It's about Memorial Day so I thought I would do a blog about flower arrangements. Whenever I am looking at pre-made arrangements, I always find something that I don't like about it. So I either pick out a bushel that I like or stems that I can make into my own custom arrangements. This is very inexpensive to do & pretty easy to complete.
Have fun with it! In this one, I just added some pre-cut shapes & painted them, put them on wooden dowels to stick them in the vase to add some visual attraction.
First I am going to talk about what supplies you will need to do your very own flower arrangement (pictures below). Supplies that you will need is a bushel of flowers that you like or stems. My parents happened to pick these out for my grandma's grave. A cylinder to house the flowers & wire cutters. Most generally you might need styrofoam for the container but in this case I didn't since it was already in the cylinder. Be very selective on what kind of styrofoam you get. What I found out that it's better for beginners to use the sturdy foam not the gentle grip foam. You will notice the difference in textures in the pictures below. The sturdy foam allows you to remove flowers in & out of the styro foam alot easier than the gentle grip. The gentle grip is more for fresh flower arrangements because it hold moisture.
First I am going to talk about what supplies you will need to do your very own flower arrangement (pictures below). Supplies that you will need is a bushel of flowers that you like or stems. My parents happened to pick these out for my grandma's grave. A cylinder to house the flowers & wire cutters. Most generally you might need styrofoam for the container but in this case I didn't since it was already in the cylinder. Be very selective on what kind of styrofoam you get. What I found out that it's better for beginners to use the sturdy foam not the gentle grip foam. You will notice the difference in textures in the pictures below. The sturdy foam allows you to remove flowers in & out of the styro foam alot easier than the gentle grip. The gentle grip is more for fresh flower arrangements because it hold moisture.
Once I got all the supplies, I clipped all the flowers off the bushel with the wire cutters. Once I finished with that I started to select the highest stems. Kind of like drawing straws. I stuck the tallers stems in the middle & then the smaller stems around the outside. I have been told that the stems should be twice the size as the container you are placing them in to make the arrangement look proportional. Alot of flowerists use hot glue to secure the stems. I have tried this but I am very picky on how it looks & I am not as confident on the placement. I have found that the foam holds the stems in place pretty well. Also this way you can always redo the arrangement if you wanted to.
All of this are arrangements that I have done for my home previously or have given them as gifts. If you have the time, this will save you alot of money.
All of these arrangements cost around $5.oo to $10.00.
Those are really good! I didn't know about the foams so that's something that I will have to keep in mind. Was one of those arrangements real flowers? Those Tulips look real. It sounds like fun, I'll have to try it, put some color in the new place. Can't wait for your next blog. (8^ )
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the arrangements! I've been wanting to do something like this for a while, so it is great to have some direction. Oh, and when Tim and I get a house, you should know that you will be helping decorate! You have no choice :)..but it will probably be a few years from now.
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