I was asked to do some table centres for a favourite client who was celebrating International Women's Day, yesterday, with a cocktail party.The IWD colours are green, white and purple: white for purity in public as well as private life; purple for justice, dignity, self-reverence and self-respect (and representing the women's vote) ; green for hope and new life. Apparently there is some debate about the use and meaning/concept of the word 'purity' - I would be interested in learning more, if you can help me here.
I wanted to do something a bit different, as the tables which they had to adorn were very large, and unfortunately the flower budget was not to scale. The theme was 'Planning', which in these modern e-times, does not give you much to play with as props ... no more diaries, desk calendars, or paper charts.
I decided to try using handbags as containers. I found a couple at the local Opportunity Shop, lined them and made then waterproof with plastic bags (recycled) and this is how they turned out...
The one on the left is actually made of tin, but was in the shape
of a shopping bag.(The photos don't really do them justice. I didn't have time to take photos before I delivered them).
It was good fun doing them, and creating something totally different from my usual style.
I originally had the idea that they could be taken home afterwards, but I had to weight them considerably so that they wouldn't topple over.
Might work on the idea though !
