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Tips For Creating Flower Arrangements

By: Bobbie McKee.. Home | Business | Home-Business


There is nothing more beautiful than flowers in bloom arranged artfully in a delicate, crystal vase. Do you want to learn how to make those kinds of flower arrangements that often get featured on TV or magazines?

There are no hard and fast rules, but there are measures that you can take in order to produce your own striking flower arrangements that you can show off.

Tip #1: Utilize Your Instincts

Rules? Forget the rules! There is an artist in every one of us. Some are just dormant and sleeping, waiting for you to come wake it up. What better time than now? And the great thing about flower arrangements is that it takes so little from you to make them look beautiful. After all, flowers are things of beauty on their own.

Instead, trust your instincts. Let your eyes be your guide. Just pay attention and you will instantly know which flower arrangements are more pleasing to the eyes.

Tip #2: Cluster Small Flowers in Groups

It's far from the rule of thumb, but you can never go wrong if you do this. Have you noticed how small flowers tend to disappear when placed in large flower arrangements? With all these large and more assertive blooms around them, the small flowers get overwhelmed. Moreover, they are also harder to grab and reposition.

By keeping smaller flowers together, it is easier for you handle them and give your arrangements a more personal feeling. You can do this by grouping them together with ribbon, floral wire or floral tape.

Tip #3: On Single Blooms

A common arrangement that people often resort to is a single rose in a vase. While single bloom types of flower arrangements are always graceful, try out this method and add your own style. You can make several single bloom flower arrangements positioned in several parts of your home - from tiny blooms inside wine glasses or tea cups to large blooms in bowls. The single rose in a bud vase can look even more unique in a room full of diverse arrangements.

Tip #4: Use the Right Container

If you must follow one rule, this is it: use containers that match the type of flower arrangements. The good news is that most flower arrangements are unique. So match them up with unique containers as well.

If you feel that your blooms look prettier in a different container, then do so. You can even use bottles, smaller vases, tea cups, wine glasses. And the effect would be a uplifting look to your flower arrangements.



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