Prom Flowers: prom design contest

I realized the other day that I had forgotten to post about the results of the

I had entered 3 designs- 2 I made especially for the contest

and the third was one from our local prom last year...

Chloe's corsage.

I'm fortunate to be a florist in a small town

Fortunate to know most of my customers personally.

Chloe lives just down the street.

So I had to smile when I learned that HER corsage was the winner!

Her parents came to the shop with her that afternoon to pick up her corsage.

I remember as she stood, waiting for her mom to snap the photo, I glanced at her dad

who was looking proudly at his beautiful daughter, all dressed up- not a little girl any more.

I'll never forget that look..
So proud. so full of love.
and,
just a hint of sadness.

Recently, with some encoragement from my good friend Cathy,

I entered a prom corsage design contest sponsored by

the Flirty Fleurs blog and Pioneer Wholesale.

The top five designs were to be chosen by the Flitry Fleur readership.

Here are the two entries that didn't make it to the top five ...

The orange and purple corsage was my favorite- so easy to make, just an

orange carnation with fragrant hyacinth blossoms added and trailing

to one side on silver wire. Simple, uncluttered but fun and unique.

The second design featured a green ranunucula, framed in variegated rose petals. A bright corsage

with some fun colors and textures.

Below is the corsage chosen as one of the top five. A design I made last year

using the (sometimes controversial) dyed blue orchids.

Funny thing..

The first two designs I made specifically for the contest..

This design I added at the last minute as a backup!

Go figure, huh?!

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