There’s something magical about delicate flower garlands made of paper. They’re the perfect DIY paper craft for personalising an event, creating your very own wedding photo background – or even as décor for a children’s room. Here’s a quick tutorial on everything you need to know to create your very own paper gift wrap craft masterpiece.
A sophisticated way to receive wedding cards and gifts is to prepare a wedding wishing well, also known as a card box. Each of the five wishing well ideas below is easy to dress up to your theme or leave as is with a simple sign, plus it becomes a pretty pit stop for your guests upon arrival.
HOORAY! Magazine recently invited us to a high tea on the lawns of Lindesay House in Sydney. With the film of the day just released, we thought we’d use it as a springboard to consider what it takes to throw a high tea, and style the perfect afternoon tea party decor. Good company, a fun element (in this case a flashback to childhood with an Easter egg hunt) and a delicious high tea are great ingredients to start with! Add in a gorgeous table centerpiece design, beautiful floral displays, and plenty of individual style, and you might just have the perfect high tea event. Be sure to check out the full spread in issue 11 of HOORAY!
A corsage is a floral accessory traditionally worn by the mothers and grandmothers of the bride and groom near their top left shoulder, and now more common on a girl’s wrist during school formals. Pretty and dainty, the flower corsage usually matches the colour of the dress – completing her “look” for the evening.
You may not want to judge a book by its cover, but when it comes to gift-wrapping DIY, first impressions do count. With a few embellishments you can turn even simple gift wrapping paper rolls and satin ribbon into a present dressed to impress. The little details, like the addition of a mini flower garland or splash of glitter, will show you’ve gone the extra mile. Here are two cute and useful gift wrapping paper DIY’s you can put together in just a few minutes or use as inspiration for more gift wrap ideas.
The Melbourne International Flower Show is Australia’s biggest flower and garden show and 2015 marked its 20th year. Koch invited me to review the highlights of this year’s show, and there was certainly plenty to see and be inspired by with world class landscape designs and floral exhibits. As a florist with my own business, this event continues to be a great way to keep up-to-date with current industry standards, trends and techniques.
For the second year running Koch & Co sponsored a floral design competition at the 2015 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, in association with Flowers Victoria. Designed to encourage more florists to get involved in the MFIGS, the competition showcased entrants work in front of 100,000 plus visitors and industry insiders. This year’s competition was titled, Floral Vision 360°, with entrants asked to create floral arrangements on plinths suitable for an event, that viewed beautifully from all angles.
Decorating with both fake moss and natural preserved moss is a wonderful way to instantly bring the outdoors in, and it’s an incredibly useful tool for creating memorable event décor. Moss really is a floral décor superstar – it’s stunning when used as part of table centrepieces or hanging flower arrangements, and it’s ideal for professionally dressing container plants, bulbs and orchid pots. We’re embracing this growing trend at Koch by stocking one of the largest selections of moss decorations and artificial plants Australia has.
School formal season is upon us once again, and for many, it’s a time to shine and create lasting memories. One of the most cherished traditions during this season is the exchange of beautiful flower corsages. These elegant accessories are not only a symbol of admiration but also a statement of sophistication.
Regardless of how you celebrate Easter, one thing is certain – ‘tis the season for lots of chocolate. But what happens when you and your children can’t eat it? Whether an allergy or self-imposed dietary restriction (never easy!) is keeping you from stocking up on chocolate eggs, Easter can be a tough time for temptation.