MAY 2012 MEETING AGENDA
May 15, 2012 7PM Tivoli Center Silver Spring MD
OLD BUSINESS
- Minutes – sent via email – changes, corrections?
- Reminder: Use Yahoo Groups to communicate w/ up to date members and friends.
- Reminder: June 28 IFDA Pot Luck Dinner at Ellen’s
MEMBERSHIP
- 36 members
TREASURER’S REPORT
- Old Balance –
- Income (where from) –
- Expenses (where to) –
- New Balance -
NEW BUSINESS
2012 / 13 Meetings Location
- New location starting September – Battery Park Community Center (Vote: 20 Move / 2 Stay)
- Possible change of meeting time to 7:30 – discuss and vote
MAFA Participation
- No IFDA sponsored reception – too cost prohibitive
- Our corsage bar proceeds need to go to MAFA to help pay for convention
- Should we also support MAFA by taking a full page ad – discuss and vote?
- Anahit and Dottie will create a handout promoting IFDA for the corsage bar
- Volunteers please sign up for specific times to work IFDA corsage bar at MAFA Saturday June 16
- Collect completed flower fashionista accessories and supplies for MAFA/IFDA corsage bar.
SURVEY
- Results from March Survey
- Leave Dues $50
- Move to Battery Park, Bethesda
- Make Workshops free for Members, $35 for guests
- Workshop, Collaborative Demo, Design Presentation preferred meeting format
- Wedding preferred topic, then Home Décor, Corporate
- Membership Drive Prizes: #1 Gift Card from Wholesaler, #2 Collection of supplies, #3 free IFDA workshop
- New Meeting Topics Survey to be passed out so Anahit can begin planning 2012/13
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Refreshments – this month / next month
- MAFA – Hitomi contest closes 5/19/12, on time registration closes 6/7.
- Sieck Hyattsville Moving Sale continues – let everyone know.
- Botanica Home in Columbia, MD is seeking a FT or PT floral designer/retail sales person for our showroom. They are a unique high end silk floral and interior design showroom that retails silk botanicals, furniture, lighting, accessories, artwork & gifts. Two weekends/month required. Email your experience to Mark E. Sander: mesander@comcast.net. “
- Next IFDA Meeting June 28 (new date!) – Pot Luck Dinner at Ellen’s
ADJOURN
PROGRAM
Delaware Valley – Sponsor Introduction
Celmira Mirand – Instructor Introduction
Hands-on workshop “Everything Wedding”
Celmira Mirand AIFD will lead the group in a hands-on workshop called “Everything Wedding” where an entire wedding (Bride’s bouquet, Bridesmaid bouquet, Flower Girl pomander, Ring Bearer pillow, Mother’s carry flowers, Assorted corsages and boutonnieres, Altar arrangement, Unity Arrangement, Gift card table design, Name card table flowers, Banquet table centerpiece, Ladies room display, Cake décor, Toss bouquet, and Favors) will be created using efficient and cost effective – MIXED BOUQUETS!
Never thought it could be done? Delaware Valley Wholesale Florist is our sponsor for this hands-on workshop. Discover how an entire low budget, high profit BEAUTIFUL wedding can be designed with accessories and gorgeous mixed bunches, and bouquets like these.
May Program – Everything Wedding
The May 15 IFDA program is going to be great!
Celmira Mirand will lead the group in a hands-on workshop called “Everything Wedding” where an entire wedding (Bride’s bouquet, Bridesmaid bouquet, Flower Girl pomander, Ring Bearer pillow, Mother’s carry flowers, Assorted corsages and boutonnieres, Altar arrangement, Unity Arrangement, Gift card table design, Name card table flowers, Banquet table centerpiece, Ladies room display, Cake décor, Toss bouquet, and Favors) will be created using efficient and cost effective – MIXED BOUQUETS!
Never thought it could be done?
Delaware Valley Wholesale Florist is our sponsor for this hands-on workshop. Come discover how an entire low budget, high profit BEAUTIFUL wedding can be designed with GORGEOUS mixed bunches, bouquets and accessories.
Workshop fee is $15. Space is limited.
Contact Ellen to register: 301-675-1728 esea654@gmail.com.
As always, members and guests are invited to attend the meeting without participating in the workshop.
Guest fees are $20 (plus workshop fee $15 if participating).
RunWay Ready
In April as always the IFDA Collaborative Demos proved to be the most fun and exciting exchange of ideas and information! These collaborative demos not only offer new design ideas and inspirations but insight to our individual member’s floral journeys as they share tips learned on the job, in the in the classroom, and while on travel.
Terry Godfrey led the group in preparation for the Flower Fashionista / Corsage Bar that IFDA will sponsor at the June 16 & 17 MAFA Convention. She showed how to make a leaflet from bullion wire and how to make a wrist-band bracelet that flowers could be added to.
Ellen showed a paper bag hat embellished with a paper rose and feather. Anahit demoed wire flower petals that could be used as centerpieces, hats, or embellishments to other designs. Dottie showed a wrist corsage form in the shape of a diamond and a clip on boutonniere form that doesn’t need a pin.
The grand finale was Daniel’s demonstration, using Ellen as a model, of how to make a fascinator headdress with saran wrap and cellophane tape as a structure. This crowd is sure to be ready for the runway during MAFA convention – everyone was so excited they all agreed 
to wear fascinators Saturday night!
Terry offered assorted wires and supplies from her collection for members to take home so they could create fashion flower forms and bring them back next month as finished contributions to the IFDA sponsored MAFA corsage bar.
April Meeting Agenda
IFDA APRIL 2012 MEETING AGENDA
April 17, 2012 7PM Tivoli Center Silver Spring MD
OLD BUSINESS
- Minutes – sent via email – changes, corrections?
- Yahoo groups complete. Use that instead of Google Groups to communicate w/ members and friends.
MEMBERSHIP
- 36 members. Current members were sent list via email.
TREASURER’S REPORT
- Old Balance –
- Income (where from) –
- Expenses (where to) –
- New Balance -
NEW BUSINESS
- Vote on 2012/13 meeting location
- Solicit volunteers for IFDA fashion flowers @ MAFA Saturday June 16
- Determine June IFDA dinner meeting location
- Discuss continuation of Library or how to dissolve
- Refreshments – this month / next month
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- MAFA Convention June 16 & 17 www.MyMAFA.com w/ Hitomi workshops to follow on June 18&19. Early registration prizes and On-time registration discounts.
- Sieck Hyattsville Moving Sale – Supply Department 75% off, shop in person, cash & carry
- Next IFDA Meeting – May 15 Celmira Mirand – Wedding Workshop $15 Space Limited / Register Early
- IFDA Members are invited to participate in Artblooms at Solomons Island, MD July 13-15. See flyer at meeting or contact below.
Contact: Shahla Butler
Land (410) 535-6398
Mobile (410) 610-1244
Fax (443) 295-7258
- Congratulations to Yasmin D’Souza on her New Office / Studio and first Open House!
ADJOURN
PROGRAM
Terry Godfrey will lead the group in a Collaborative Demo on Fashion Flowers in preparation for the Flower Fashionista / Corsage Bar that IFDA will sponsor at the June 16 & 17 MAFA Convention.
These collaborative demos not only offer new design ideas and inspirations but insight to our individual member’s floral journeys as they share tips learned on the job, in the in the classroom, and while on travel.
Anahit is planning to demo wire flowers from Sarah Roney. Daniel will show how to make a hat from duct tape. Ellen is going to bring a paper bag hat with feather and rose. All members are invited and encouraged to bring something special to show & tell (or demo) in the area of fashion flowers.
Members are also asked to bring any fashion flower odds and ends (ribbon, wire, tape, pins, beads, accessories) from their supplies that they are willing to donate to the IFDA sponsored MAFA corsage bar.
Gee … Aren’t We Lucky!?!
We really are blessed to have talented and skilled designers like Christi Lopez in our circle of friends and colleagues. Her March “Home Entertaining” presentation sponsored by the Equiflor Corporation and the Pennock Company was beautifully presented, well thought out, and truly helpful in recognizing the potential in décor for home entertaining.
Christi shared her insights on meeting with the client and coming up with a decorating plan. She showed us how she designs pieces that fit the client’s own home decor, align with the client’s theme, make use of the client’s containers and keepsakes, and delights the client’s guests – so they remember her when they want flowers.
Christi demonstrated how to blend traditional and trendy styles in order to put your own signature on your work. And she showed how to use one type of flower (the famous RIO Roses) in order to purchase effectively (make money) and still be a creative designer via the ten very different pieces she did to be used throughout the home for the party.
Attendees were thrilled to win Christi’s designs after the program and Equiflor was so generous with the product they sent, all attendees were able to take one bunch of flowers home with them too!
It was a wonderful evening. If you missed it you can see pictures of Christi’s work designed with RIO Roses at the Flower Godmother blog and the Progressive Floristry blog.
Enjoy. And, make sure to join us for our next meeting.
