EVERYTHING You Need To Know FUNERAL FLOWERS 💐
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- Опубліковано 19 сер 2024
- Everything you need to know about funeral flowers. Answering all your most asked questions about being a florist making funeral flower tributes or a DIY funeral flower project. Please leave any other questions in the comment box down below.
We are making a DAD tribute today so you can watch and learn all the tips and tricks of being a funeral flower florist.
To see our in-depth tutorials, please see the links below:
Letter tributes:
• How to Make a Sympathy...
Coffin spray:
• How To Make A White Do...
Funeral flower guide template: COMING SOON
Thank you for watching! Please get in touch on insta- jemsfloralstudio
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beautiful tribute Jemma. love your techniques and how you work. Your teaching skills are one of a kind! have a lovely day creating with flowers
Hi jem,thank you so much for sharing this video. I'm doing a dad tribute for my dad.never attempted this before but you have given me so much confidence to do this. You are such a lovely person. Thank you.sally😊
Thank you so much Sally! They will look stunning!! Xxx
Thank you for sharing. Awesome work and tutorial.
Am making the flower for my Grandma's funeral. I've never done it before I need all the help I can get 🤲
Sorry to hear this 💕 I hope this will help as much as possible xx
Hi hun how long do I soak the oasis fir x
This video was so insightful, thanks Jem 💐🌹❤️
Thank you so much! I’m glad I could help xxxx
Hi Jem, what a brilliant video!
Thank you so much . As a former teacher I always feel that some people are super generous with sharing their knowledge and expertise and others hoard it and keep it to themselves Obviously you fall into the former category.
You're a very natural teacher and this video is fantastic and much appreciated. Now to my question
What are the "legs" that you refer to at the end of the video please? and how do they work? How do funeral directors fix/lean or stand flowers in the hearse? To give context to the question, I've been asked to make funeral flowers for a Chinese funeral as a family friend ( I'm creative but not a florist) and I have bought a base Oasis block which has a lightweight solid foam backing - not sure what it's called I'm wondering if I could make a sort of frame with bamboo, lashing four pieces slightly longer than each edge and projecting at the corners which would act as "feet"
Do you think that would work? and how long should the legs/feet be/? Presumably the feet need to be non slip too?
Thanks in advance , the funeral is on Tuesday so I have already started prepping.
(Only came on UA-cam to find out how to pleat florist ribbon wish I'd watched this earlier, very helpful)
Hi lovely! Thank you so much. So with your letters you need to make sure you get the stand as well. The stand comes with 2 poles to fit the letters on to and then the ends which we call “feet or legs” they fit at the end to make it stand up.
What I do is fix these onto the end of the poles before I go to the funeral home and then the funeral directors put it in the hearse, don’t worry they do this everyday so they know how to handle them. Xxx
That is so beautiful I'm going to make one just like that for my dad funeral i make them also ❤🎉
Your florals are so lovely I would love to learn
Thank you so much! Xxx
Hi Jen love your tutorial. You explain everything. Keep making your videos.
Thank you so much!! I am, I’m getting round to making more xxx
Brilliant as I'm doing this next week 👏👏👏xx
Yesss! I would love to see xxx
Good night your flowers looks beautiful I do flowers all so too
Thank you so much! Xx
You do such excellent, beautiful, work ❤ This was a wonderful lesson! Thank you so much.
Thank you! This means so much xx
Thank you.. Looks like I found the pricing video. So informative and it's a beautiful Dad 😊👍
Love your brouchure!!! I’m working on making artificial funeral sprays
Thank you! Oh let me know how that goes. I have thought about doing this and renting them, but haven’t got round to it yet and wasn’t sure how it would pan out xxx
Thank you this is so informative ❤
Thank you! I’m so pleased and appreciate your comment xx
Thank you Gem such a pleasure and
joy to watch and learn from your
experience. Godbless❤️🙏
This was in incredibly helpful and interesting. Funeral work is my favorite, as I consider the piece so meaningful. I will add the video to my Favorites to rewatch occasionally. 🙏
Thank you so much! This means a lot! If there is anything else you would like to get any advice on etc, just get in touch 💕 xxx
Hello Jem, thanks for your thorough guide and tutorial. I’ll be making a wreath for a friend’s Nan. Can I add pampers with fresh flowers?
Hey lovely! Thank you so much. You sure can add any dried flowers to fresh including pampas xxx
Thank you Jem for sharing 🥰
No problem! Thank you so much for watching and commenting 💕 xxx
You are more than lovely darling 😘
You just get another fan ☺️
Thank you so much lovely! This is what I like to hear 💕💕 xxx
Thank you so much for the info!
I'm doing a "DAD" tribute too. Do you have to use Poly Ribbon or can you use greenery around the edges? If so, what Greenery would you recommend? Thank you for the video, it's VERY informative!
I someone’s use poly ribbon or greenery edge. I use leather leaf, take small units from it and place these around the letters. They look very classy! I’ll have to make a video with the foliage edge as well actually! Xxx
I love this video so much valuable information 😊
Thank you 🙏 I’m glad you enjoyed! Hope you’re well?!!! Xxx
Hi jem love watching your videos I really want to try having a go at a spray you are very informative and helpful
Thank you Jenny! I would love to see your spray!! Xxx
Thanks for sharing
you welcome
You are so awesome!
Aww! Thank you so much!!! Xxx
Nice work
Thank you so much for sharing pricing I'm so happy I came upon your video. Is it possible to see your brochure because that is an excellent idea. I'm a new florist and I'm struggling to find customers how do you get your potential customers by referrals from funeral homes?
Hi lovely! Yes, I have a funeral brochure video coming this week :) then I’ll do some other ones as well, like my bouquets and how to make a profit xxx
Hi jem how would you fix feathers to angel wings .. your dad is beautiful
Hi lovely! I put the quill of the feather into the oasis then build them up on top of each other in a row xxx
Loved this little video. I'm a late starter to Floristry, just getting my name out there. Its hard! Any tips? Sympathy flowers is what I'm focusing on. Thank you for sharing x
Thank you so much Karen! When I first started I was only a funeral florist also, then I realised I had lots of flowers left over so I started making the spare flowers into bouquets and selling them at discounted prices on Facebook marketplace and I had so many orders and it really got my name out there. I then used to do giveaways of massive bouquets if they follow my page and I grew doing it that way. Then the more people who knew me from my bouquets would come for their funeral work also! I still love doing funeral work the best though as I can just get stuck into it xx
Thanks Jem for sharing. Is the Etsy template available yet? xx
Thanks Jem for this video I have really benefited a lot I appreciate. I would like to know the name of the base, the one where you put flowers, the green thing what do you call it?
Hi Jem, when will you Funeral flower template be out on Etsy 🥰 xx
Hiya! I had a bit of trouble making it how I was going to, but I have actually taken a whole video about it and how it can be made, I just need to edit it and upload. It will be at the end of this week xxx
I am trying to done one like dad and a spray
Is it coming in ok xx
£10 for the letters. Add 50% would be £15 total. If you charge £20 you doubled the cost. Not sure if I misheard you, but I thought you said 50% markup.
Nono, £10 for the little sprays I put on the letters (I use 3 roses costing £3 each (£9 total) the the little bit of foliage which adds to £10 xx
I think I get what you mean now. I double the price of my sundries and triple the price of the flowers. So on my profit and loss statement it will show the percentage as a whole in % of what I spent on flowers and sundries minus the cost of what I bought them for. It’s a bit confusing, so say I made £500 in revenue and it cost me £166.66 in flowers and materials I would be working on a profit of a 70% margin or if I make £500 in revenue and spend £250 on flowers and materials I would be working at a 50% margin. I will try and make this more clear in my other videos xx
Starting out for designs, do I need to practice with fake flowers first ?
That Will be a good idea so you can try and try again. Practise makes perfect xx
Please how did you do the DAD Designs
I have a few videos on here showing how to put the flowers into the letter tributes! Let me know if you would like any more info xx
Hi do you have a template for the brochure and thank you for all the information on funeral flowers
Hi gem how many stems of chrysanthemums would you say I would need for a 15x24inch pillow and also how early should I order the flowers to make sure they are nicely open and fluffy xxx thank you so much in advance for your help x I've been binging your channel as I want to make my dad's flowers the best they can be x
Hey babes! I would say 35 stems for this so 7 packets of 5. I would get a spare one just incase the heads are small. I use Bonita as they are always reliable in size.
To make sure they are bloomed and fluffy, get them 4 days before you start. Condition them and leave them soaking. Xx
@@jemsfloralstudiotheacademy7091 how do you condition them ? and what size ribbon would you need for this please ?
I need some of the letter frame where can I purchase them and what should I ask for. I
Hiya! I get them from my wholesalers in the UK. They are a standard size here. If you ask for letter frames for a funeral, they will be able to get you them, or I would resort to getting them offline like Amazon xx
How do you replace the green foam when it becomes worn out? Is if not better to use the artificial foam instead for the artificial flowers as the green gets worn out quickly?
@@romanny6039 if you would like your artificial stems to last a long time outside, I would use the artificial foam xx
@@jemsfloralstudiotheacademy7091 Thank you very much 😊 Do you have any suggestions on how to cut the artificial letters so they fit into the tributes? Any great tips to make it all fit and neat as I’ve noticed Oasis don’t have any artificial floral foam letters?
@@romanny6039 I normally buy them as pre made letters. If you would like to do it as a diy, I would get wooden letters from a craft store or online and glue gun artifical foam around the letters and tape it for extra security xx
Beauriful! I’m interested in doing unique funeral sprays. Is there floral foam large enough for 30”x30” to cut into a shape? Where can I get, if so? Otherwise if foam piece not large enough can you glue foam together to make larger size?
You can get maxi blocks that are about 4 times the size of a normal block. If I want to do anything big. I would use a few of these and attach them together with kebab sticks and mould the oasis out :) xx
Thank you for the tutorial am interested in making flowers for a living but now i don't know the names of the flowers can you help with that
Hey lovely! Yes, I most certainly can! I was going to make an easy video on this. I will do this for my next video! You will know the names in no time! Xxx
Hi Jem, do you use 3 packs for the whole word or for per letter? X
3 packs per letter lovely (the packs I get come with 5 stems) so 15 stems per letter xxx
Do you have any videos on making funeral gates of heaven please?
Not yet, but I will make one asap xx
I am making one for next week. How many chrysanthemums stems would I need? Thanks in advance 🙂
Can you buy flowers in bulk? If so where can I purchase them from?
Hi jems where do you order the Dad letter tribute what company thank you because I would like to make one this is so beautiful.Thank you.
Hi Doris! I buy them from my wholesaler. You can get them from any wholesaler xx
Perdón donde consigues el oasis ya con forma (con nombre )
Hi Jen how many bunches will I need for cousin as I have been told 3 for each letter but I thought that was to much thank u xxx
Hiya! So I normally do use 3 packs for each letter, but for example with COUSIN, for example “I” in cousin is just one line so I would only get 2 packs for this xx
Oh I just found you today!!! I love all your info!! How much do you charge for the Dad arrangement?
Thank you so much! I charge £35 per letter just white chrysanthemum base, if they would like to add ribbon it’s £3 per letter and if they would like a little flower spray it’s £10 per letter
Foliage edge- £5 per letter
Full flower letters, using various flowers I charge £50 per letter xx
Please 🙏 I want to learn from you
what do you mean by condition the flowers ?
Condition the flowers just means to unpack them, take the excess foliage or thorns off, cut them at a 45 degree angle and put them in water xx
Thankyou so much - such a great video
Hi how many rolls of ribbon did you use for the dad letters?
You only need one roll of poly ribbon , there is more than enough on a roll xx
Dónde consiguen esas flores con follaje 😢
Hi, I would like to know where you purchased the tributes from? I struggle to find them at a reasonable price, or you can make them yourself. thank-you in advance
I think she said amazon
what is the proper way to address an envelope on a floral arrangement going to funeral home?
I normally put a card on the arrangement and on the back I will put what the arrangement is, just in case the card falls off and the name of the deceased xx
Where did you purchase the sign and board with dad I need with my son Randy name on it
Hiya! I get it from my supplier, but they are available online and on Amazon xx
Where can I buy the dad letters with the green foam so I can make a dad arrangement
Hiya! You can get them from Amazon xxx
Hiya! Just wondering if you used 3 packs of chrysanthemums for each letter or the whole oasis? Thank you! X
Hiya. I use 3 packs for each individual letter. So for a “DAD” tribute, you would need 9 packs xxx
Do u use artificial flowers as well
Only if requested xx
Hi Jem, Did you attend floral school or classes before going into this field?
Hiya! I did yes, but not really necessary. Practise makes perfect xx
Hello, I am trying to find a template brochure from Esty. Would you kindly show me, please? And do you put 3x times flowers prices etc? Thanks
Hiya lovely! I’m just finishing the template at the moment 💕💕Yes I put a 3x mark up on all my flowers 🫶🏻❤️ xxx and 2x mark up on sundries xxx
Did you use only 3 packs of flowers for the entire display of 3 letters?
I used 3 packs per letter so for a DAD tribute I would use 9 packs xx
Thank you so much for the quick reply. Great video! X
Hi
If i order 20 stems of bonita chrysanthemum from a wholesalers it would do the whole dad tribute?
Did you use 15 stems in total?
Have i understood correctly 😅 x
Hiya! You will need 45 stems to cover the Dad. I use 15 stems per letter. They come in packs of 5 so I use 3 packs per letter 💕💕 xxx
Can u reuse the name stands
Hiya! I wouldn’t personally xx
Hi I find it very hard to put ribbon on to letters I can do it on other but hard on letters
It can be tricky as there are lots of curves. I find using easy pleat (the ones you buy that are already pleated) works wonders xx
@@jemsfloralstudiotheacademy7091 hi I can do the pleats and put it on the hearts and other but it's just the letters because I don't no how it goes on thanks
Hi lovey, I’m planning on doing the same DAD lettering - can I ask how much poly ribbon you needed total ? x x
Hiya! Sure. I would order a roll of poly ribbon they are normally about £3. I pleat them and then make sure it’s as long as 3 arm lengths (hand to hand if that makes sense) alternatively you can buy Easy Pleat that’s already pleated for you xx
@@jemsfloralstudiotheacademy7091thank you so much ! How many flowers did you use in total ? Totally lost on how much to buy 🥺
And where to buy them from xx
@@lcmg9425 I would try amazon or hobbycraft xx
I can’t seem to find the link to Etsy?
Hiya! In my most recent video I go through the funeral brochure. I couldn’t get it on to Etsy in the end
Can you make this with artificial flowers?
You can yes and I know some people rent these out xxx
how long you soak the foam oasis
90 seconds xx
Where do you buy your flowers from?
Flowervision, Birmingham, also JVan Vliet xx
Jem can u show how to spray the chrysanthemums please .xx
@@jessbannister1966 yes. If you need to know now. I flower the oasis base and then spray them. I do about 3 layers of paint xx
@@jemsfloralstudiotheacademy7091 great thank u I need for next week to do red boxing glove 🥊 xx
Hi great video can I ask what size German pins you use for these tributes please thanks 😊
I'm interested I want to start this business
Thank you! It’s a lovely business to be in. We are here to help xx
hi, i am new in the business , we going to start up new business , can i have your mob no for few advises thanks