Festive Flowers Class 2014

Our term finished on a Christmas high, with a lovely day of Festive Flowers.

Susanna had lots of ideas to help with decorating and theming the home this Christmas.

There were some great ideas involving gold leaf, jam jars, glitters and glue.

Using some lovely red flowers, berries and foliage, Susanna showed everyone how to make a simple hand tied bouquet, which would make a lovely gift at Christmas.

Susanna then demonstrated in great Blue Peter style how to put together a stunning Christmas Wreath.  We were shown how to wire fruits, walnuts and cinnamon.

After coffee and time spent looking at Susanna's selection of books, magazines and cuttings for more inspiration, everyone had time to make their own Christmas Wreath.

I love how they are all so different.  Yet they are all full of gorgeous colour and festive bits!

After lunch, Susanna taught everyone how to make small corsages from left over bits of foliage, berries and flowers, with floristry wire and tape (and festive ribbon!)

This kept everyone quiet for a while!

Susanna will be back in the Spring for more Flower Classes. 

Christmas Flowers with Susanna

I'm delighted to say that Susanna is back with us this year for our very popular Christmas Flowers class.

Choose from:

Tuesday 9 December

or

Wednesday 10 December

The class runs from 9:45am - 2pm and costs £80.

This includes all of your materials for the day, refreshments, a light lunch and a glass of mulled wine.

It's a great class to get yourself into the Christmas Spirit, Treetops smells lovely with all the pine and eucalyptus that overflows alongside berries, nuts and fruit.

Susanna brings along a huge collection of books and magazines for inspiration and spends the day sharing her ideas and demonstrating some fantastic creations that you can make in your home this Christmas.

Susanna shows you step by step how to make a Wreath or Centrepiece and after coffee, it's aprons on and time to make yours.  We keep the group size small so that Susanna is available for lots of help and support!

We love how everyone makes totally different Wreaths from the same collection of flowers and foliage!

Please book soon as this class sells out very quickly.

emily@treetops-newbury.co.uk

Christmas Flower Classes 2012

Susanna from Tiger Rose was here last week, running two very popular Christmas Wreath classes.

This is our 6th year, and its lovely to see both old and new faces, I know some of you come back year after year because it really signifies the start of your Christmas season, a bit of joy and relaxation before the hard work starts!

Susanna started the morning demonstrating a few different Christmas Wreaths, and in true Blue Peter style, she had the wreath done in the various stages, so we could see the entire process.

Over coffee everyone had the opportunity to look at flower books and press cuttings whilst Susanna and I rearranged the room.

There were piles of beautiful foliage, in shades of green and silvers, three different types of eucalyptus (my favourite), hibiscus and berries.  In baskets, we had piles of cones, fruits, moss and cinnamon to choose from.

Susanna showed everyone how to wire the fruit, and also how to use ribbons, by either shaping a lovely wired bow or threading it in and out of the foliage.

For the rest of the morning, everyone worked really hard creating their wreaths.

We had a break for lunch, for the wreath classes this week we had a lovely winter warmer soup; carrot, chestnut and sage with home made bread, followed by a gorgeous Mary Berry gingerbread pudding with toffee sauce. 

After lunch Susanna showed us some more Christmas decorating ideas, talked about dressing different areas of the home and showed us how to wire a garland for a mantlepiece or staircase.

We had a very successful two days, below are some more wreaths that will be adorning some beautiful doors, homes and special places this Christmas. 

If you made one of these wreaths, please could you send me a photo of it looking gorgeous and festive on your door.

Susanna will be back at Treetops next year.

Happy Christmas!

Space available on Festive Flowers

A space has become available on Wednesday's Festive Flower Class with Susanna from Tiger Rose.

The class runs from 9.45am until approximately 2pm.

All materials and lunch are included.

Susanna will demonstrate some festive ways to decorate your home this Christmas with foliage and flowers and you will create something to take home with you, perhaps a beautiful wreath for your front door.

Cost = £75.

Please call Emily if you would like to come.  01635 44 850.