Flower Pounding
Place flowers on paper in desired patterns. Place the plastic wrap over one flower at a time. Make sure there are no wrinkles in the plastic wrap. Pound the plastic-covered flowers with the flat side of the mallet. ... [... more]
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Make Pine Cone Kindlers
Place the waxed cone into the muffin tin. Once all the cones have been placed, dip a ladle into the wax and then pour a little over each cone and into the bottom of each tin. Let them cool until solid (figure C). ... [... more]
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Floating Flowers
You don't have to call a florist to have beautiful, bountiful country bouquets decorating your home! Interior designer Matthew Mead shares tips for floating flowers in containers. ... [... more]
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Large Floral Displays
4. Place the main flower of the arrangement strategically in the middle areas. Fill in the empty space with the secondary flowers that are either smaller or less vibrant. Finish with the filler flowers--usually small ... [... more]
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Flower Pounding
Turn the fabric over and gently pound the petal until you see the color and moisture transferring. (You will be pounding directly on the fabric, rather than directly on the petal.) If the fabric is very thick, ... [... more]
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Beaded Fruits And Flowers
1. Remove stem and leaves from fruit. Cut various triangular shapes out of red liner tape; remove paper backing, and then stick each to the fruit (try not to overlap the pieces). Push wrinkles and folds flat before ... [... more]
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Tip Of The Day
Stabilize a single flower a largemouth vase by placing it inside an olive jar in the center of the vase. TIPical Mary Ellen : Episode TIP-233 [... more]
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Cut Flower Longevity
For a great bouquet with hardly any scent, such as for the dining room, arrange seeded eucalyptus, some lilacs, agapanthus, delphiniums, snapdragons, liatrus, and statice. Bear grass helps soften the edges. The ... [... more]
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Dried Flower Arrangements
Whether it's a single summer daisy in a vintage bud vase or a galvanized bucket filled with bright spring tulips, flowers add so much to country design. And when they're dried, the possibilities seem almost endless. ... [... more]
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Dried Herb Arrangements
Miniature straw bales are available at craft stores and make a wonderful starting point for a cute little tabletop or desktop ornament (see photo). Take some dried herbs and grasses such as sage, rosemary, quaking ... [... more]
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Mantel Makeovers
Make a simple yet stylish statement with the use of black frames plus black and white photos (figure B). Soften the look with a green plant to one side. ... [... more]
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Victorian Bouquets
Remove leaves from all flowers. Arrange the flower heads and herbs at the same height in a round shape. Secure the bouquet with a rubber band or tape just under the blooms. Trim the stems to six to eight inches in ... [... more]
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