FLORAL TOOL ID Floral Design

Enclosure card Reception Card Respond Card Ceremony Card Informal Card To: Bonnie From: Craig Reception Card Respond Card Ceremony Card Informal Card Apology Card Thank you Card (Or just confess your undying love card.)

Care Tag How to care for your arrangement

Excelsior Slender, curved wood shavings used especially for packing.

Foam used for flower arranging Foam used for flower arranging. It soaks up water like a sponge and acts as a preservative. Floral Foam

Floral Tape It’s a stretchy material used in flower arranging and corsage making etc. Comes in many colors

Fabric Scissors Used to cut fabric with a more precise edge. Weapon for self defense?

Underwater Stem Cutter Helps to cut the stem allowing wilted flowers to gain the flow of water and nutrients

Helps to secure the floral foam in its container Waterproof Tape Helps to secure the floral foam in its container

Used to cut thin metal wires Wire Cutters Used to cut thin metal wires

Wired Wooden Pick Secure to bows or items that need to be inserted into an arrangement

Protective covering for wreath rings and frames. Wreath Wrap Protective covering for wreath rings and frames.

Band worn around the wrist for corsages Wristlet Band worn around the wrist for corsages

Florist Easel To display arrangements

Florist Knife Used for cutting stems, flowers and foam.

Florist Shears For cutting flowers Smaller than standard anvil or bypass pruning sheers

Floral Foam Cage To keep the foam secure Alternative to waterproof tape

Glass Gems Used on the bottom of a vase to add color

Glass Marbles Alternative to glass gems Round

Compotes Containers for bouquets or arrangements Has a “stand” or “base” attached

Containers for bouquets or arrangement Single design bowl Containers for bouquets or arrangement

Corsage Bag To wrap corsage before delivery Bigger than a boutonniere bag

Boutonniere & Corsage Pins Corsage pins always larger

styrofoam

Crushed Styrofoam

Curling Ribbon For decoration, balloons, etc.

Dry Oak Leaves Used in floral arrangements to show texture

Dry Wheat Leaves Used to add texture and sometimes height

Raffia As an alternative to ribbon Rustic look

Rose stripper Used to strip the leaves and thorns from roses

Rose vase Standard choice for a dozen roses Tapered at top

Chenille Stem Fancy name for pipe cleaner To fasten or strengthen

Cardette Holds enclosure card

PEARL SPRAY/LOOP

Kenzan (pin holder) To hold flowers in place Place at the bottom of shallow vases

PAN GLUE To glue things Heat in hot glue pan

Hot Glue Pan To heat glue chips

Lace collar To collar bouquets Ugly Not sure why you would want to use it

Latex Balloon

Mylar Balloon

Metal Pick Goes in the Metal Pick Machine

Steel Pick Machine Heavy-duty tabletop stemming machine quickly clamps sturdy metal picks onto flower stems.

Casket Saddle Shaped so you can put flowers on top of a casket So the flowers can cascade down

Clear Vinyl Liner To line base of house plants Used in some arrangements

PAPER TWIST RIBBON Alternative to standard ribbon Texture is conducive to entertaining your cat

POLY FOIL

Metallic FOIL

POT COVER Used to conceal the pot

Aquapic Holds water for a single flower Pointed Tip

Orchid Tube Holds water for a single flower Or for multiple small stems Not pointed at the bottom like an aqua pic

Bouquet Holder

Boutonniere Pin Used to pin the floral boutonniere onto the shirt. Comes in various colors.

Bud Vase Bud vases are used to only hold 1 to 3 flowers

Glue Gun

Glue Stick Put in a Glue gun Forward… never backwards!

Grapevine Wreath

Greening Pins Secure moss and other foliage Traditionally dark green

Stickum Sticks things together?

Net Larger net-like holes than tulle

Tulle Finer holes than net Used as accents and sometimes bows

Paddle wire Just like the wire we use only it comes on rolls.

Paper mache liner Alternative to a compote or bowl

Shredded wax paper The fluffy shreds that go in Easter baskets!

Spanish Moss Comes in green, light green and tan More wiry

Sphagnum Moss More organic looking Slightly “leafy”

Stephanotis stem Keeps flowers fresh and firmly supports flower head and eliminates wiring.