Posts Tagged ‘event flowers’
Erik has been invited to join AIFD!
After much work, stress, and a little sweat…Erik has successfully passed his PFDE (Professional Floral Design Evaluation) and has been invited to join AIFD. Next July, he will be inducted into this prestigious group in San Franscisco. His next adventure will allow him to stay aware of all the new trends and techniques that make Flowers Washougal, what we are…Extraordinary!
Over 100 people tested to become members into AIFD this year. Erik is one of many that passed his testing and will invited to join AIFD next summer! Here are some of the designs that he created for the test.
Miss Maria!
This magnificent bouquet was created for one of our favorite brides of this season. She loved everything natural and unique as much as we do! Her lavish bouquet consisted of lime cymbidium orchids, azure toned veronica, peacock feathers, scaiosa pods, transluscent money plant, knife-blade acacia and a very unique bouquet handle…a birch chunk! Congratulations Jack and Maria…You make a darling couple!
Aloha to the Hawaiian Festival!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
We would like to take the opportunity to extend a very special thank you to Mel and Sari Aho and Aho Construction for their love and support to our company throughout the years. Without their trust and create freedom, we would not be able to create such fun and wonderful designs!

This year we created a giant pineapple of sunflowers that stood 7 feet tall! What a way to welcome in the festival!

Accompanying this wonderful design we created a 9 foot tall tropical structure of bamboo, heliconia, hala foliage and oncidium orchids. It’s dynamic presence really finished off the display!

Up close, you can really get a feel for the intersecting lines of foliage and flowers. It’s really fun!
As you say in Hawaii…MAHOLA NUI! (Thank you very much!)
The Sky’s the Limit!
This past week, Erik Witcraft had the wonderful opportunity to attend the prestigious nationally recognized AIFD (American Institute of Floral Designers) symposium in Kansas City, Missouri. Not only is this a chance to get inspired by some of the world greatest floral designers, but it is also a chance to get certified as a world-wide recognized master of floral design. Erik tested among 120 other applicants from around the world. He will find out if he passed the certification testing within about 4 weeks.

This table design swirls with excitement formed from a curly willow amature. Grasses, reeds, flowers and fruit complete this contemporary centerpiece design.


This tall design of twigs, bits and bamboo supported roses, orchids, calla lilies and peacock feathers!
This cylindrical design had pretty much all of the callas in Missouri in it! Roses, gloriosa lilies, and anthurium created the vibrant orange stripe through the middle!









