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Kathy Mustard The Cottage Florist 1033 King St. West Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S-1L6 Phone: 1-905-524-1080 Fax: 1-905-524-1093

Active in the floral industry for 32 years, Katherine Mustard's commitment and participation has taken her around the world as a design instructor and commentator.

An active member of the F.T.D. design and commentary team, Kathy travels extensively in Canada and the United States. She was a floral instructor in Taiwan by invitation of the Floral Arts Association and the first North American designer requested to take part in the International Floracom Congress in Athens, Greece.

Some of the proud industry-related moments in Kathy's life are listed below:

• Winner of F.T.D. Maple Leaf Cup design competition Dist. 12E.
• Highest Award for Achievement, Dale Carnegie Human Relations.
• Canadian representative to the 1985 F.T.D. Interflora World Cup competition.
• Assistant to 1989 Canadian World Cup competitor, Tokyo, Japan.
• Winner "Best Medium Exhibition Booth" Toronto, International Gift Show, Toronto, Ont. (1987, 1988, 1997).
• Winner "Best Show Overall Booth" Toronto, International Gift Show, Toronto, Ont.
• Winner "Best Medium Exhibition Booth" Coliseum Exhibition, Gift Show, Toronto, Ont.
• Induction into A.I.F.D. (American Institute of Floral Designers).
• Induction into C.A.F.A. (Canadian Academy of Floral Artists).
• Designer and co-organizer of the Flowers Canada display, "Canada Blooms" 1998.

Kathy makes her home in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada. Along with her busy design and commentary traveling schedule, she tutors many talented designers in motivation and higher degrees of design achievements.

Why I Use OASIS® Products:

"Over the last 32 years of my career as a designer and instructor in the floral industry, I have seen many alternative foam products enter the market. None have matched the quality of density and security like OASIS® Floral Foam. Smithers-Oasis consistently has been a product that I can rely on to perform exactly as I expect it to."

Instructions Stand one brick of OASIS® floral foam, shaved to fit container base, on end in container. Glue hyacinth stakes on sculpted cardboard with OASIS® adhesive. Line back of cardboard with plastic to prevent moisture and saturation. Spray hyacinth stakes with brown, glossy woodtone and copper paint till desired color has been achieved. Secure form around OASIS foam brick with copper wire. Insert ivy and wrap around form. Insert variegated oregonia, hanging amaranthus and seeded eucalyptus. Insert yellow roses. Complete line of variegated oregonia. Insert Bells of Ireland. Add freesia and sabulosum cones. Place a small wood pick on either end of beargrass and insert into OASIS® foam brick in a rolling motion over form. Products Used 1 OASIS® Floral Foam Brick OASIS Floral Adhesive 1 classic urn ceramic vase (imitation rusted iron finish) with five inch opening 28 hyacinth stakes 1/2 meter copper wire 1 stem curly willow 1 small piece of white cardboard Brown, glossy wood tone, and copper paint 15 sabulosum cones (gold) 5 yellow Freesia (Aurora) 3 yellow Roses (Skyline) 1 stem Bells of Ireland 2 stems English Ivy 1 cluster seeded eucalyptus 2 pieces beargrass 1 stem variegated oregonia 3 pieces preserved amaranthus Note: the variations for substitution in this design are virtually endless. Any foliage or flower that will maintain the overall line of the original base form may be used.