be done for it to tell me what song goes....
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I have the perfect song for you Lori!!!!
 
Made mine last night, took me 10 minutes, another 15 minutes "screwing around with it, should know better by now. Have that whole thing on video. Then, tried to video the arrangement in the store and it doesn't show up against all of the merchandise. Will try to video again tonight, have an idea. Music, huh? Got any idea for me, Adam?
 
I already called Adam on this earlier, but The Melrose Free Press will be interviewing me for this contest and running a story about it....I am going to try to get us all linked..I believe it will be on wicked local also...I facebooked about this today and was so surprised when I got the call this afternoon....I was so excited that I almost peed my pants...between this, being chosen for my gastric bypass mentoring program and the start up of our floral assoc, i couldn't be more please with life....so excited I can hardly contain myself....I'll keep everyone posted..
 
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Great job getting some press, Lori.

Everyone involved in this contest should try for news coverage. This could possibly take on a life of it own within a short period of time.
 
Just finished my interview..They asked questions about how I learned about this contest..what my design would look like, if it was going to be anything like my floral art or more traditional. They will be sending down a photographer on Monday...

I did get a plug in for flowerchat, so get your galleries up to snuff, just incase...

I did ask that all of the competitors get a link on wicked local, he didn't promise but Adam's blog with all of our links for sure will get linked...

I hope that the article is good and I hope we get some good attention from it...I do hope it drives people to care about design and that it drives interested people to look at all of our wonderful designs...

I guess this particular reporter has been following my facebook since I started posting pictures of those specialty funeral pieces like the bobcat and aerosmith logo...so it does pay to get into social media, it is the equal of screaming from the rooftops what you can do for people and how your talents are there for them to enjoy...without losing your voice.
 
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lori042499 said:
Just finnished my interview..They asked questions about how I learned about this contest..what my design would look like, if it was going to be anything like my floral art or more traditional. They will be sending down a photographer on Monday...

I did get a plug in for flowerchat, so get your galleries up to snuff, just incase...

I did ask that all of the competitors get a link on wicked local, he didn't promise but Adam's blog with all of our links for sure will get linked...

I hope that the article is good and I hope we get some good attention from it...I do hope it drives people to care about design and that it drives interested people to look at all of our wonderful designs...

I guess this particular reporter has been following my facebook since I started posting pictures of those specialty funeral pieces like the bobcat and aerosmith logo...so it does pay to get into social media, it is the equal of screaming from the rooftops what you can do for people and how your talents are there for them to enjoy...without losing your voice.
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Great job Lori! Seems like facebook isn't such a waste of time after all ;) You never know who is out there watching us!

Look forward to the article!
 
master J said:
Great job Lori! Seems like facebook isn't such a waste of time after all ;) You never know who is out there watching us!

Look forward to the article!
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You know at first I was feeling a bit creeped out when he asked about the other designs...because it almost felt as though he was watching and stalking...

I got over that real quick once I rationalized it and said, hey this is what this is for...for people to watch and follow from a safe distance...if this is how we need to tell the world that this is what we do and it is worth the few extra dollars, I am all for it...Watch away, if it keeps our names on their brain when they need a funeral piece or mom some flowers instead of 800-flowers and TF or FTD....than it is doing just what we need it to do, I just wish every flowershop would jump in a "waste" some time on facebook...I have been facebooking all kinds of personal things I am into and things that I don't see as interesting and have been surprised at what transpires and who comes out of the woodwork to ask me more questions and get to know me as a person...it makes me feel more interesting and gives my esteem a boost, but also helps the community get to know me and value me as more than just a florist but a human being and friend...
 
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Adam,
All right, I've made my arrangement, My flip video arrived, I made my video, I registered for a youtube site, I will include the video on my facebook page, my blog and of course, youtube, now what do I do next? Oh, I just got a PM I will invite Adam to youtube.

I am feeling really proud of myself, given I just had my 65th birthday, I've had a lot of firsts this week, my first competition, my first video, my first foray into youtube, I feel I'v accomplished alot even if I am eliminated in the first round. Simon please be nice.
 
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