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Designer Hacks for Easy Fresh Flower Arranging
2023-06-27 19:00:00 2023-06-27 20:30:00 America/Chicago Designer Hacks for Easy Fresh Flower Arranging Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

Tuesday, June 27
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2023-06-27 19:00:00 2023-06-27 20:30:00 America/Chicago Designer Hacks for Easy Fresh Flower Arranging Join us at the Library. Learn simple hacks to create flower arrangements like a pro. Stay after the presentation to make your own arrangement. Bring a small vase and a small bunch of mixed flowers. Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

Highland Park Public Library

Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

Join us at the Library. Learn simple hacks to create flower arrangements like a pro. Stay after the presentation to make your own arrangement. Bring a small vase and a small bunch of mixed flowers.

Learn simple flower design hacks to create flower arrangements like a pro. Heather Coughlin, from Pure Bloom Flowers, a flower cutting garden and design studio, will share her top secrets and demonstrate how to easily create beautiful vase arrangements.  

Learn tips for choosing the right flowers, techniques for design, and how to make flowers last longer.  For those who want to try the hacks, stay after the presentation and make your own arrangement. Bring a small vase and a small bunch of mixed flowers. Some additional flowers will be provided.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Maker |

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