An extremely productive week in all

What a week it has been !!!  I think myself and the whole team at Fleur Boutique need a long deserved holiday after this week.

This week has been of the busiest weeks I have know in the shop for funerals.  We where set some real challenges this week, the making a cross word for one of our customers - see the pictures below.


We also did some wonder pieces using yellow roses.  The Yellow and Orange heart is one of my favorites this week.   The Casket spray was also quite stunning with Cuba Yellow roses and complimented with small yellow spray roses.  We finished the whole design with green hypericuim berry.

The Vacant Chair was also a first for us this week, although my colleague Jo felt it was a never ending task ! However, I think the finished design was quite beautiful.

 It was a week where everyone ordered crosses - 6 in total.  Lynn did a fabulous job on this 4ft Cross, which was in the pastel colours of  lilacs and lemons.  Very restful and soothing.

 Overall the work we produced this week was truly fantastic and I was delighted with everything that everyone was involved in.  However, the small white massed posy really stood out for me this week.  Sometimes is the simplest of things that the most effective.

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The WOW Factor

Well what does one do on these long summer evenings?  I have been spending my time taking inspiration from the recent demonstration given by Gregor Lerch, on his recent trip to the UK.

This stunning design certainly has the Wow factor and now takes pride of place on the main counter in the shop.  The structure is made entirely out of heavy gauge florist’s wire and a paper covered wire.  By using various techniques of wrapping and binding the wire together, I have created the free standing structure with two fan shaped wings.  Once the structure is made, I have added on pieces of thin bleached reeds, cut into pieces of about 10 and 15cm lengths.  By weaving and interlocking them together, they create a strong and impressive structure.  The Gloriosia lily in then feed through the centre of the design and the ends of the stems are placed into water in glass test tubes.

At Fleur Boutique, we all think this is going to be a huge taking point for the many customers that come into the shop.  What do you think?  Would love to hear your comments too.