Tuesday 13 December 2011

Festive Bouquets

Orders now being taken for Christmas Bouquets.  Please place your order by Tuesday 20th December
                                                           
                                                               "Merry Christmas"

Festive Table Design

Festive Design With Glass Vase and Bauble

Saturday 10 December 2011

Pennells Garden Centre Charity Open Evening - 6th December 2011

My demonstration of 3 different Christmas designs and 1 spring design at the Pennells Open Evening Charity Event.  A really lovely and busy evening with carols and other festivities all over the store.  The arrangements where included in the raffle at the end of the evening and have hopefully gone to loving homes!! 

Spring Design in a hand decorated Terracotta Pot with fresh
Iris, Anemone, mini cabbage & yellow Tulips

Door Spray - An alternative to a traditional wreath ring


Bubble Bowl filled with fresh Cranberries, Fir Cones & dried Apple Slices
Fesive candle design on top of Wax Flower, Eucalyptus & Carnations

Friday 9 December 2011

Christmas Floral Workshop 9th December 2011

A very successful and enjoyable evening creating a Christmas Door Wreath and Table Centre Design using a pillar candle.  Everyone had alot of fun creating their designs and were very proud of their achievements as it was everyone's first attempt at making anything floral.  Everyone's designs were individual and unique to them although all the work used a really colourful and wide range of foliages to create good texture and interest.  Some used fresh flowers within their table centre designs whilst others used some artificial decorations to mix within the foliages, a touch of sparkle was added at the end with the help of glitter to achieve very festive and beautiful arrangements.

Well done everyone!!  It has been a very enjoyable evening















Sunday 27 November 2011

Christmas Pomander


Christmas Pomander

                                                    Alternative or additional design to a Christmas Door Wreath

Wednesday 23 November 2011

Hogarth Curve Design


Christmas Arrangements

If anyone would like any table arrangements making for Christmas please contact me on email or call with what you need. Memorial arrangements, posies, sprays, hearts etc also available to order

Monday 21 November 2011

A selection of my Sympathy Tribute Designs





















All designs are made with quality fresh flowers to the highest standard and great care and effort is taken with your tribute to ensure it reflects your thoughts and sentiments. 

Sunday 20 November 2011

Pennells Garden Centre - Christmas Inspired Demonstration 1st November 2011

A very enjoyable evening in which I demonstrated four designs all with a festive theme.  The stage setting had been created by Pennells and looked wonderful, giving the large audience a good view of all the designs as they where being made.  A festive mince pie and refreshments where served in the restaurant at the interval and this also gave people a chance to have a chat to me about the designs and materials that I had used aswell as a chance to purchase items throughout the store making use of the 10% discount on offer that evening.  This will be the first of many demonstrations and workshops to take place at Pennells continuing into 2012 the next demo's being held throughout their Charity Open Evening on 6th December.

NAFAS Teachers Association - Day School 19th November 2011




             A lovely day had by all of us at the NAFAS Teachers Association creating designs for Christmas.

Grimsby Flower Lovers Annual Show 2011


"A Thread Of Colour Running Through"
3rd Prize Grimsby Flower Lovers Annual Show 2011


"Pot et Fleur"
Tropical Design

Friday 30 September 2011

Floral Design Workshops

Floral Workshops are available throughout the year for half day classes
Please email petalsdesigns@btinternet.com for more details of forthcoming events and workshops. 

Floral Workshops are a chance to get together with other flower lovers to create your own designs set to a theme.  Mechanics are supplied so all you will need to bring along with you are your choice of flowers and foliage and scissors suitable to cut plant material.  I can order floristry scissors should you wish to have a pair to keep for any future workshops.

These half day workshops can also be tailored to your needs and are an ideal opportunity for friends to get together to create Mother's Day arrangements or for Wedding arrangements (min 10 persons)

Christmas workshops are great fun and an opportunity to create door wreaths and table centre designs for the festive season.

Please contact myself with any enquiries or questions you may have

Wrist Corsage with Phalaenopsis Orchid
Fresh Flower Headband Design

Candelabra Design

Sisal Cone Bridesmaid Design


Floral Wall Art on Canvas
Floral Wall Art on Canvas



Wrist Corsage

Hand-tied Designs

Friday 24 June 2011

Grimsby Flower Lovers Annual Show 2008


"Candle Glow"    2nd Place

Lets Celebrate

For that extra special gift for a Wedding, Anniversary or Birthday

"Lets Celebrate"

Grimsby Flower Lovers Annual Show 2010

Dress your Christmas table with this extra special festive "cake" design
"Dressed to Impress"    1st Place

Lincolnshire Show 2008

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"Morning Meadow"   3rd Place 

A selection of designs


Vase Arrangement

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Cymbidium Orchid Buttonhole

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Gates of Heaven

Lettered Tribute

Topiary Tree using fresh flowers & foliage

Bottle Arrangement

All White Wreath

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Heart Tribute

Garden design wreath

"Akito"  Rose Buttonholes

Traditional arrangement

Hand-Tied Bridal Bouquet

About Me

Hi, I have for many years been passionate about flowers and year on year this passion grows ever stronger. I qualified as a gardener in 2002 and this lead me into the fabulous world of flowers and flower arranging. I have gained many certificates in floral design, I'm a qualified florist, have a certificate in teaching and am a NAFAS Member and Tutor of the North Midlands Area and member of the Teachers Association. I am currently a learning tutor at Grimsby College teaching hobby courses and Btech Level 2