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Makes sense that you wired them that way for the effect you wanted, looks great.

Speaking of wiring and taping has anyone wired and taped individual gazer petals? Would they wilt too fast? They would need to be done Saturday and hold up all day for a wedding show. I've seen them wilt when out of water, just wondering if it would work or not.

Trish
 
I don't know about wiring and taping but I've seen them glued onto a backing like a composite rose would be... it was at a design show and the person made a composite stargzer, which looked really cool.


Makes sense that you wired them that way for the effect you wanted, looks great.

Speaking of wiring and taping has anyone wired and taped individual gazer petals? Would they wilt too fast? They would need to be done Saturday and hold up all day for a wedding show. I've seen them wilt when out of water, just wondering if it would work or not.

Trish
 
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Makes sense that you wired them that way for the effect you wanted, looks great.

Speaking of wiring and taping has anyone wired and taped individual gazer petals? Would they wilt too fast? They would need to be done Saturday and hold up all day for a wedding show. I've seen them wilt when out of water, just wondering if it would work or not.

Trish

I did it with Asiatics... worked fine.. I experimented one time with them. Wired and taped a corsage with the petals and let it set out. It lasted about 1 1/2 days.
 
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Yay, thanks guys, I think we may try it then. Still trying to put ideas down on paper and get a game plan together, we have a month. I was wondering about the composite rose style too, you answered my question before I asked it! thanks!

Trish
 
Joe,

The callas look great, and keeping the bouquet light is a great idea. Your being a fourth generation florist is really inspiring! I hope I can inspire that kind of dedication in my children.
 
I am so glad I found this website... I have and all calla wedding this Sat and I just learned a million tricks! Thanks guys!
 
A note about wired and taped bouquets.

With 25 years in this udustry, I too learned early on how do wire and tape bouquets. Nowadays, some of the floral industry newcomers consider that an 'antiquated technique'. The last wedding I did independently was just a bride's bouquet ( no picture ). I handwired and taped it because it was a cascading bouquet. I don't know of another technique that would let a bride carry a bouquet balanced on one outstretched finger.......my test to make sure that I have the balance like it should be.
 
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Joe:
Another way to make your calla bouquet is to use a straight handled bouquet holder.

We use galax leaves on the back side before I start. We can then add detached calla (or other stems) around the handle to give the "hand'tied look".

We soak the boquet holder, and cut the callas a short as we need for the bouquet. (Longer stem means that the bouquet will have more "size" to it. Short stem will keep it more compact.) We insert into each cut calla stem a piece of wet green chenille stem, which acts as a wick for the calla, keeping it moist longer. the green chenille actss as a good support system for inserting the calla stem into the oasis holder. We can then position the callas as loose or as tight as we need. Add a little green or other flowers as needed.

This technique works well when we are adding white roses, or steph, or other types of flowers to the bouquet, and are concerned about the water source thru a hot, humid day.

We finish by wrapping the fake stems & tying off with a pretty double faced satin ribbon, and pearl pinning like normal.

so, we now have at least 3 ways to do calla bouquets:
1. Wire, tape, bind method
2. the true hand tied method
3. the bouquet holder method

All three methods have their place in our world, and all three are used by our shop, dependent upon the many requirements that re placed upon us by our brides.

Regards,
Cheryl

ps....sorry, but I have not learned how to ost pics yet. I'm working on that part!
 
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........ps....sorry, but I have not learned how to ost pics yet. I'm working on that part.......!

Cheryl, Posting a pic is really easy.

Before you can post a pic, You need to where that picture is at on your computer. If I am going to post a picture, I have a folder on my desktop screen that is where I put the pictures I want to post.

Ok, This is taken from the Frequently Asked Questions area of Flowerchat

I'll add some more information as well.

How do I attach a file to a post?
To attach a file to your post, you need to be using the main 'New Post' or 'New Thread' page and not 'Quick Reply'. To use the main 'New Post' page, click the 'Post Reply' button in the relevant thread.
On this page, below the message box, you will find a button labelled 'Manage Attachments'. Clicking this button will open a new window for uploading attachments. You can upload an attachment either from your computer or from another URL by using the appropriate box on this page. Alternatively you can click the Attachment Icon to open this page.
To upload a file from your computer, click the 'Browse' button and locate the file. To upload a file from another URL, enter the full URL for the file in the second box on this page. Once you have completed one of the boxes, click 'Upload'.
Once the upload is completed the file name will appear below the input boxes in this window. You can then close the window to return to the new post screen.

After this step, if you look at that manage attachments button, you will see a list of the pictures you have to go with this one posting.

What files types can I use? How large can attachments be?
In the attachment window you will find a list of the allowed file types and their maximum sizes. Files that are larger than these sizes will be rejected. There may also be an overall quota limit to the number of attachments you can post to the board.

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To include an image that is not uploaded as an attachment and is located on another website, you can do so by copying the full URL to the image, (not the page on which the image is located), and either pressing the 'Insert Image' icon or by typing
after it, ensuring that you do not have any spaces before or after the URL of the image. You can insert pictures from your albums (?) in this way too.

The above step lets you put the picture in the same area as your text. This is called an inline image.

If you have any problem, PM me and I will try and break it down even further for you.
 
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A note about wired and taped bouquets.

With 25 years in this industry, I too learned early on how do wire and tape bouquets. Nowadays, some of the floral industry newcomers consider that an 'antiquated technique'. The last wedding I did independently was just a bride's bouquet ( no picture ). I hand wired and taped it because it was a cascading bouquet. I don't know of another technique that would let a bride carry a bouquet balanced on one outstretched finger.......my test to make sure that I have the balance like it should be.

these skills are the building blocks of a professional. I'm fortunate to have learned to wire and tape and now I can always go back to that if need be. the short cuts and new products are a great addition to those skills, not a replacement.
 
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Try callas seperated with curled aspidistra leaves and intersperced with green hypericum....makes a good sized bouquet out of a few callas......
 
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