MY EXPERIENCE AS A FLORIST

I AM A SELF TAUGHT FLORIST AS I EXPERIMENTED WITH PUTTING WILD DRIED FLOWERS AND PODS TOGETHER IN AN ARRANGEMENT SINCE I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I LIVED IN OHIO AND COLLECTED VARIOUS MILKWEEDS, THISTLES AND DIFFERENT NATURAL BRANCHES AND MADE FLORAL DISPLAYS FOR MY FAMILY'S HOME. THEN EVEN BEFORE I WAS MARRIED I PLAYED AROUND WITH SILK FLOWER DISPLAYS. I LOVED THE CREATIVITY OF MAKING VARIOUS DISPLAYS. I USED THESE SELF TAUGHT TALENTS TO BE A FLORIST IN SEVERAL SMALL SHOPS AS I WAS A MOM. IT WAS SO CREATIVE AND FUN. I STILL MADE MY ON WEDDING BOUGUET WITH SILK FLOWERS AND MADE THEM INTO A NEAT BASKET DISPLAY. THIS TALENT WAS ALSO USED AS I CREATED ANOTHER BUSINESS WITH MY INDOOR FOUNTAINS. I DESIGNED THESE CONTAINER FOUNTAINS WITH ROCKS AND SMALL WATER PLANTS AND ROCKS ARRANGED SO IT APPEARED TO BE A REAL WATERFALL. I DESIGNED SMALL PUMPKINS WITH DRIED FLOWERS FOR SALE AT A FARMER'S MARKET.