Because it's never too early to have flowers in your life........

.......or have too many ways to occupy children during the half-term holidays.

Blooms.  It's never too early.  According to my family, I walked, then there were flowers.  Almost before food.  Clearly hadn't discovered chocolate at that point, or there may have been a different order to things.

So, because no child is going to want to get involved in the latest garden inspired floral fashions, we've focussed on it being more about what they want.

There's cake.  There's spiders.  There's face painting.  There's colouring (although it doesn't say that on the picture, that's a surprise).  There's stories.  There's a cuppa for Mum, Dad or other responsible adult.

Here is it.  Flowereen.  A morning of spooky floral fun at And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon.

Boo!

Coming soon to a tea room near you.....

Floral Demonstrations for the Florally Curious Flower Lover.

Sound exciting?

Oh yes.  Oh yes.  It most certainly is.

For the serious flower lover.  Well, not too serious.  We don't do serious all too well.

A West Didsbury first.  We think. I can't confirm this to the standards required for the Guinness Book of Records, but I've not heard of anyone else in the area putting flowers in a cake mixer before now.  But you never know.

This is a floral demonstration with fun at the core.

See what curious props we will use when we demonstrate floral fun and creativity using the best of the seasons blooms.

10.15 until 11.15am on Friday 6th or Friday 20th of September at the Pop Up Cafe in Didsbury Park, Manchester which is run by masters of the cake whisk, And The Dish Ran Away With the Spoon. £4 per person.  The price does not include refreshments, but the Cafe is open from 10am should you wish to purchase a cuppa and a cake to consume whilst the demonstration takes place.

Bookings must be made in person at the Pop Up Cafe in Didsbury Park or at And The Dish Ran Away With the Spoon on Burton Road, West Didsbury.

For a full schedule of events at And The Dish Ran Away with The Spoon 'In the Park', click yourself right here.

Fairy talk and miniature gardens

'Classes for the Florally Curious Kids' in Didsbury Park, Manchester on Friday 30 August 2012. Floral Fairy Gardens.

Join us for talk of woodland fairies. We love talk of woodland fairies. This charming class is £5 per child which includes talk of woodland fairies, a song or two and all the things your child needs (except scissors, they're a bit sharp) to create a pretty, miniature floral fairy (or Elf if you prefer) garden to take home.

All children to be accompanied by a responsible adult who will need to be on hand to at all times, just in case fairy dust is required.

10am until 11.15am. The Pop Up Cafe in Didsbury Park, Manchester run by And The Dish Ran Away With the Spoon.

Bookings to be made in person at the Didsbury Park Pop Up Cafe or at And The Dish Ran Away With the Spoon on Burton Road in West Didsbury.

We (and possibly a fairy or two) will see you there! xx

 

 

Law and Order

 

He's a bobby. She is the most organised person in the whole of South Manchester.  Law and Order.  Clever.

 

Order had met me in The Met.  I'd just had a baby.  I was holding it together.  Just.  She was kind.  She was patient.  We talked blooms.  We worked out the best way forward for a DIY and 'but I'm not confident with that bit' combo.

 

There was a class.  There was cake.  They brought Veuve.  They also brought copper beech.  And a six foot branch.  And many, many, many, many jam jars.  They had a lesson, we created tablecentres.  In the studio I created the bouquets. We wrapped birch bark round the bouquet.  I have wrapped birch bark round many things over the years. Oh my.

 

The sun was a shining.  The venue had a herb garden.  (The herb garden bit was probably more exciting to me than most.)  There was a hound.  The hound did not attend the wedding.  It belonged to the owners Daughter-In-Law.  This has nothing to do with the flowers, but it is great scene setting stuff.  I think the hound was a Spaniel.  I'm not good on hound breeds. 

 

They got married. There was a Pettibone dress. There were blue Nigella in the mix. It was always going to be a good'un. 

 

Here it is.  Law and Order. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Classes For the Florally Curious 2013

It's high time that we published our list for our Classes For the Florally Curious.

Florally Curious beginners are most welcome. If you've been before, you're most welcome too.   You know the form.  Newbies will soon figure out how it all comes together.

We used to name the classes, but this year I'll be designing classes as I go along.  Expect seasonal flowers and lots of colour.  Unusual containers are a recurrent theme.  I'm toying with the idea of bean cans. I'll see.

Sometimes we use Oasis, sometimes we don't.  Occassionally there's more containers than flowers.  That's because we look at styling.  Sometimes there's no containers at all.  That's just the way it is.

Here's the list, with a few hints at what joys may come your way.
Thursday 7th November 2013.  Working with pure white.
Thursday 21 November 2013.  Classic designs.
Thursday 5th December 2013. Wreath making.  There will be large bows.  Class subject to change.  We're waiting on news of the Burton Road lights being switched on.
Thursday 12th December 2013.  Another wreath making.  Bows are de rigeur. We're going to have to move this to another date.  Most likely Wednesday 11 December. 
Thursday 23 January 2014. Inspired by the bare branches of winter.
Thursday 27 February 2014.  I love thee. Flowers.  And chocolate.
Thursday 27 March 2014.  Think scented spring.

They will be taking place at the home of all things cakey, 'And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon', Burton Road, West Didsbury, Manchester.

£35* for a two hour floral class starting at 6.30pm including tea or coffee, cakes and blooms. *Christmas Classes are £40 and start at 6.15pm.  Usually, all classes are finished by 8.15pm so that we can all be tucked up with a cocoa by 9pm.  Rock and floral roll.

We provide:
- Tea and cake on arrival, naturally
- All the things you'll need
- Blooms, right posh ones, like the ones you see at nice weddings
- Pinnies and scissors for you to borrow so you look the part
- Mucho natter about Strictly Come Dancing

You leave with:
- Your floral creation
- Secrets from the floral world
- Newly found skills and knowledge
- A full tummy and a cake addiction

To book, email laura@lauracolemanflowers.co.uk with your name and the class or classes you're interested in.  Payment is required (via bank transfer) to confirm your place.

Spring

A practice. To see if this upload works. If so it is outright marvellous. Hurrah!

You will see ranunculus, bupleurum, roses, seeded eucalyptus a some very chunky candles. You lucky sausages you.

Enjoy! (Pictures or sausages, I mind not either way)

Recruiting - Florist and Studio Coodinator

We are recruiting.

Here's a brief overview.

We are looking to recruit a Florist and Studio Coordinator to be part of the team. It is a vital role as it is to continue maternity cover for the Company Director until her return, and ideally beyond this time. As such we are looking for:

• A reliable person with a can do attitude
• A person with a good dose of common sense and the ability to take the initiative
• A happy team player who has the capability to work alone
• Passionate, honest and a heart of gold 

Floristry skills are a must and the role will include:

• Taking delivery of and conditioning flowers
• Floristry skills related to full preparation for weddings and events to a specified brief
• Coordinating the delivery of weddings and events and occasionally, smaller contracts on time and to order
• Operationally taking responsibility for ensuring that the weddings and events are delivered to a high standard
•  Collecting glassware and vaseware from site following a wedding, event or smaller contract
•  ......and all the things in between such as studio housekeeping, stock checking and good old fashioned cleaning and tidying.

The potential for the role to include a Social Media element is there, but not vital.

  

If you think that you might fit the bill, please contact us directly (available on our website) for a Job and Person Specification.

  

We are after the right people to join our team so if you think that you have the experience but limited hours, or all the hours, but not the experience (floristry experience is a must!) then get in touch.

For the full JD, email laura@lauracolemanflowers.co.uk and we'll email it across.  Any questions, feel free to get in touch.