Prom Flowers

#thatmomentwhen

Have you ever had one of those moments when you thought

"why didn't I think of that!?!"

I had such a moment at a recent design show/workshop

in Santa Clara featuring Hitomi Gillium.

As many of you know, we've been creating wire free form bases for our

corsages here at Twigs for a couple years.

they look like this.... a wide-ish area for the flowers which narrows & continues to twist around the arm.

Shooting Star wire wrist wrap #PromFlowers #wristcorsage

One of the projects at the workshop was to create one of these-

"Cool! I already know how to do this!" I thought to myself- but there was a slight difference

that altered the end result entirely.

Here are a couple I just completed - Our 'new & improved' design now
tapers down to a single wire, we've also added delicate angle hair wire.
The new version is much more versatile and light weight.

Wear low on the wrist with the end curling up the arm,
or...

Wear it high on the wrist with the end curling around your
hand or fingers.

or wear it centered on the wrist with the end floating above the flowers.

I LOVE the versatility of this new base & the result is so light in design and actual weight.

Continuing education is important in the floral industry.
New trends arise, new products are introduced & fresh exciting techniques are
developed to combine the two. Attending design shows, national symposiums or workshops puts me in a place where I can learn about all three.

It certainly provides lots of opportunity for
#thatmomentwhen
the light bulb clicks on!

Tracey Foster
Twigs
Yerington, Nevada

Prom Trends in the UK

Whilst every school in America has a Prom, Prom’s are relatively new to the UK, originally taking the form of an end of year balls and encouraged by the government and schools themselves.

Since the development of the Proms and Balls there has been an increasing demand for buttonholes and flowered up wristlets, hair pieces and arm bands at these Proms and Graduation Balls.

Every florist is capable of producing fantastic Corsage designs using the Corsage Creations selection of Bracelets and Buttonholes and following their helpful online design tips and techniques. Corsages are primarily used for Weddings in the UK, however, the Prom Corsage is something which becoming a necessity among the younger generation to complete that Prom outfit!

The actual Corsages tend to be smaller in the UK than the designs used across the pond and as well as the standard Wrist Corsage and Buttonhole for the Man.

Special thanks to:

Corsage Creations

Supplier of Wedding and Prom Wrist Corsage Bracelets, Buttonholes,

Tiaras and other great jewellery pieces.

Have a question about their products or one of their designs?

Contact them here

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The last High School Dance of my parenting career

My husband and I have reached a milestone: Our five kids are “all grown up.” Here’s proof – our 18 year old son (the youngest) has registered to vote, registered for selective service, will graduate from high school in a few weeks, and recently attended his last prom ever.

Facing this reality head-on, here is what we did. We opted out of a fun couples’ weekend in Vegas, allowing our son and his friends to use our home as their rendezvous spot. And then I fussed over their prom flowers.

Let me say the teens were amazing, and so gracious about me wanting to get pictures of them, and of all the flowers – I’ll never get another chance, right??

Here is the group photo: Our son, Ian, is in the back row wearing grey and teal.

Here are some detail shots of the prom flowers:

Yellow ranunculus, white hyacinth, black ribbon and gold art wire.

Miniature cymbidium orchids, hyacinth, a pearl beaded wristlet and corsage
constructed in a soft gold ribbon rosette. Boutonniere finished with
ribbon and art wire.