Yesterday my sweet husband surprised me by having fresh flowers delivered to the door (Happy Valentine's Day to me!) What a delightful gift!! The flowers arrived packaged in a box and were wrapped looking like this.
While they indeed are beautiful this way, I thought I would practice what a friend taught me about flower arranging over a year ago.
She taught a class on how to make flowers look like they are professionally arranged...here's my stab at it. First she said to cut off the stems at an angle and remove any leaves that are low and may end up in the water. Then she taught us to arrange the stems in the vase, one at a time, criss-crossing the stems. I began with some of the greenery; I thought it would serve as a nice base for the flowers (notice the 'criss-cross' action of the stems in the vase!).
Then I added the red roses to the arrangement, spreading them throughout the case, and continuing to criss-cross.
I continued to add more of the flowers, criss-crossing and arranging them where I wanted. At this point I found that the criss-crossing provides support for the flowers so they will stay where placed.
I added all of the flowers, spreading the colors throughout.
And filled in with the rest of the greenery. I was glad I kept some of the greenery; I think it filled in some of the blank spots!
The finished arrangement.
Finally, I remember learning that to display the arrangement, it's nice to have a placemat, table runner, or tablecloth under the vase to 'ground' the arrangement.
After about 5 minutes, I transformed the roses-zip-tied-in-a-box to a gorgeous arrangement (...if I do say so myself!) Here it is proudly displayed!
A sweet reminder of my thoughtful hubs...and an accomplishment in my quest for domesticity!
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