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Wedding Flowers & Floral Arrangements : How to Make a Boutonniere for a Wedding or a Prom

March 31st, 2010

To make a boutonniere for a wedding or prom, choose a flower, remove the greenery, wrap the flower with floral tape, add a filler flower and add any other personal touches. Make sure a boutonniere is as clean and flat as possible with help from a florist in this free video on wedding flowers and floral arrangements. Expert: Christine Holanda Contact: www.lilyofthevalleyfloral.com Bio: Christine Holanda is a florist and the owner of Lily of the Valley Floral Design & Gift Shop in La Quinta, Calif. Filmmaker: Gina Miller-Britton

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Flower Arrangements : How to Dry Flowers

March 27th, 2010

There are many techniques for drying flowers, but one of the easiest ways involves tying the stems together and hanging them upside down. Hang flowers up to dry in a garage or attics with help from a florist in this free video on caring for flowers. Expert: Karen Rodowicz Contact: www.jkflowersinc.com Bio: Karen Rodowicz owns JK Flowers in Bellaire Bluffs, Fla. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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proflowers: How To Arrange Flowers

March 23rd, 2010

Learn how to arrange flowers with a Proflowers expert. Proflowers shows flower arranging tips used by top florists.

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Russ on Flowers Show #7 – Buying Wholesale Flowers For Your Home

March 19th, 2010

www.russonflowers.com Join Russ Phillip Jr. as he shares the best wholesale flower deals that are available for you to have shipped direct to your home. Looking to design your own flower arrangements for your wedding, banquet, or next event? Or perhaps just wanting to save a few dollars for your home floral arrangements? Look no further. Russ has found high quality flowers at great cheap and discount prices. Watch as he shows you how the flowers will be packaged, arrive to your home and shares some actual price savings with you.

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March 17th, 2010

Unquestionably, it is simple to include a Christmas silk flower arrangement to your home during the holidays to give your home a more festive outlook. The green leaves and red berries that accompany the Christmas poinsettias and Christmas cactus in your usual arrangement easily give the home a more festive decoration. For the same effect, you can use silk flowers.

Besides being festive and beautiful, you silk flower arrangement will be more economical, and they will last longer. In addition, they can be made before the hustle and bustle of the new season starts, as they are quite easy to make. In addition to a container and floral adhesive, you must also have a pair of pliers, wire cutters, flora tape, foam, and tape to make your Christmas silk flower arrangement.

Your container for your Christmas silk flower will need to be neither too wide nor too narrow and should be lightweight. Urn-shaped containers make a good starting point when making your silk flower arrangement. By choosing your flowers in different textures, you will add extra variety to your arrangement. heir colors should also match those of your room and give it a festive look. Since you are aiming to have the most natural looking arrangement possible, you will want to make sure that your arrangement has ends which are fresh and natural, over ones that are frayed or damaged.

Your next step is to arrange the flowers. Open each flower in a manner that reveals its actual shape. Place the stems into the foam. Lengthen the stems by attaching a piece of floral wire at the end of the stem with floral tape. Continue to make your Christmas silk flower arrangement with varying sizes of stems. This will give your arrangement a sense of additional shape, which will in turn make the arrangement prettier.

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Flower Arrangements : How to Wrap Flowers for a Gift

March 15th, 2010

Wrapping flowers for a gift can be done by laying the arrangement diagonally on a few squares of tissue paper or newspaper, folding up the bottom corner and folding in either side. Complete a wrapped bouquet of flowers using colorful ribbon withhelpful advice from the owner of a flower shop in this free video on flower arrangements. Expert: Karen Rodowicz Contact: www.jkflowersinc.com Bio: Karen Rodowicz owns JK Flowers in bellaire Bluffs, Fla. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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March 13th, 2010

Every home that includes a Christmas silk flower arrangement adds a bit of festivity to the Christmas season. The very colors of traditional arrangements are festive, with their flowers – that come in a variety of green, red, and white – and their green Christmas cactus, holly, and red berries. However, you can also bring about the same effect with silk flowers.

Many people choose the beauty and festivity of a silk flower arrangement over traditional ones because of the inherent economical benefits that traditional arrangements do not offer. In addition, they can be made before the hustle and bustle of the new season starts, as they are quite easy to make. A storage container, floral adhesive, wire cutters, foam, flora tape, pliers, and tape are the materials your Christmas silk flower arrangement needs.

In addition to being light in weight, your container for Christmas silk flower arrangement shouldn’t be too wide or too narrow. To begin, make a large silk flower arrangement in an urn-shaped container. Next, choose flowers of different textures to give a sense of variety to the arrangement. The colors should of course match your room and before you buy any materials for your arrangement, look at the edges. You will want edges that look natural over edges that are damaged or frayed.

Next, begin arranging your flowers. As you open each flower, reveal its true shape and make sure it unfolds widely. The foam is where the stems of the flowers should go. By utilizing floral tape, you can attach the ends of the floral wire to the stems to give a longer appearance. Continue to make your Christmas silk flower arrangement with varying sizes of stems. This will give your arrangement a sense of additional shape, which will in turn make the arrangement prettier.

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