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Black Magic Topiary By Everyday Flowers

July 15th, 2010

This arrangement is our entry for the Flowerchat March Madness flower contest. This week we are going head to head aginst Avante Gardens Florist In Anaheim. Our arrangement this week has been created using Black Magic Roses, Dalias, Cymbidum Orchids, Ranunculus, Bells of Ireland, Galax Leaves, Agonis Foliage, Horsetail and Curly Willow. Be sure to leave your comments and vote for your favorite design. Polls are now open so please vote for your favorite design. www.flowerchat.com

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June 17th, 2009

For those considering ways to include a more festive look to their home this Christmas season, they should consider adding an arrangement that includes a Christmas silk flower. You’ll find most arrangements come in a mix of green, red, and white Christmas poinsettias, along with a Christmas cactus or holly with green leaves and festive red berries. You might instead wish to use silk flowers to reap the same benefits.

The major additional benefit that your silk flower will provide is that they are economical and long lasting. 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.

When you pick your container for the Christmas silk flower arrangement, be certain to pick one that is the right width, neither too wide nor too narrow. To begin, make a large silk flower arrangement in an urn-shaped container. Different textures for your flowers will lend your floral arrangement a sense of variety. Before you buy silk poinsettias, holly or red berries, look at their edges.

Pick edges that look fresh and natural over ones that look frayed or damaged.

Next, begin arranging your flowers. A wide opening is desirable, as it will help you show the actual shape of the flower. The flower stems should go into the foam. If you need to have longer stems, attach a piece of floral wire at the end of each stem, using floral tape. The nicest looking Christmas silk flower arrangements have a variety of stem sizes. Your arrangement will have more shape with this altering, and will be more attractive as a whole.

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February 15th, 2009

Every home that includes a Christmas silk flower arrangement adds a bit of festivity to the Christmas season. Traditional arrangements come in a happy mix of green, red, and white fresh Christmas flowers ‘poinsettias’ and include Christmas cactus or holly with green leaves and red berries. However, you can also achieve this festivity with silk flowers.

Besides being festive and beautiful, you silk flower arrangement will be more economical, and they will last longer. For those that worry about having enough time during the holiday season, silk flowers offer the benefit of being easily prepared before the season begins. In order to adequately prepare your Christmas silk flower arrangement, you will need a pair of pliers to bend wires, along with a container, wire cutters, floral adhesive, flora tape, foam and tape.

The lightweight container you chose for your Christmas silk flower arrangement shouldn’t be too wide, but it shouldn’t be too narrow, either. To begin, make a large silk flower arrangement in an urn-shaped container. For those craving variety in their floral arrangement, they should select flowers of various textures. 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.

From here, you should feel free to begin arranging your flowers. Each flower should be unfolded widely in a manner that shows its actual shape. 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. Every Christmas silk flower arrangement should have variety in the stem sizes. Your arrangement will have more shape with this altering, and will be more attractive as a whole.

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