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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Making Seasonal Centerpieces

Just a reminder about the Quick Bites Session Thursday from 12 - 1 p.m. at the Oktibbeha County Extension Service. Lynette will do her regular demo and you can construct your centerpiece along with her.

Here is the link to her Facebook page with several photos of the construction process along with a list of supplies and suggested materials for you. Please bring your supplies to Thursday's session if you would like to work along side Lynnette. Either way, it will be fun!
The link to the photos -  http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.956407375056.2346158.26508798&type=1&l=97e5e48d54

Mechanics needed for the centerpiece:
  • container
  • 1/3 block floral foam, hydrated by free-float method
  • waterproof tape
Floral materials:
  • bare branch with multi-laterals
  • 3 sunflowers or 3 large mass flowers
  • 3 stems of spray chrysanthemum poms
  • filler flower such as solidago
The collected foliages: in this design, coleus, abelia, maple leaves, nandina berries.

The steps are listed in the facebook photos. Click on the first photo to enlarge it and the instructions for that step are listed below the photo. Click the right arrow next to the enlarged photo to see the next step and instructions.

For more information please call 323-5916.