Funeral Pics

[Rhonda]

Beautiful Paula... you do so many more "set pieces" than I do here.

 

[Palms]

Thank you Rhonda. The only thing is, i hardly get any funeral work. The fd organise so much of it around here and the "family flowers only" thing has took over. I bumped into the delivery guy from the florist who gets all the fd work and he said that more and more are buying one piece andputting 10 cards on it. Its a struggle isnt it. But we go on and on trying... thanks for your kind words :tread:

 

[CHR]

A vase arrangement using the trimmed large fan palms. Our customer liked the easel spray on our site but wanted to send something the family could take home.

 

[anytimeflowers]

Just thought i would post a couple of letter frames i did last week.

Hey Palms-
Do you purchase ready-made frames with the letters? I have had some requests and don't know how to do them. People want them for the cemetery, mostly for Memorial Day.
Thanks!
Linda

 

[anytimeflowers]

A few more from recent funerals:

Yellow and White Easel Spray

Madonna Statuette in Garden Design

Purple and White Easel Spray (the dendrobium petals were glued to the tulle to symbolize tears.)

I uploaded the last image (below) since it includes a shot of the casket. Wouldn't put that on our blog without first getting an OK from the family. The casket was flanked by two tall easels and you can see one on the right side of the photo.

Cathy, my God, your pieces are EXQUISITE!!!! Now where in the world are you getting those lavender anthuriums?
Linda
Btw, I absolutely plan on stealing your angel wings if that's okay!

 

[CHR]

Anytimeflowers, please DO make your own version of the wings. The lavender anthuriums are from Greenpoint Nursery and they're called Lavender Lady. We have them on a standing order.

Palms, your purple shoe tribute is just fab. Is that a regular show covered with flowers? What a memorable last gift to a friend.

 

[anytimeflowers]

Thank you sooooo much. I am going to e-mail the nursery and get myself set up.
Secondly, I just can't get over your beautiful work! I feel ashamed at my own when compared to yours. I do know who you are, of course. I have gobbled up several articles featuring your shop, and highly respec t you.

However, here are couple that I have, please excuse the background, I'm am not a good photographer, and not very good at editing, either!



Now, I know these are perfectly acceptable, but give me tips on making them exceptional - be critical, I want to know!

 

[Palms]

Palms, your purple shoe tribute is just fab. Is that a regular show covered with flowers? What a memorable last gift to a friend. [/QUOTE]

Thanks for the compliment. Yes it is a shoe covered in button xanths and sprayed purple. We stuck down lids onto a cake base and then filled them with oasis to put the flower sprays in. The lady was really worried that a flower shaped shoe may look a bit transvestite looking so i suggested that we covered the real shoe to make it more life like.

Letters are bought from our wholesalers but oasis do them and so do a company called val spicer although over here they do not sell strait to retail, only to wholesale. Maybe you could ask you wholesaler to get them in for you.

 

[Sprout]

Palms - the purple shoe rocks! When I go, I want someone to do a piece around my red Fluevog Mini's!!!

 

[CHR]

Special request today for an all green heart with no flowers.

Phil doesn't design at the shop too often, but he made this one.

 

[Ruscus]

Remember when you do an unusual design put it on your website.

Last month I had two designer items to do in one week. Yesterday had a call from out of our area, again had seen our website could we do an Indiana Jones Legoman for next tuesday.


Kevin

 

[Palms]

Remember when you do an unusual design put it on your website.


Last month I had two designer items to do in one week. Yesterday had a call from out of our area, again had seen our website could we do an Indiana Jones Legoman for next tuesday.


Kevin

Ruscus, they are fantastic, they really are!! Not seen you around for a
while... keep on posting

 

[CHR]

Casket piece this week for a man whose passion was gardening.

 

[marie g bushnell]

Very lovely, and the miniature kale really adds just the right content. Is it set in a single saddle?

 

[Trinity]

This is for a very good customer's father who was Irish and grew carnations in his garden. Our customer is an artist and wanted something unique. She absolutely loved it.

 

[Knife's Wife]

Just a few pics from a family funeral this week, one that I actually had time to take a few pics of.

 

[Mikey the Flower Guy]

boy. are you guys ever amazing talents......name me ONE other industry that has what we have, what WE work with??...

 

[CHR]

Casket piece that was one of the most challenging I've had to do in years. The family wanted the feeling of a meadow with 'wild flowers', wanted the design to be bright, wanted red ginger & anthuriums included to represent one of the deceased's children who lives in Hawaii and wanted 2 pink lilies to represent granddaghters. Trying to blend it all was like working a puzzle. (For a closed casket which was copper in color.)

Similar issue for the cross. Woodsy, bright, 'wild flower' in yellow and purple with curly willow featured on the cross. We layed the willow on top the Oasis foam form, tied it down with bind wire and then worked the roses and foliages through the stem grids. The easel was painted copper to match the casket and the overall design stood approx. 7' tall.

 

[Rhonda]

The question about "Do you do anything for families for funerals?" ... I do my utmost best to provide what the family requests. These were for a gentleman whose Mom had sent him a birthday design on the 9th while he was in the hospital (terminally ill) and she cried as she ordered "I'm losing him". She wanted bright mannish colors and I sent something similar in colors to these pieces. He passed on the 11th and when the wife ordered her flowers on the 13th, she said the birthday arrangement had helped brighten the room and those who visited them there. He never saw the flowers but she said, he would have loved them as I am still enjoying them at home. Today the sister called (all the family was told by the Mom to call me for their memorial flowers) to say how beautiful and fitting all my work was. She said "You could definitely tell the love you put into your work, I wish you were located here in my town". Here are some of the pieces I did.

 

[hollyflr]

These are beautiful, I especially like the one with the John Deere Tractors.