Last Updated on June 30, 2022
Floral foam or chicken wire - Which should you use for your floral design? Find out the answer here.
Floral Foam Or Chicken Wire – How to Choose The Best Option For Your Design
Every floral designer should know when and how to use floral foam or chicken wire as their arrangement base.
When I started designing, both floral foam and chicken wire were used. Gradually, foam replaced wire as the base of choice for many floral designers, especially those new to the industry.
But like everything else, what goes around comes around.
Today, the use of chicken wire is on the rise again, due in large part I believe, to the popularity of more free-form design styles, and that it’s also more eco-friendly than floral foam.
If you are a floral designer serious about upping their game, you must know how to design using floral foam or chicken wire as your base mechanic.
This video tutorial walks you through designing a beautiful floral arrangement using either medium.
If you want to get into the nuts and bolts of floral design, you owe it to yourself to learn how and when to utilize these basic techniques.
Well, did you learn a lot from the video? I certainly hope you did! And I hope you add these techniques to your design arsenal.
While we’re on the subject, the fresh materials, like the clematis, peonies, and garden roses used in these arrangements can be purchased online at websites like FlowerExplosion.com. They carry a more extensive line of designer flowers.
Other sites such as GlobalRose or BloomsbytheBox might also be worth a look, as they are very price-competitive on many flowers.
A word of caution. Some of the flowers used in the video are not inexpensive. So if you are only creating an arrangement or two using the same flowers, I suggest ordering them through a local florist.
Chicken wire can be purchased on Amazon or at craft sites like Michaels and Hobby Lobby.
Check with your local florist or hardware store, too.
Thanks For Staying With Me This Far
Let me take a minute to introduce myself.
My name is Greg Johnson, and I’m the guy behind FlowersFloralFlorist, and the owner of Greenfield Flower Shop.
This website exists so you can access my favorite floral design tutorials and my insights (for what they’re worth). That’s truly my mission with this blog.
Okay, before we continue, I’ve got to level with you. My own selfish needs are what prompted me to create this site.
You see, I love watching floral design tutorials (like the floral foam or chicken wire workshop you just finished viewing), and a site where I could store and share my favorites is what I was after.
With that said, I see a lot of opportunity in creating this site. I’m just “keepin’ it real” with you.
If I can build an awesome website that other folks enjoy as much as I do, and perhaps earn a little revenue, then I don’t see an issue.
I’m a pretty straightforward person if you couldn’t tell. Still… any possible monetary benefit is incidental, and I’m not here to sell you anything.
If my sponsors happen to entice you with their offers, fantastic! If you’re just not interested, then all’s still well. You just being here is good enough for me.
This site is for sharing cool flower design tutorials with good people like you.
So come back any time you’d like to! I’ll continue to share top-notch videos about wedding flowers, everyday floral design, plant information… and any other interesting floral topics I run across.
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