I'm so close to finishing my tafe course yet so far away! I am currently doing my Certificate III in floristry and feel like its draining every ounce of confidence and dollar from me. Don't get me wrong its great but i feel like i cant get to the end of it without being a poor lady and not getting a proper grip on the designs. I aspire to be working as a full time florist on the completion of my course how ever this is a lot harder than i thought! At the moment i have a part time job working 3 days a week at a florist in the Bunbury CBD which i also mix with working at a restaurant that my family owns. There are a few florists in Bunbury and the surrounding areas how ever it is a very competitive industry and when someone gets a job they like to hang onto it and there is just not many jobs going. Not just in Bunbury in fact i looked up florist jobs in the whole of Australia and there was just under 20.
I am really enjoying the floristry tafe course though we have just completed one of our big assessments. Creating a window display. We decided to use mannequins & make dresses made out of flowers and greenery. We had to incorporate principals & designs that we had learnt over the last year and a half so it was a little harder than just sticking some flowers on. When making my dress i went through many stages....
Stage one- I'm yet to start but I'm feeling confident & slightly nervous
stage two- Wow this is easier than i thought
Stage three- I'm covered in glue
Stage four- I CANT DO THIS
Stage five- i cant feel my fingers they are covered in glue & pin pricks
Stage Six- I am on the home stretch and feel like crying
Stage Seven- Its over THANK GOD its over
Even though i had a massive melt down this was really enjoyable and i was very happy with the end product.
