


I can't believe its been 2 years ago that I graduated from the Floral Design Program at Golden West College it was a 2 year specialization program. I learned a lot about taking care of flowers and the many different types of arrangements I could do. I even experimented with silk flowers the ones that are fake, some can look almost real. One project I did in the Silk & Permanent's Class was to make a summer purse that I had to use silk flowers. I brought this project home then my Mom thought it was fresh flowers, so she told me to take a picture of it while it was fresh. I told her the flowers were fake and we started laughing. I told the teacher the story and she started laughing too.
It was fun using my creativity to make such beautiful floral arrangements then bring them home after class when my house always had a few beautiful fresh flower arrangements that will last between 2 weeks to a month depending on the flowers used. Now I only have my silk arrangements on display all the time at least I don't have to worry about watering them to keep them alive and pretty. I was happier to be admiring my flower arrangements from school when they were always so colorful and sometimes bright. It made me feel more cheerful knowing I put in a lot of time in getting a good grade on putting effort on every flower arrangement I had to make in class when usually I came home around 10:30 PM at night when my classes were held in the evenings.
Anyway, in one floral design class I had a mid-term competition we had to bring a fresh flower arrangement we made from home following the instructions of the teacher telling us what kind of arrangement we could have. I actually won a 1st Place Ribbon for my Beachy Arrangement except they said I could do without the shells, but if you know me I always like things that are unique and creative when I am artistic. My parents and friends that have known me throughout my life know I am a artistic person that it is just how I decided to study floral design in college for fun when I didn't think being a Floral Designer would be the career path I would go.

My 1st Place Mid-Term Competition Beachy Floral Arrangement