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FSN is PROUD to bring you the NEXT Design Inspiration Challenge! Florists everywhere are buzzing about this new Challenge, we hope to see designs from each and every one!
BUT FIRST….
The WINNER of the Design Inspiration Challenge Round 3: Acrobats —
HOPE FLORAL!
Our closest match ever! Our design team studied and critiqued each of the finalists until we finally decided on a winner. We really felt all of our finalists did a great job interpreting this design. The judges scores were so close, but Hope Floral wins by just 2 points! We loved the unique design they submitted. The ribbons and satin with blue and red flowers really show off the girls style. The proportions and balance were great. Hope Floral wins a beautiful award certificate, great FSN tote bag and is now a finalist for our grand prize! Congratulations!
We Would Also Like To Recognize:
2nd Place – MaryJane’s Flowers & Gifts (54/60 points)
3rd Place – Beautiful Blooms (50/60 points)
View all entries here…
We think everyone did a FANTASTIC job on their arrangements. It was so close, and a very tough decision!
FSN would like to thank everyone who was a part of this contest!
NOW BACK TO…
THIS WEEK’S INSPIRATION CHALLENGE:
As always, we wanted to pick something TOTALLY different from all of our other challenges so far. This scene of a coral reef is a great muse to get your creative juices flowing! There are so many ways you could interpret this into a floral design! You could just focus on a specific section of the photo, or the entire thing. Those colors are incredible. Study this photo carefully and use your imagination to interpret it into a floral design. This inspiration is a great exercise for your color, textures and creativity. We hope these challenges are helping you to learn to see design in your every day lives.
We cannot wait to see what you come up with!
HOW TO ENTER:
Entering is EASY! Simply:
- Go to our Facebook Page
- Post a photo of your design on our wall or email it to mandy@flowershopnetwork.com
- Be sure to include the name of your shop. (If your shop has a Facebook Page, link it by typing @ and your shop’s name)
- Please specify it as being an entry to the contest. “My entry for the design contest.”
- Include a brief description of your design and how it was inspired by that week’s challenge (Optional)
HOW TO WIN:
(This has changed a bit since the last contest)
You have 2 weeks to create and enter your challenge arrangement. Then, there will be two types of voting — think Idol. Round 1 is open public voting on our website for your top 5 finalists! Then those finalists move on to Round 2 where our FSN Design Team will judge them based on creativity, style and how well their design interprets that week’s inspiration.
How the judging works: Our design team will score each finalist on 3 categories: style, creativity, interpretation. Each category is worth 20 points for a total of 60 points. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at mandy@flowershopnetwork.com
Timeline:
- Contest Begins (Today, July 16)
- Two weeks to design (July 16-29)
- One week to vote (July 30-Aug 6)
- Winner Announced/New Challenge Begins (Aug 6)
Each winner will receive a great FSN tote bag and awards certificate, plus a special feature on our blog with their arrangement, a link to their shop’s website, an awards certificate and a great, big FSN tote bag! They will also be promoted on our Twitter and Facebook for one week. After 6 challenge winners (August) we will have a Tournament of Inspiration and our top winning designers will compete for a grand prize! (More on this later)
You are allowed to enter the weekly contests more than once, but only entered as a Grand Prize Finalist once.
The entries are in and are lookin’ GOOD! 
