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If you are just
trying out flower
arranging, this detailed
design will easily fit
any color scheme and is
perfect for beginner or
expert.
Courtesy:
Flower Promotion Organization
A Bouquet of Bunches
| Flowers help to create an ambiance at home not duplicated by other types of décor. That's why flowers can bring importance to any room. Many people shy away from flowers because of expense and inexperience in |
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| arranging them. However, many grocery stores and flower shops now sell moderately priced flowers, and if you know a few tricks of the trade you too can arrange flowers easily and stylishly. Many arrangements can be created with simple design techniques. One such method works especially well for wide-mouthed containers. These containers often present a problem, as flowers don†t easily stay in place.
The solution is making a floral tape grid over the opening of the wide-mouthed container and then inserting small flower bunches into the grids' holes. In just a few minutes the container is successfully and almost effortlessly filled with beautiful blooms.
This flower recipe is styled with white iris and white standard carnations. Monochromatic themes always deliver color harmony while petal texture and shape create interest. However, almost any flower variety or color scheme will work using this design method. Half the fun is creating your own personal floral style and working with what looks terrific in your space. |
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| Wide Mouthed Container, (approximately 8-inches in diameter) |
| 18 Stems White Standard Carnations |
| 18 Stems White Iris |
| 12 Rubberbands |
| Floral Clippers |
| Scissors |
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Floral Food |
| One-Half Inch Wide Floral Bowl |
| Tape |
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Step
1:
Make a
grid of
squares
by first
running
four
evenly
spaced
lines of
floral
bowl
tape
over the
top of
the
wide-mouthed
container.
Then run
four
more
lines of
tape
perpendicular
to the
first
four
strips. |
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Step
2:
Fill the
container
with
water
that has
been
treated
with
floral
food. |
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Step
3:
Cut all
the
flowers
to
approximately
7-inches
in
length
and then
remove
all the
greenery
from
their
stems.
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Step
4:
With 3
stems of
the same
kind of
flower,
arrange
a small
bouquet
in your
hand.
Keep the
heads of
the
flowers
at the
same
height.
Now
rubberband
the
bouquet
together
so that
the
rubberband
rests
just
under
the
flowers
blooms.
Do this
for all
the
flowers.
A total
of six
bunches
of
carnations
and six
bunches
of iris
should
be
created. |
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Step
5:
Cut two
bunches
of
carnations
to
approximately
5.5
inches
in
length.
Place
these
bunches
in the
center
of the
wide-mouthed
container.
Cut the
other
four
bunches
of
carnations
to
approximately
4.5
inches
in
length;
then
insert
them at
the
quarters
of the
container. |
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Step
6:
Fill in
the gaps
with the
six
bunches
of iris. |
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Find information on
the
Carnation - January's
birth month flower
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