Guest Post: DIY Flowers...On a Budget
Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 7:51PM | GuestBlogger Our final guest blogger is Katie with It's in the Details. Katie is an expert entertainer from Tulsa who helps people create perfect events. Enjoy!
I love a great party and I know Jen does, too. So I am thrilled to be guest posting for her today.
As a former florist, I love to pick up flowers at the grocery store (I know, gasp!) to use around my house or for entertaining. It can be kind of intimidating to put something together, so I have a few tips that I hope can help you when you have your next soiree.
Yesterday I went to the market by my house and picked up 15 roses, filler flowers and greenery for a whopping $10.85. The roses happened to be on sale for $1 a bunch! Steal!
When looking for flowers, I always try to get more closed flowers if I want them to last for several days and big, beautiful, open flowers if I need them for an event that evening.
I always like to start with some greenery just to create a base. I love the look of hosta leaves in my arrangements, and I just cut these from my yard.
From there I start building my arrangement. I usually begin with one type/color of flower. Here I started with the red and yellow roses and added the greenery that was included with the roses.
One of the biggest flower tips is to makes sure your flowers are proportioned to the vase. It is okay to cut those long stems. Worst case scenario, you can always put it in a little bud vase on its own.
I always think that ribbon can make a vase. Since this is more of a rustic/outdoorsy look, I would recommend a raffia tie around this to bring it all together.
I hope this inspires you to try to do your next floral arrangement for your next party or event!
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I'm very impressed! Thanks for the tips!
What a great tutorial...totally sounds like something even I could do! :) Thanks!
Love the idea of the hosta leaves! I have so many and will definitely be using that this summer!
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