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Monday, April 8, 2013

Penney and Company floral workshop!







A few months back I had been asked by the fiercely talented Michael Penney, designer extraordinaire and owner of Penney and Company to come to his fabulous shop in Whitby and teach a floral workshop this month. It was our first time meeting yesterday after almost 3 years of virtual high fives and way to go's! Yet, it couldn't have felt more like bumping into an old friend. I think that's one of Michael's many gifts, he immediately puts you at ease. The down to earth guy you see on the tube, (The Marilyn Denis Show, House and Home etc) is just what you get in person but a foot t taller then you might expect.



So there I was with 30 of Michael's dearest customers, no pressure:). For flowers 101, my goal was less about teaching rules and more about letting go. I think you should get wild with your floral self, get loose and have fun with it, throw the rules out the window and feel it, don't fight it. I'm sure I sounded like a maniac but these women were really blowing my mind. In fact, there were a few who could have dropped off resumes, I wasn't kidding! I'm not sure that there is anything better than watching a person surprise themselves by their own talents. One woman specifically mentioned she didn't normally like what she created but she was a standout! I felt so lucky to watch these fabulous women create such beauty. Isn't that what life is about, finding the beauty?

So talented!! 



























Some familiar faces were there too, Krista and Georgia, what a delight it was seeing you both! I'm also curious to know a woman's name who pulled me aside at the beginning to ask a few questions, she sat near the back on the right side of the room where the window was, she was so kind and left before I could tell her that I simply LOVED her arrangement,  she did so much with so little. Her wee little mason jar beauty was simply perfect and I'm heart broken that I didn't get a picture.


Not florists! But could be! 


























Anyway, it's safe to say that yesterday was a lightbulb moment for me. I love teaching! Not because I think I'm so brilliant, goodness no, but because I get so much back, it's selfish really!
At one point a lady said, 'you wouldn't tell us if ours wasn't any good,' and it's true, I wouldn't. I found a way to assist if it was needed and it was really awesome to see how one quick tip could really help and how much appreciated those tips were!



Krista with her lovely friends, hilarious ladies! 

Amazing! Amazing!!


























Thank you to all of the wonderful ladies who participated yesterday, never stop arranging!

And a big thank you to Michael's right hand gals Julie and Kristen, you were a big help to me too.
And of course endless gratitude to Michael for inviting me. I had an absolute blast!



























Alison xo


P.S To all the lovely ladies, couldn't post all the pics from the day! Mostly chose ones that were in focus, eyes open, you understand.






8 comments:

Jenn of hello|inspira photography said...

such a great workshop and those arrangements are beautiful! i would love to know (and participate) if you are doing something like this again, alison! have always wanted to get my hands on arranging flowers just for fun and make my house colourful!

Saira thomas said...

Flowers are very pleasant gift for all the occasions. They look wonderful and give a charming look to the surrounding. I like flowers a lot and i feel happy if someone gives me these beautiful flowers as surprise.It was my birthday last week and i received these beautiful flowers as a surprise from my husband. You can read this for further information http://postalflowers.ie/occasions/birthday.html

send flowers and gifts to Philippines said...

Yeah it's true! Flowers really are the best gift of all. Any girl and any age would love to receive flowers.

jade said...

Is this week over yet?? We are so glad its friday. We get to hang out with Greg, and everything is more fun when he's around. Except going to Costco. In his own words, "Going to Costco together doesn't make it better, it just makes it suck less". So yeah, he's fun, very wise and a wordsmith. Total package. 24hrscityflorist.com

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