Come and join us for this fun class! Begin your recipe for a scrumptious design by mixing local produce, fruits and fragrant herbs with seasonal flowers, succulents and lush foliage. Celebrate summer’s bountiful harvest with eye-catching arrangements made in artichokes, eggplants, melons,…

Monday July 12                                                6:30-9:00 pm                 $75

Call to reserve your space @ 503-236-5829

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The hands-on classes are limited to 8 students per class and are conducted at Françoise’s Studio – 2754 SE 33^rd Place.  Prices include flowers, supplies, use of tools, and best of all, your creation goes home with you!  Receipt of  your check (or payment with Paypal) for the full tuition secures your place in the class.

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The bride requested 50/50 red and green for her woodland bouquet, so I used more flowers and less texture than usual. A variety of mosses, lichens and mushrooms cover the base. The thin green bullion wire secures the string of pearl succulents on the handle.

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Last month  No Ordinary Affair organized and sponsored ( with Powers Oregon) a great networking event at Vista Hills Winery.

Jessica Hill Photography took  fabulous pictures – thank you Jessica!

Delicious food was provided by Premier Catering, beautiful menu cards were created by Water Lily Invitations and the bright colored linens were from Barclay Event Rentals.

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It is fun to decorate the rim and handle of the basket so it ‘matches’ the flower crown. Time consuming, but well worth it!

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Foxtail lilies are amongst the most stunning of all bulbous plants. The spirelike flowering stems can be 4-9′ tall. Hundreds of bell-shaped white, pink or yellow blossoms are massed closely in graceful, pointed spikes. They bloom in late spring and are  magnificent in the garden. Perfect, long lasting flowers for dramatic  arrangements!

My favorite vegie containers!

I didn’t have a chance to take pictures when I set up the arrangements, but here are some  that I took in the studio, before delivery. Embellishing blank canvasses of wood is so much fun!!!

The minute I saw this piece of driftwood, I had to buy it. It looks gorgeous on it’s own and it is great fun to decorate !

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A huge Thank You  to Jill at Portland Bride&Groom Magazine for the invitation to create a purple bouquet for the magazine! Susan Adkins, owner of Class Act Events in Salem chose a spring theme for the tablescape and I was delighted to provide the flowers. It was an honor to participate in these projects!

Photography by Steven Scardina

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