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December 2025
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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
WE ARE CANCELLING TODAY'S WORKSHOP DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.
Mother Nature has decided to take charge and wants us to stay home and stay safe.
The board has agreed that trying to hold a workshop and potluck today is a bad idea and dangerous to try and attempt.
On a bright note - the Ann Arbor chapter of Ikebana International will hold their potluck and workshop tomorrow (same lesson), Thursday, December 11th, beginning at 11:30am.
They have invited all of our chapter to attend. Myself and Liz Lawra will be the instructors.
So far, the roads for tomorrow will be passable. If you have food you have prepared and want to share and drive there, the Ann Arbor group would be happy to host us as well. The address is:
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Please email if you wish to attend so they can accommodate.
I am so sorry and sad we cannot meet here this one last time before our break.
Please take care of yourselves this snowy holiday season!
In Friendship through Flowers,
Leslie Rosinski
A Lit Arrangement
This month we will be teaching dual (dueling?) arrangements from which you may choose. The main theme for both arrangements will be lights. We will incorporate lighting into these festive creations. Please see below and choose which you wish to try.
Please bring $2.00 to purchase light strings.
Style 1: Snow Globe
taught by Liz Lawra
Junior Master, Ichiyo School
Finding the globe part will be the hardest part so plan ahead. If you want a sphere, it should be about 8 inches in diameter. You can get them online by searching for “glass globe vase”. (I found mine at Hobby Lobby.)
You will also need two other containers. One that will fit inside the opening of the globe to hold the flowers (such as a cup kenzan or tuna can with a kenzan). Then you need a low dish-like outer container to hold the globe and the small container.
Materials Needed:
Babies breath
Small red or white flowers, such as spray carnations, mums, or alstroemeria
One larger flower, such as a small poinsettia, mum, carnations, etc.
Variety of greens, such as pine, boxwood, fir, holly, etc.
Supplies Needed for Either Arrangement:
Containers as described
*Kenzan(s) if using, appropriate to the size of your vessel
Hasami (floral shears)
Plastic or newspaper to cover work area
Cloth for clean up
Pitcher or bucket
Camera
Style 2: Compote or Nagiere
taught by Leslie Rosinski
Sogetsu School Instructor
For this arrangement we want to focus on the shape made by the greens (using a combination of a few greens such as: pine, cypress, spruce, fir, etc.)
We want to extend in two directions, so look at branches that have a little curve to them.
In addition, you will need a compote or Nagiere (tall) container, a possible kenzan (for compote) or extra twigs and branches (to make fixing shapes).
Floral Materials:
Evergreen branches (pine, spruce, fir, cypress, etc.)
Added greens such as eucalyptus, boxwood, ruscus, etc.)
Two different varieties of flowers of your choice
There will be no afternoon program this month.
NOTE: We will collect a fee of $5.00 per person per month to help offset costs for our venue.
We will have a door prize each month, so, as you pay, you will receive a ticket for a chance to win an ikebana related item.
If you are interested in attending any of the meetings, or for any questions,
please contact us at ikebana.detroit@gmail.com
Schedule is subject to change.
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