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Autumn Table Decoration Workshop

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

flower workshop



Stay organic, stay simple! 
Those are the keywords what comes to flower decoration.
Once again had a wonderful flower workshop by flowerMe. This time it was organized at my home and the topic was autumn table decoration. We were 6 adults and 4 kid - ideal amount of persons to fit my kitchen.


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(FI) Luomu ja yksinkertaisuus!
Nämä ovat avainsanat kun aletaan tehdä kukkakoristeita. 
Sain mahdollisuuden jälleen kerran osallistua upeaan flowerMe'n järkkäämään kukka-workshopiin. Tällä kertaa se pidettiin omassa kodissani ja aiheena oli syksyinen pöytäasetelma. Meitä oli juuri sopiva määrä porukkaa - 6 aikuista ja 4 lasta - ottaen huomioon keittiöni koon.


flower arranging



flowerMe's Mihaela was teaching how to turn simple floral design into beautiful works of art. She provided the flowers, gave some great tips how to start and continue the process, and the result was up to everyone's own taste. So many beautiful bouquets and all very different!


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(FI) flowerMe'n Mihaela opetti miten saada yksinkertaisesta kukkapuskasta kaunis taideteos. Hän toi kukat, antoi joukon hyviä vinkkejä miten aloittaa ja jatkaa kimpun tekoa. Jokainen sai sitten tehdä asetelman oman maun mukaan. Saatiin kasaan upeita ja niin erilaisia asetelmia!



flower arranging




It's important to let the flowers speak for themselves, not to suffocate them but keep them organic & green and let them fit where they go naturally.


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(FI)On tärkeää antaa kukkien itsensä olla pääosassa eikä tukahduttaa niitä vaan säilyttää kukkien luonnollisuus ja vihreys sekä antaa niiden asettua niille luonnollisella omalla tavalla. 


flower workshop




Quite often floral designs are arranged in a triangle or round shape so that they are rather packed and go perfectly inside a vase. In this autumn table decoration workshop we didn't do it that way. Instead we concentrated on asymmetrical, free flowing, natural and wild arrangements. More like a garden style than being tightly positioned and forced into vases.


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(FI) Usein kukka-asetelmat ovat kolmikulmaisia tai pyöreitä, melko tiukkoja ja täydellisesti maljakkoon sopivia. Nyt oli tarkoitus tehdä täysin päinvastoin ja keskityimmekin epäsymmetrisiin, vapaasti  roikkuviin, luonnollisiin ja villeihin asetelmiin. Mielessä sellaiset puutarhatyyliset asetelmat kuin tiukkaan ahdetut maljakot. 


flower arranging




When choosing the flowers she had naturally autumn in mind. We had so many beautiful flowers - roses, different varieties of chrysanthemums, sunflowers, sedums, snapdragons, alstroemerias etc just to mention a few. 


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(FI) Mihaelilla oli luonnollisesti syksy mielessä kun hän valitsi kukat. Saimme niin paljon erilaisia kauniita kukkia - ruusuja, erilaisia krysanteemeja, auringonkukkia, maksaruohoa, leijonankitoja, intiaanikukkia jne vain muutaman mainitakseni. 

flower arranging


flower arranging



flower arranging



Preparation
Clean all the wilted leaves & flowers.
Remove all the leaves from the stems so that no leaves will stay in the water.
Cut the stems at an angle to permit as much water as possible to hydrate the flower.
Place all the cleaned flowers in buckets filled with fresh water.
Store the flowers in a cool place and avoid direct exposure to the sun.


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(FI) Valmistelut
Poista kaikki nuukahtaneet lehdet ja kukat.
Putsaa varret eli poista lehdet niin etteivät ne osu veteen.
Leikkaa varret viistoon, jotta kukka pystyy imemään mahdollisimman paljon vettä.
Aseta kaikki putsatut kukat maljakoihin tai ämpäreihin joissa raikasta vettä.
Säilytä kukat viileässä paikasa ja vältä niihin kohdistuvaa suoraa auringon paistetta.



flower arranging

If you like to have a sneak peek to the previous flower workshops click here & here!

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Jos haluat kurkistaa aikaisempiin kukka/workshopeihin niin klikkaa tästä ja tästä!





14 comments:

  1. Love these words -It's important to let the flowers speak for themselves, not to suffocate them but keep them organic & green and let them fit where they go naturally. What beautiful flowers and such lovely arrangements, what a wonderful way to spend the day.

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    1. This was a lovely day! Flowers are so beautiful and it's always a pleasure to work with them.

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  2. This must have been such an informative workshop. I love to learn how to arrange flowers more effectively. The autumn arrangements looked so nice.

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    1. Thanks! It's always a great thing to learn something new :)

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  3. That is a beautiful arrangement. These are beautiful words and Tania is right letting the flowers speak for themselves is a true talent.

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    1. All these flowers were so beautiful and it was difficult to choose which ones to use.

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  4. I prefer a free flowing arrangement than those that you often see in flower shops. These are much more beautiful to look at especially with the colors of the autumn!

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    1. I love those free flowing ones as well. They are exactly as you said - so beautiful to look at.

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  5. It's wonderful how a simple act of arranging flowers can make your day and uplift your mood.

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    1. Flowers make such a great difference! They are so uplifting.

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  6. What a fun workshop to attend!! I know I am clueless when it comes to setting things up but love how they look, would be fun to learn

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    1. I love to arrange flowers naturally but it's always great to get some new tips.

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  7. I like these natural arrangements a lot better - what a great workshop! I am going to look and see if they offer something similar here in Las Vegas. Blessings!

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    1. if you find a place where you can learn flower arrangementing, especailly natural way, it would be so great!

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