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Bergstrom was first introduced to floral art in her native counâ€" iry of Denmark as a child attending school. As part of the curâ€" ‘Because of budget cuts and downsizing, I not only lost my job, but 1 lost a lot of my friends who were mostly in the travel busiâ€" ness," said Bergstrom:. "I lost touch with them and when I tried to find employment back in the consulting business, 1 discovered that there were a lot of people, many of them much younger, who were also out there looking for the same work." The Bergstrom‘s moved to Waterloo four years ago setting up three businesses in their home. Her husband, Per, is a software developer, while her daughter, Christina, is a fashion Tesigner who has worked at Martha Hetting Haute Couture, a corner of the Parisian lashion industry in Copenhagen. in Waterloo, Bergstrom‘s business of turning flowers and wild flowers into pieces of wall art and cards is a slow but creative process. However, the pace of life is quite the opposite of her preâ€" vious job as a travel consultant. Working out of her upstairs front room, with its 1 1â€"foot ceilings and large bay window of her centuryâ€"old home at 78 William St. What was once child‘s play to her when she lived in Denmark, the hobby of floral art has become way of life and a source of income for Bergstrom. In spite of strong efforts to find employment, the Danishâ€"born Bergstrom, who was the former travel representative of the Danâ€" ish Tourism Board in Canada located in Mississauga, took what was a childhood hobby and turned it into a full time job. Asutmhqwudwso_yahnmyus,lkh Bergstrom was recently downsized from a managerial position she held for 17 years. &hm-flh‘fi.-â€"h‘-‘wflhsmmdnmmmah“yntfllh become a business for the resident. Peter Cudhea Chronicle Staff Those interested in purchasing or ordering products from Bergstrom can call her at 576â€"1062. in the September issues of ‘good times going through the art step by step. 'lMtfilhtvidet;wiibt'qecflyimam‘wm mhnphnydfiuddmhfi!ndmpidqmsm form as a good hobby." s Wuwmmmmmummqm and speeds up the drying process, flattening the plant material and preserving the colors. ; The Bergstrom‘s sell the press and Helen has also produced a 52 minute howâ€"too video entitled ‘The Art of Pressing Flowers‘, which is also for sale. The video, which received a nositive review Along with making floral decorated cards, she also produces wall wreaths, book markers from her own flower petals, to flowâ€" ers from wedding bouquets which a couple want to have preâ€" served in time. She even made 100 wedding invitations with the cover done in took her several months to complete. 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