Mayesh Design Star: Cascading Bouquet
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มี.ค. 2023
- In her third & final Design Star video, Sue demonstrates how to create a cascade bouquet using sustainable mechanics, or without the use of tape, wire, or foam bouquet holders. She designs two different bouquets: a modern, minimal take and a more traditional cascade.
She begins by creating her simple, handheld armature using curly willow, but any flexible, branchy material will work. This armature is purely functional and structural and will disappear once the flowers have been added. The base of the bouquets is created using a hand-tied spiraled bouquet, something that seems simple but takes a lot of practice. She even recommends taking a class or workshop on spiral bouquets (ahem, we have one right now!)
To add a little artfulness & whimsy, Sue shows us a few of her favorite sustainable techniques to add unique & interesting elements to her cascade bouquets. Watch the video below to discover all of her tips & tricks for the traditional cascade bouquet that is currently making a big comeback!
P.S. If you are looking to learn & practice your spiral bouquets, then be sure to come to one of our 2023 workshops: www.mayesh.com/design-tour
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YELLOW BOUQUET DETAILS:
Young flexible curly willow for armature | 10-12 stems
Young flexible curly willow for daffodil spikes | 5-7 stems
Daffodil, petals removed | 70 stems
Hyacinth | 4 stems
Mini cymbidium | 2 stems
Sweet pea | 7 stems
Lilac | 5 stems
Acacia, separated | 5 stems
Hemp thread similar to this
Lei needle
Rubberbands (repurposed)
BLUSH BOUQUET DETAILS:
Young flexible curly willow for armature | 10-12 stems
Chrysanthemum | 7 stems
White majolica spray rose | 5 stems
Butterfly ranunculus, separated | 3 stems
Lilac | 8 stems
Spirea, separated | 3 stems
Sweet pea | 7 stems s
Rubberbands
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CREDITS:
Host & Designer: Sue McLeary / passionflowersue
Videographer: Tell Studios / tellstudios
This is one of the best floral instruction videos I've ever viewed, whether paid or free - packed with usable info, clear, actionable - Sue McCleary is a master teacher and floral designer!
Thank you for your kind words and support, Betsy!!
So wonderful to hear, Betsy!
Shes the best!
Excellent use of vocabulary ❤for clarity of learning 🎉
Oh no, not her final video, she is utterly fantastic!!! Taste, creativity and knowledge that’s unsurpassed. The very best designer you have featured to date.
Very kind, Jo!
High quality silk flowers are the way to go IMO. Just as beautiful and after the wedding you can make something out of them. After my wedding my mom asked if she could have my bouquet which I happily gave her as I knew her favorite flower is lily of the valley. She made the most beautiful center piece out of my bouquet that still sits on her dining room table. I smile every time I go to her house when I see them. Real flowers are expensive and are already wilting by the end of the day. It's all sujective but I hate seeing stems, I like the cascade holders that make it a clean and pretty look that will not poke and or harm the dress.
👏👏👏Absolutely stunning! Your instructions were outstanding and you hit on all of the critical elements. Yes, I can certainly see why an entire course could be given on cascading bouquets. Many thanks for your generosity of sharing your design knowledge.
Sue is the best! Her designs and ideas are so creative and unique and she is an excellent teacher!
Very beautiful. Thank you for sharing. 😊
Wonderful Video!! I learned so much!! 💐
Thank you so much for this video! I have small hands and always struggle to hold a bouquet while designing it. The curly willow trick is super helpful!!
such a nice teaching and caring for people who works with you, great great lesson!
Sue, you are A M A Z I N G. This has been my favorite series. I will archive this video to my playlist 🤍🤍 I hope to work with you one day Sue! 🤍🤍🤍
Very kind and so great to hear!!
So so good to hear. Happy designing!
One of the best episodes 😊
Some of the best and most creative floral tutorials! I love them all and this one is no exception!
This is wonderful and I have learned so much from Sue! Thank you!!!
Awesome video. Thx for sharing!❤
P.S. If you are looking to learn & practice your spiral bouquets, then be sure to come to one of our 2023 workshops: www.mayesh.com/design-tour
Thank you! So helpful and love the natural armature!
It's such a simple and useful little guy!
Omg ... Love that you're in mayesh spotlight
Amazing! Love it.
Stunning! Thank you Su.
WHAT kind of sweet peas are those!!!! Such wonderful long stems!
Love the way you teach, loved the floral compositions too!
I watched many videos but this one is very good... really impressive and very knowledgeable ...
Fantastic
Stunning ❤
Amazing 😍
I love the sustainability aspect. These are flowers, an organic material, and there shouldn't be plastic and foam involved if possible.
You continue to be amazing!
Thank you, Gaye.
beautiful.. i hope i can be a part of this amazing designer.
Awesome
I am going to have a go right now
❤
Bad - ass! ✨
Love your instruction! Looks so beautiful! How much does a bouquet like this cost?
I love your work and how you explain your techniques. Your are so inspiring to me. Do you have a book to recommand on lei making?
Off hand, I don't know of one to recommend. I do recommend following lei makers though! I love @hakumaui, @hawaiiflorafauna, and @graceflowershawaii. These folks would know where to point you!
Could you tell me what other flowers might be suitable for that stringing technique? It's awesome! Thanks.
You are so amazing passionflower sue
Thank you so much for your fantastic video and explanation of your technique, do you suggest any other flowers as a substitute instead mimosa?
Yes! Any blooming branch would work, some favorites are pieris japonica, weeping cherry, and spirea. For yellow, forsythia and solidago are favorites.
Stunning. What would be a good flower petal to string for a late August wedding? Thanks for all you do.
Individul petals? Off hand, rose, carnation, and marigold are some favorites!
Marigold petals would be amazing! If you can't get them, carnation petals would work as well. I also love stringing mums, hypericum berries, and agapanthus.
for marigolds, roses etc, do you prefer to string the whole flower head or single petals?
@@schwesi5961 - I prefer the whole heads, but you could certainly string petals. I like to stack them up into little piles, and thread them onto my lei needle for fast stringing!
What is the name of the flowers you used?
All flowers are listed in the description - thanks for watching!
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This is garden style bouquet, not cascade.
It’s a modern take you pooper.
I see it as a garden style cascade!