I swore that I'd never find myself in a florist. My dad worked in a wholesale florist for my whole life (and most of his too), and my mom has been working in a retail florist since before I came into existence as well. What I remember was them being exhausted at holidays, over worked, under-payed, tired feet, damaged hands, but loved the connections made with people. Sure enough, living in Williamstown, I was able to find flexible hours right down the street that would allow me to use my creativity doing something I have quite a familiarity with. Marlene's Flowers is a lil mom & pop shop. It has all the small town appeal that the great novelists have written about. I guess you would title me a designer, but I hardly feel qualified for that title (especially knowing the type of work my mother is capable of!) I took some pictures of my work so far... be gentle :-)
I did the large vase and the small arrangement to the right of it.
I did the two on the top shelf and the tiered arrangement on the bottom right.
This one has some funky colors, but turned out to be one of my favorites.
The burlap ribbon was made by the boss.
I just did the large blue vase.
I get in trouble because I like to put bows on everything.
I've only been allowed to work with silks thus far which I'm cool with. If you mess it up, it can always be remade into something else. I hope I do my mama and her years of designing proud!
Besides working at a florist, I will be returning to Redwood in Ft. Mitchell as a sub. I'm excited to get back to all my friends there :-) I like to devote time to an enriching profession that helps out people who need it. I recommend to try doing something that puts a smile on other's faces. Generally, that tends to develop one on your own.
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