As a Certified Floral Designer with the AIFD here are some highlights of my current level of expertise:
Floral Designer
With over 200hrs of coursework and learning workshops combined with on-the-job training and experience I am proficient at creating designs that are designer's choice as well as recipes. I am familiar with over 100 recipes from FTD, Teleflora and Team Floral.
As I CFD accredited floral designer and I regularly attend classes for continuing education.
Areas of Proficiency:
As mentioned, I am able to reproduce recipes and designs as well as create thoughtful floral arrangements, on budget that are designer's choice. Also, I am able to care for and dress plants, adding thoughtful touches such at handmade bows, birds, nests and curly willow.
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My current duties include maintaining the flower storage and display coolers, completing the current and following day's orders, caring for the stock of plants from delivery to our shop to delivery to the recipient, working with the drivers to ensure orders are completed to complement their routes or designated delivery times and much more.
Areas of Interest
My Areas of Interest Include (but are not limited to):
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Creating arrangements for all occasions in all types of containers.
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Doing large scale installations such as funeral sprays.
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Changing the workroom from day to day into a production shop for major holidays.
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Using seasonal blooms to enhance the designs (including growing some of my own)
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Keeping the shop and work areas clean
