Floral Cake
Cut the stems off the carnations (leave about 1/2 inch). Stick the red carnations near the bottom of the foam to build the first layer (figure A). ... [... more]
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Everlasting Centerpieces
Flowers always add a great touch to decorating but sometimes a particular fresh flower is not available. Try placing artificial flowers in a glass vase with a product that looks like water and hardens to hold the ... [... more]
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Tip Of The Day
Make a wheat-grass bouquet or centerpiece. Press wheat grass into a shallow container, and insert single flowers such as daffodils, tulips and irises. Attaching artificial butterflies to wire also make a good ... [... more]
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Branch Designs
Secure a branch in a small decorative tin with molding clay and cover the top with small rocks. Use curtain clips to display favorite pictures (figure A). ... [... more]
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Creative Floral Containers
For added color, attach wrapping paper to the box (figure B). Turn the paper over to the wrong side and use spray adhesive to attach the flattened box. Trim the edges. ... [... more]
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Conditioning Flowers
Some flowers exude a milky substance from the end of their stems (Iceland poppy , euphorbia, hollyhock, poinsettia). To process these flowers correctly, dip their stems in boiling water for 15 seconds or sear the ... [... more]
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Beach Harvest Wreaths
Highlight an antique tool, like a cranberry rake, with an arrangement of cedar, rye grass, artemisia, wheat, chives and sea lavender (figure C). Simply shave foam to fit inside, attach with hot glue and insert ... [... more]
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Unusual Orchids
3. Insert a pic in the base of the back of the cone and twist it around the foam . Use greening pins to secure it as you go, leaving some of the grass sticking out to resemble wind-blown hair. Repeat this process up ... [... more]
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Christmas Florals
Everyone will admire the elements of this arrangement featuring artificial pears, bamboo, hydrangea and seasonal foliage. The bamboo is stuck directly into floral foam, again wrapped in chicken wire. The horizontal ... [... more]
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Fall Bouquets
Figure E--Beveridge uses a pumpkin as the focal point of this bold outdoor centerpiece. She hollows out a pumpkin and uses floral stakes to mount it atop a rustic pot filled with floral foam. Floral foam is also used ... [... more]
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Wreaths For Every Season
Insert the three lilies into the wreath, spacing them evenly around the form . Add the scabiosa, and then fill in the groupings with smaller flowers. Make sure the narrow outer and inner edges of the wreath are also ... [... more]
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Floral Table Arrangements
The first large arrangement is perfect for a glass table with light from overhead, because it lets the light filter down through the glass vase and plays off the curves of the corkscrew willow inside the vase. To ... [... more]
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