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Phalaenopsis Orchid Corsage
The classic phalaenopsis orchid corsage is one of the
most elegant of all wedding corsages. When you use the blooms from a living orchid plant
you not only have perfect, fresh bloom, you also have a romantic living gift for the
bride. You will enjoy Leanne’s detailed, step-by-step demonstration for creating this
corsage.
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Corsage Basics
One of the key reasons that so many florists complain
about making a standard corsage is that they haven’t discovered the wiring, taping
and assembly techniques that make the task easier. You will enjoy this review of the
basics for making a standard corsage.
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Boutonniere Basics
A traditional boutonniere is not that difficult to
make….. Until you need 50 of them in a hurry. This video clip was designed for the
floral designer who needs “just needs a little more help” from friends and
family. Many hands make any job easy…..
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Tussie Mussie Romance
Tussie Mussie, Speaking Bouquet or Word Bouquet;
whatever you call it, this bouquet of ancient origins is one of my all time favorites. A
small, delicate bouquet made up flowers, foliages and herbs; each with its own very
special meaning is the perfect romantic gift. Now, who do I make one for? Hmmmm?
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Peony Corsage
Yes, the peony is a very large blossom. But they are so
strikingly beautiful and with a very simple technique you can quickly make a truly
dramatic corsage. Hurry, make one today and wear it everywhere. You will be amazed at the
comments you receive, and you might just sell a few peony corsages as well.
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Peony Care and Handling
I love, love, love peonies. Now is the time for these
marvelous blossoms to explode, releasing petals like flirty petticoats of coral, pink and
rose. Take a moment to watch this video clip and make sure that your peonies last as long
as possible. The season is short. Don’t miss it!
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The Easiest Wrist Corsage Ever
Just in time for the prom and wedding season, Leanne
shares her tricks for creating the “Easiest Wrist Corsage Ever”. Using only
ribbon, Oasis Floral Adhesive, a single blossom and a few filler flowers you too can
create beautiful wrist corsages quickly and easily.
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The Care and Handling of Lilacs
“The Lilacs are blooming!” These words are
music to all flower lovers. The fleeting beauty and fragrance of the lilac make them the
favorite of many. And while I love walking through lilac gardens, I also love to bring cut
lilac into my home. A few simple tips can give you the longest possible vase life for
lilacs.
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The Care and Handling of Tulips
Springtime has arrived and the flower fields are filled
with tulips. Now is the time to fill your house with flowers. But first, let’s
revisit the basics for the care and handling of tulips. After all, we do want these
beauties to last a long as possible.
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Color
Study 6
A
Study of Polychromatic Color Schemes
The technical definition of a polychromatic color
scheme is any five or more colors on the color wheel. I like to think of a polychromatic
scheme as Mother Nature’s favorite color harmony and on the surface this harmony sees
easy. However, there are a few rules and several cautions in creating a polychromatic
color scheme.
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Color
Study 5
A
Study of Complementary Color Schemes
A complementary color scheme consists of colors that
are opposite each other on the color wheel. A split-complementary color scheme uses a base
color and the two colors adjacent to its complement. Join Leanne as she explains this high
contrast and sometimes tricky color harmony.
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Color
Study 4
A
Study of Triadic Color Schemes
The triadic color harmony is a favorite of artists.
This harmony is one of vibrant contrasts allowing the richness of each color to show
through. However, the triadic color harmony is a little less forgiving. Join Leanne as she
explores this much loved color harmony.
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Easter Fun
Are you tired of coloring eggs and making Easter Basket
arrangements? Is there no time left for you after playing the role of the Easter Bunny and
preparing Easter dinner? Leanne shares a simple, festive and fun Easter Centerpiece that
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Green with Envy
There was a time, not too long ago, when green flowers
were almost nonexistent. Today, green flowers are abundant and available in
countless varieties of flowers. In this film clip, Leanne explores the wealth of green
flowers as she creates a beautiful hand-tied bouquet of green flowers.
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Color
Study 3
A
Study of Analogous Color Schemes
Which color harmony is the friendliest? Why analogous,
of course! This harmony is made up of neighborly hues from the color wheel. Leanne
explores and defines this color scheme as she creates two spring bouquets in analogous
color schemes.
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A Touch of Texture
One of the trends for 2010 is an increased usage of
texture; big knobby yarns, weathered rough sawn lumber, coarse rocks and tree bark. Join
Leanne as she shares some simple techniques for adding texture to everyday floral designs.
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Color
Study 2
A
Study of Monochromatic Color Schemes
A monochromatic color scheme is composed of the tints,
tones and shades of a single color hue. Leanne explores and defines this color scheme as
it relates to floral design, adding the elements of texture and flower form as she creates
a beautiful monochromatic hand-tied bouquet.
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Valentine's Day Hand Care
For the hands of the professional floral designer, the week prior to
Valentine’s Day is the worst week of the year. Yes, the flower-of-love is beautiful.
But they are also cold, wet and covered with nasty thorns. Leanne shares her tips for
taking care of your hands. Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you. I wish you a
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Valentine's Day Roses... with Panache
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Are you ready? Leanne shares some
ideas and designs for adding panache to the “standard dozen roses”. Not only are
the designs beautiful, they are a lot more fun to create. Enjoy.
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An Introduction to Color Theory
Leanne introduces a new series of video clips, “Floral Design Color
Theory”. In this first clip she presents an overview of color theory and invites
everyone to join her “Color Theory Study Group”. Enjoy this clip, join the study
group, receive a free color wheel and watch for future issues exploring color theory.
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Turquoise Anthurium
Every since PANTONE announced that Turquoise was the color of the year for 2010, we
at Floral Design Institute have been busy developing turquoise accessories to complement
floral designs. And then we thought, “Why don’t we develop some turquoise
flowers”? If you like “kicky and hot”, then you will love this video
clip.
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Gift Wrapped Christmas Cubes
If you like wrapping packages, you will love this clever idea for a new look in
Christmas arrangements. Beautiful and easy to make; you’ll want to fill your house
with these designs. And, make a few extra for friends.
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Christmas Traditions
Around this time of the year, professional florists dread making the same
traditional centerpiece, one after another. Leanne updates the traditional Christmas
centerpiece, adding non traditional elements. The result is a beautiful centerpiece that
is a lot more fun to create.
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Dressed up for the Party
Blooming plants are an excellent addition for your holiday party décor. They are
bright, beautiful and will last throughout the holiday season. You just have to dress them
up for the party! Leanne shares tips on dressing up a Phalaenopsis Orchid for holiday
entertaining.
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Basket of Thanks
I love flowers and for me a gift of flowers is the
finest gift that anyone can give. This Thanksgiving I’ll be joining friends, but I
won’t be cooking. (Everyone knows better than to let me in the kitchen). However, I
will be bringing my “Giving Thanks Basket”. Enjoy, and Happy Thanksgiving”.
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Mocha Thanksgiving Centerpiece
Let’s create something different. Yes, the fire colors make up the standard
color palette for Thanksgiving arrangements. But, I want something a bit more contemporary
and sophisticated. I think you will enjoy this video clip, Mocha Thanksgiving Centerpiece.
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Winter
Formal
Flowers for winter proms and dances are increasing in popularity. However, today’s
customer isn’t interested in the body flowers of yesteryear. They want something new,
novel and avant-garde. In this video clip Leanne shares a fresh and innovative look for
the winter formal.
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Bronzed
Autumn
The combination bronze colored cymbidium orchids
and chocolate Ti leaves creates a richly hued autumn arrangement. Leanne demonstrates several valuable design
techniques in this video clip and you will love the accent of orange feathers.
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Creepy
Crawly Fun
Leanne demonstrates how to create a haunting Halloween design using white ghost pumpkins
and Vandella roses set in black rainbow foam and accented with big creepy spiders. You
will love her technique for creating spider webs.
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Halloween
Party Arrangement
Creating an arrangement for a Halloween party doesn’t allow you to forget the
elements and principles of design. And yes, properly designed novelty arrangements can
still be fun. You will enjoy Leanne’s demonstration of a Halloween Party Arrangement
designed in a triadic color scheme. Trick or Treat…
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Autumn
Candlestick Centerpiece
Now is the time to celebrate this very brief and wonderfully glorious season before we
move into the Christmas and winter holidays. As the days become shorter candles brighten
our fall evenings. Leanne demonstrates a simple candlestick centerpiece arrangement,
perfect for a cool autumn evening supper. Vegetable soup anyone?
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Harvest
Vase
Labor Day is over and the autumn season has
begun. This is such a wonderful time of the
year. The leaves are beginning to turn and the
garden is overflowing with glorious end-of-season blossoms.
Leanne demonstrates a simple harvest vase designed as the perfect gift for
friends and neighbors.
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Galax
Rosette
Leanne demonstrates the technique for creating a
beautiful composite flower out of Galax leaves. The
Galax rosette can be used as a focal area for a floral arrangement or a long lasting
design element for garlands, gift packages and even Christmas tree decorations.
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Squared
Orchids
Leanne creates a decorative square made of Galax
leaves accented with copper bullion wire and red dogwood twigs to highlight a beautiful
stem of James Story orchids
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Hydrangea
Brooch
So very simple and so very elegant; a new approach to body flowers. You are going to
love this innovative design technique.
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Hydrangea
Bridal Bouquet
Blue hydrangea, lavender Cool Water Roses and
Dusty Miller foliage combine to make an elegant, yet simple summer bridal bouquet.
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City
Fields
We often forget that floral design does not have to be difficult to be beautiful. Leanne
demonstrates a very simple vase arrangement using a cluster of ornamental grass and a few
stems of Love-in-the-Mist.
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Day
Brighteners
As professional Florists we sometimes forget that bright, vivid flowers are the perfect
way to lift anyone’s spirits. Leanne demonstrates an easy and colorful design perfect
to brighten your day.
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Mini-Gardens
For many years I owned an office building flower shop and made a very good living selling
“cute little arrangements that fit on a small desk”. My philosophy was “if
Starbucks can be successful with two to five dollar sales, then I can too.” I
think you will enjoy this video clip
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Containerless
Cubes
You need to create sensational, innovative table
top décor for 25 tables. It’s a charity
function for the Portland Rose Parade and the guests know their flowers. Oh yes, your students are going to do the work. And, they only have five days of design training. You will love to see what Leanne created in this
video clip.
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Summer
Barbecue
What a beautiful morning; the sun is shining brightly and the sky is blue without a cloud
in sight. Summer is here! It’s time for a barbecue! In this video clip Leanne creates
a fun and festive arrangement in a Weber kettle barbecue.
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Hydrangea
Care & Handling
Hydrangea: bold, beautiful, popular with brides and very susceptible to water deprivation
damage. In this video clip, Leanne shares the techniques for care and handling of
hydrangeas, emergency blossom revival and a few design tricks that you will love.
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Memorial
Day Picnic Basket
While Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for all who have died in our nation’s
service, it is also evolved into a day for families to get together, visit the cemetery,
decorate family gravesites and celebrate the beginning of summer. Leanne creates a
“picnic basket” of flowers, perfect for a Memorial Day family get-together.
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Take
Flight with Birds of Paradise
The dramatic Strelitzia is the perfect flower for demonstrating
the principles of line design. In this
demonstration Leanne demonstrates both inward and outward line floral design.
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Bird
of Paradise, care and handling
Bird of Paradise, Strelitzia is a beautiful dramatic flower, perfect for contemporary
floral design. However, the care and handling of these cut flowers is a bit more
complicated than most. In this video clip, Leanne shows you how to “give
flight” to the bird of paradise.
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Sweet
Peas from the Garden
Spring is in full bloom and summer is just around the corner. Leanne gets a jump on the
season with a simple, fun and festive arrangement of beautiful and fragrant sweet peas.
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The
Bunny Hop
Leanne shares a creative Easter design and an
interesting perspective on why it is such a joy to be a florist. “You never really have to grow up”.
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Calla
Crescent Bridal Bouquet
The Calla is currently the third most popular flower among brides. Especially popular are
bridal bouquet styles featuring expensive long stemmed Callas. In this film clip Leanne
demonstrates an easy and inexpensive technique for creating a bouquet that only appears to
use long stemmed Callas.
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Wings
of Love
Leanne creates a distinctive cube vase design using Angel Wing begonia leaves to line the
vase and a hand-tied nosegay technique for the arrangement of Lavonde roses, callas and
leucodendron.
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Valentine's
Day 101
The busiest holiday of the year is upon us. Leanne shares design tips for the holiday as
well as some very important advice on taking care of your hands, body and soul.
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Blooming
in Style
Blooming plants are a popular and beautiful alternative to arranged flowers. They can also
be boring and unremarkable. As a professional florist you must learn to creatively dress
your plants, make them fantastic and create a distinctive style for your business.
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Bulb
Flower Primer
It’s January, spring is just around the corner. Tulips, daffodils and iris abound in
the markets. In this video clip Leanne shares the basics of purchasing, care and handling
of bulb flowers.
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Winter
Rain Chaser
Leanne combines a pair of child’s rubber boots and a few bright spring blossoms to
create and arrangement guaranteed to brighten a rainy day and chase away the winter blues.
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Twisted
Tulips
This unique technique for creating a triple tulip blossom is not only clever, but so
beautiful that you will just have to try it for yourself. Buy some tulips today and
celebrate springtime, even if it is snowing outside.
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Christmas
Wreath Magic
Turn a standard wreath into a centerpiece. With a few design tips from Leanne, a
Christmas wreath becomes truly magical.
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Autumn
Harvest Cornucopia
The Cornucopia or Horn-of-Plenty is one of civilizations oldest symbols of an abundant
harvest. While beautiful, the mechanics of the cornucopia can be tricky. Leanne shares her
favorite design mechanics for creating a dramatic autumn harvest cornucopia.
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The Collection Bouquet
The cold crisp days of autumn are perfect for wandering and collecting. In the Collection
Bouquet, you will learn a fun new way to display your gathered treasures. Leanne starts
with the Oasis wired collar and ends up with a casual autumn design filled with gatherings
from a walk through the neighborhood.
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Fun and Festive Halloween Pumpkins
Time for Halloween fun! Yes, the little goblins (and some big goblins) are already running
around in their costumes. As you prepare for the holiday, don’t forget flowers. A fun
and festive pumpkin arrangement is the perfect addition to your Halloween decorating.
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Hand-Tied Bridal Bouquet, with a secret water source
The ribbon wrapped hand-tied bridal bouquet is a
favorite for outdoor summer weddings. However,
not all flowers will last well without a water source on a hot day. Leanne will demonstrate a simple technique for
adding a secret water source to a hand-tied bouquet.
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Dramatic Sunflower Column
At first glance, sunflowers shout out casual and country. For an updated
contemporary look, add in a bunch of red dogwood branches. Yes, sunflowers and red dogwood
combine for a magnificent contemporary design in an architectural style.
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Calla Hand-Tied Bridal Bouquet
Not only is the calla a very popular flower among
brides, the calla may be the perfect flower for bridal bouquets. Callas are elegant,
available in a wide range of colors, very long lasting and easy to work with once you
master a few techniques.
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Calla Boutonniere, without wire tape or pin
No wire, no tape no pin, how is this possible? Elegant
callas are the perfect blossom for artistic and delightfully unique boutonnieres. Callas
are also an astonishingly hardy blossom giving the creative floral designer freedom to
explore new styles. Enjoy…
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Ring Bearer's Pillow, a simple new technique
There are many ways to attach flowers to a ring
bearer’s pillow. But, few are as quick and easy as this. The floral design is built
upon decorative aluminum wire and the flowers are attached using floral adhesive. This is
a design technique that you will love and use often.
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Creating a Flower Girl Halo
While there are numerous techniques for making a floral
halo, this is a preferred technique because it is easy, elegant and fast to create. As you
know, when it comes to creating profitable wedding work, speed is of the essence.
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Holiday Production Bows
Mastering bow making speed techniques. Can you
create 60 bows an hour? Can you have fun while doing it? Leanne shares methods and
demonstrates techniques for increasing you bow making speed, an essential holiday
preparation skill for every florist.
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Basic Wiring and Taping Techniques
The wiring and taping of a fresh flower blossom onto an
artificial stem is an essential skill for all florists. Wiring and taping techniques are
used in making corsages, boutonnieres, tussie mussies and bridal bouquets. Leanne reviews
three basic wiring techniques; the pierce, the hairpin and the clutch with easy step by
step demonstrations and lots of close-ups.
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Clip-On Flower Jewelry
Every once in a while you stumble upon a floral design
technique that is so beautiful, versatile and easy, you just want to jump up and down.
Well, this is one of those techniques. Leanne demonstrates how to create clip-on flower
jewelry using floral glue, simple spring loaded hair clips and Gerbera daisies. You are
going to love this clip, enjoy!
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Creating a Pleated Bow
The Pleated Bow is an excellent bow technique for
working with larger, stiffer ribbons. Pleated bows are perfect for creating spectacular
holiday bows while saving on the amount of ribbon used. With easy step-by-step
instructions with lots of detailed close-ups, Leanne will show you how to create this
lovely and versatile bow.
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