Anyone who has ever tried to grow flowers or anything for that matter, know that it takes time, patience and loving care. The flowers of Cocroft and Delbridge are just like that but without the dirt.
First, you plan out what flowers you will grow. The outdoor gardener pours over seed catalogs, combs the internet and drives to all the area nurseries to choose just the right combination of flowers. I pour over fabrics and embellishments, comb the internet and drive to all of the area fabric/craft stores to choose just the right combination of supplies for my flowers.
So many choices!
Next comes the preparation of the soil and planting the seeds and plants. For me next comes the preparing of the materials: cutting fabrics and ribbons to the proper length for each flower and choosing embellishments.
Different lengths are cut for different flowers
Petals are made one at a time.
The outdoor gardener watches and waits, tends their garden weeding and watering. I form each petal individually sewing by hand anywhere from 5 to 20 petals for each bloom and then carefully sew them together to form a flower on a stem. Then I form leaves and attach them to the flower and then cover the raw edges with fabric to form a calyx. I finish each stem with floral tape to give each one a finished effect.
- Fabric is chosen for leaves and then they are completed and attached
It takes weeks sometimes months for a flower to grow to perfection whether it is lovingly grown in the ground or created by hand.
Almost done..the flower is formed around a stem and leaves are added. Then the calyx and finished with floral tape
Lastly, gardeners display their finished products in lovely bouquets to share their beauty!!
Gardens that are grown with love are Beauty Full!
Until next time,
Cathy
