The course ran for two days and was all about Flowers. Jackie is very thorough and we went through all the tips and tricks to creating wired roses, lillies, Arum Lillies, flower buds, frangipenies and leaves. We also went through how to make your own flower paste and tips on colouring and dusting.
This course was hard work but exciting all the same. A lot of concentration and time goes into making lovely flowers and I can so understand why they cost so much to buy ready made.
My flowers turned out nicely, buy I could definitely do with more practice. Especially when it comes to frilling the edges of the lillies. This is what I found the most trickiest.
The flowers once made will last for ever if kept in a dry cool environment. But I have found mine are already going soft due to the warmth and humid weather and I have already broken one lilly :(
I also have a larger shopping list for the things I want too lol.
