1 00:00:00,734 --> 00:00:03,148 - You are going to be using a variety of flowers. 2 00:00:03,148 --> 00:00:05,565 When you are choosing your flowers, 3 00:00:05,565 --> 00:00:07,762 it's important to keep a couple things in mind, 4 00:00:07,762 --> 00:00:09,428 color palette being one of them, 5 00:00:09,428 --> 00:00:12,428 and texture and size being the next. 6 00:00:13,056 --> 00:00:15,639 So I like to have focal flowers 7 00:00:16,002 --> 00:00:19,438 that include larger varietals like dahlias, 8 00:00:19,438 --> 00:00:23,299 some accent flowers, such as the Queen Anne's lace, 9 00:00:23,299 --> 00:00:25,826 and textural flowers like this wonderful straw flower 10 00:00:25,826 --> 00:00:27,954 that's perfectly in season right now, 11 00:00:27,954 --> 00:00:29,258 and your greenery, 12 00:00:29,258 --> 00:00:31,583 which can be really, truly anything 13 00:00:31,583 --> 00:00:33,338 that you clip from your backyard. 14 00:00:33,338 --> 00:00:35,826 Today we have some bay and oak leaf. 15 00:00:35,826 --> 00:00:38,498 - I love the combination of this big, beautiful dahlia 16 00:00:38,498 --> 00:00:40,117 and the more rustic straw flower, 17 00:00:40,117 --> 00:00:42,482 and it's interesting you've chosen an open tulip, 18 00:00:42,482 --> 00:00:45,082 as opposed to a closed one that we normally see. 19 00:00:45,082 --> 00:00:47,450 - Absolutely, so, it's very important to take 20 00:00:47,450 --> 00:00:49,826 the life of the flower into consideration 21 00:00:49,826 --> 00:00:53,074 when using it within the bouquets and arrangements. 22 00:00:53,074 --> 00:00:55,091 This tulip is fairly open. 23 00:00:55,091 --> 00:00:57,146 The life of it probably won't last too long, 24 00:00:57,146 --> 00:00:59,858 but it looks much prettier within the bouquets, 25 00:00:59,858 --> 00:01:01,025 in my opinion. 26 00:01:01,525 --> 00:01:04,291 I love how all of these colors go together. 27 00:01:04,291 --> 00:01:06,834 We established pink as the color palette 28 00:01:06,834 --> 00:01:08,723 for this particular project, 29 00:01:08,723 --> 00:01:12,218 and I don't like to just have every single varietal 30 00:01:12,218 --> 00:01:13,135 be in pink. 31 00:01:13,162 --> 00:01:15,906 I actually like to continue the color 32 00:01:15,906 --> 00:01:18,066 as you see it going along the arrangement. 33 00:01:18,066 --> 00:01:20,658 So, if you pop a little purple into there, 34 00:01:20,658 --> 00:01:23,786 or some orange, or some antique purple, 35 00:01:23,786 --> 00:01:26,364 it actually continues the palette much better, 36 00:01:26,364 --> 00:01:28,698 and your eye also continues over the arrangement 37 00:01:28,698 --> 00:01:31,535 in terms of textual elements and color. 38 00:01:31,535 --> 00:01:32,730 - Totally agree. 39 00:01:32,730 --> 00:01:35,754 - And this amount of flowers is about enough 40 00:01:35,754 --> 00:01:38,820 that you will need to create one bouquet, 41 00:01:38,820 --> 00:01:40,417 and it's also important to keep in mind 42 00:01:40,417 --> 00:01:43,842 that you can use a variety of flowers year round. 43 00:01:43,842 --> 00:01:47,236 So just keep the color, composition, and size in mind 44 00:01:47,236 --> 00:01:48,659 when creating the bouquet. 45 00:01:48,659 --> 00:01:49,961 In addition to the flowers, 46 00:01:49,961 --> 00:01:52,249 you will need a good set of sheers, 47 00:01:52,249 --> 00:01:54,444 scissors to cut the ribbon, 48 00:01:54,444 --> 00:01:57,505 some smaller sheers for some of the smaller product, 49 00:01:57,505 --> 00:02:00,954 rubber band to attach the bouquet together, 50 00:02:00,954 --> 00:02:01,954 floral tape. 51 00:02:02,072 --> 00:02:04,089 I have brown and white floral tape, 52 00:02:04,089 --> 00:02:06,063 and you can choose green floral tape as well. 53 00:02:06,063 --> 00:02:08,486 It's just going to be covered with ribbon. 54 00:02:08,486 --> 00:02:11,486 We also have floral pins and ribbon. 55 00:02:11,873 --> 00:02:14,689 I like to choose a variety of ribbon 56 00:02:14,689 --> 00:02:16,105 in color and texture, 57 00:02:16,105 --> 00:02:19,789 and I often times like to use an accent color as the ribbon, 58 00:02:19,789 --> 00:02:20,918 like a brighter pop.