- Stamps out flower parts with hand operated or power driven machine.
- Places roll of material on spindle of machine that automatically forms artificial flower stems.
- Prints veining on artificial leaves, using stamps and handpress.
- Dips flowers into specified dye and squeezes out excess dye, using hands.
- Fastens twigs and buds to steel wire to form branches by hand or using twisting machine.
- Wires or glues flower parts to stem or branch.
- Fastens artificial flowers and foliage to wreath stand and inserts cones and grass decorations to form artificial wreath.
- May wrap stems with green and brown paper to effect natural appearance.
- Cuts out and assembles materials, such as fabric, wood, and paper, performing any combination of following tasks to make artificial foliage, such as flowers, wreaths, and trees: Cuts out flower parts, such as leaves and petals from paper, fabric, or plastic, using handtools, such as scissors, knives, hammers, and dies.
- Assembles garlands, using fresh flowers and artificial decorations.
- Cuts flowers to length, using pruning shears and sorts them according to shade of colour.
- Ties boughs to garland cord with string, spacing boughs to attain uniform appearance.
- Attaches specified decorations.
- Selecting and arranging flowers and decorative items to create standard and customized floral arrangements. Serving in-store customers and processing payments. Maintaining an adequate supply of wires, foams, ribbons, tapes, and other decorative supplies. Ordering fresh flowers from wholesalers and growers as required.
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