While it is always nice to have a professionally done arrangement of flowers, sometimes it is fun to do it yourself!
Follow these five tips for fantastic flowers made by you:
1. Pick your colors
When picking colors for a centerpiece, follow these tips. It is really nice to pick complementary colors within the design, with a few pops of an accent color.
2. Pick your flowers
You can always get plain flowers from a florist by the stem, or at your local grocery store.
Find ones that fit within the color spectrum you selected in Step 1.
3. Find the flower's "face"
Each flower has a direction it grew in, usually where the sun was the most during it's growth. That is the "face" of the flower.
If your design is going to face a specific direction, you want to make sure the faces of the flowers are facing in the direction of your design. If this is a circle, you would ensure they all face outward. If this is a piece that will go against a wall or perhaps sit on the corner of a desk, you want to make sure the flowers all face towards the person that will be looking at them.
4. Spread out the colors
Make sure the colors you select are spread out throughout the design, with carefully clustered similar flowers that still spread out the colors throughout the arrangement. You want to make sure it doesn't look polka-dotted, and yet at the same time, there is a nice variety of flowers throughout your piece.
Give your design one final look-over, filling in any holes as needed with leaves or additional blooms.
5. Finishing touches
For a final touch, add a small bow or piece of ribbon around the bottom of your design, either in a complementary color, or as an accent piece.
Let me know in the comments if you have any questions, or want to share any additional tips for DIY floral design!
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Bridget is the proud Owner of Flower Designs by Bridget, bringing European Certification and 20 years experience to Pinellas County, Florida, where she lives with her husband (Air Force, Ret.) and two children. When she is not in her shop, you will find her enjoying a cup of Roiboos tea with her family and several cats and dogs (including one named Daisy). While the holiday greens and decorations of December are her favorite, she looks forward to bringing you sunshine and smiles through flowers all year round!
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