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Designing with Silk Flowers 8 week WorkshopHeld Wednesday 10.00 am to Noon
call or text John 0274720700 for more info
class is held at the
"Quarter Acre" Paradise Gardens Venue
21 Vine Street Mangere East 2024 Auckland
Students from previous classes will be joined by several new students therefore I will concentrate on designs that will be easily adapted for the novice to the more experienced student. All are welcome...
8 Best Designs of 2013
Week 1:
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Foil Bow on Gift BoxBeginning with an introductory presentation to the course with a show and tell of the weekly projects for the coming term.I will be focusing on showing students other ways of using silk flowers and introducing accessories, showcasing gift ideas, wrapping and ornamentation. Included in this week’s introduction students will learn to make a foil Bow for a gift box. Students need to bring:Students will be given a length of foil ribbon and shown how to create Foil Bow.1 dry oasis block Several corsage pins Hot glue gun Plus Making Flax Flowers Please bring several flax strap leaves |
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Week 2:
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Celtic braid floral gift box lidStudents will learn to create a Celtic knot and design a floral scene on the lid of a gift box.Students need to bring:1 cardboard box – ie: shoe box1 metre wrapping paper or material – student’s choice 4 x 1 metre plastic tubing 3 stems of lavender anemones – or student’s choice 8 small purple pomp pomp’s – colour student’s choice 1 can spray adhesive – or similar Approx 40 medium gage florist wire |
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Week 3:
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Horizontal Rose DesignThis week's design enveloped in a horizontal palm husk supported with an upside down glass vase to one end giving the optical illusion that the arrangement is floating. Simple by using 5 red roses, 1 branch of grape ivy and some berries and wood roses this proves to be a quick and easy arrangement to do with the extra added bonus of a stylish and contemporary professional design to enhance your dining table.Students need to bring:1 container - tapered - glass, ceramic – student’s choice1 palm husk - or similar - students choice 5 roses - colour or variety – student’s choice 1 stem of berries - student choice 1 length of grape vine - artificial or organic – student’s choice - or similar 1 box of pot-pourri – student’s choice - choice one that has the wood roses in them 1 small block dry oasis (the grey one) 1 packet blue tack or oasis fix some coco fibre - students choice |
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Floral ClockStudents will learn the mechanics of building a design using wall clock and a polystyrene wreath ring plus their choice of silk flowers. They will be working with a hot glue gun for this project.Students need to bring:1 wall clock – K-mart at the cost of around $5.001 polystyrene wreath ring – sized to fit wall clock inside Assorted flowers – multi headed and small blooms best – student’s choice, colour and variety |
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Week 5:
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Large Tropical DesignStudents will learn to create a presentation 360° large SILK Floral arrangement using only single SILK Flower Stems along with other natural materials like coco fiber, wires, stone.Students need to bring:1 shallow container – clear glass30cm chicken wire 2 contrasting tropical flowers – student’s choice 2 stems of bamboo 5 Large spike or column SILK Flowers Stems ie: Anthiriums, Heliconiums etc. twigs 5 decorative nuts – student’s choice Coco fiber Stones – or shells – student’s choice |
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Vertical DesignStudents will learn to build and construct a different structure using chicken wire and aluminium decorative piping. A simple design using Gerberas, foliage and succulents create this 3 dimensional arrangement. This design gives the student the opportunity to work with many different textures and materials.Students need to bring:1 container – student’s choice5 Gerberas - colour student’s choice 3 succulents - or similar approx 2-3 metres coloured aluminium decorative piping - colour student’s choice assorted foliage 1 metre green plastic coated chicken wire 1 block dry oasis bag of loose sisal or coco fibre - colour student’s choice |
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Week 7:
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Students ChoiceThis is an opportunity for the student to bring and design a SILK Flower arrangement of their own choice. This is challenging the student to reflect over the past 6 weeks and interpret what they have seen and learnt.
It can be as small as a Men’s buttonhole to the Large Urn Arrangements for Home, Wedding, Church or Corporate Functions as long as it is thought out and put together by the student. Technique, design and construction will be evaluated with a one to one consultation with each student. This will give the Tutor time to watch and interact with every student individually in a work situation offering direct hands on advice and helpful hints. Students need to bring:all products
all accessories they feel they will need to create the vision of their arrangement. Important Notice – Limited product and items will be on sale that day... |
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Week 8:
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Simple IllusionsThis weeks design is to help students think about the objects and different materials they can use to enhance their design. Pictured is a simple yet elegant 360 degrees table arrangement that can be viewed from all sides and above. From the side view it looks like the silver sisal material is just sitting inside the vase with a live candle burning - yet on closer attention you can see that there is another glass vase inside the first vase separating the candle from the sisal material creating a safe environment and a perfect arrangement for a dinning table or mood lighting for a romantic evening. The base is a small round dish with oasis covered with green moss.Students need to bring:2 Vases - 1 large and 1 medium size – student’s choicesame shape but 1 must be smaller to fit inside the other - preferred - tapered, square, round 5 silk gerberas - colour – student’s choice 3 buds of stock - or similar – student’s choice 12 medium green glossy leaves 1 piece of sisal to suite size of vase – student’s choice - colour, design, fabric 1 base to suite – student’s choice 1 dry oasis 1 bag moss – student’s choice - sphagnum, coco fibre 1 bag acrylic stones – student’s choice - colour, shells, pebbles, sand |
Best Designs 2014
About us Dale Harvey and John Newton met in Melbourne Aust. in 1981. Since then they both men have supported each others careers while also building and maintaining their own. Read about how they were able to turn their joint careers into one and creating a dream of a better world starting in their own local community. |
Media & Publications The following articles are a small part of the many published editorials on or about both Dale Harvey and John Newton.Plus the property affectionately nick named by the people of New Zealand, as the "Quarter Acre” Paradise gardens.
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Awards & Credits This is a collection of Appreciation Certificates, Local and Overseas Awards with Acknowledgments presented to Dale Harvey and John Newton over the many years of their joint careers.Plus the Launch and Registration of The H.O.P.E. Trust
The Healing of Planet Earth.
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Contact UsQuarter Acrea Paradise23 Vine Street Mangere East 2024 Auckland New Zealand Text: 0274720700 Tel: +61 9 276 4827
Email: info@daleharvey.com
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