This structure was over 8' long and all hand designed and made by some very talented floral designers. 
When we hold our annual convention, in a different city every year, we tend to take over the entire hotel/convention center. Flowers are EVERYWHERE! Lobby, Registration desks, Concierge, Escalators even!
I served as Committee Chair for the Blooms Over project, but that comes later. Since I had time, I helped out a few colleagues in the work room prepare for their presentations. This was so much fun because A. It wasn't my show so no pressure B. I got to play with lots of fun new products. I still worked late, like 9 or 10pm that night but time flies when you're having fun!
Stacey Carlton AIFD lending a hand (literally ) to some work room designers
Fun hot pink roses, thistles and anthurium
another handtied bouquet for the "It's a Wrap"
Fun fact: that tackle box (above left )is from 1997 circa my College days at OSU/ATI
Day one also involved lots of caffeine and laughter. More about the rest of the week in the next blog post!
