Funeral work in college - like taking driving lessons when you've been driving your way for years....... weird learning the correct way...

As the exams are now finished, the next modules are customer service and funeral work. Funeral work is proving weird - after being self taught and making my brother/dad/friends' relatives tributes for years, it's interesting to learn the 'City & Guilds college way' and also the 'Kaysflowerschool' way. Again both different to how I made my tributes and being totally honest - I do prefer Janette at Kaysflowerschool way for mitring corners but I like the knife edge pleating for posies (Gail's way from college) for posies - So as ever, picking up hints and tips from all my learning.

Mitring the corners is sooooo difficult especially with traditional clumpy staplers - so

• tip 1 is definately invest in a professional floristry slim stapler!!

• tip 2 slide the frame over the desk/counter as it makes it easier to work underneath

Anyway - here are some examples of college work

and kaysflowerschool way: