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When decorating for the holidays, consider using a Christmas silk flower arrangement to boost the festive decor of their home. Christmas arrangements will include a mixture of festive red and green (along with some white) Christmas flowers and berries and either Christmas cactus or Christmas holly. However, you can also bring about the same effect with silk flowers.
While both silk flowers and traditional arrangements offer beauty and festivity, only silk flower arrangements are economical and long lasting. They are also very easy to do and can be done much before the season begins. To begin with your Christmas silk flower arrangement, you will need the following items: a container, floral adhesive, pliers, wire cutters, flora tape, foam, and tape.
When deciding on a container for your Christmas silk flower arrangement, make sure that you pick an object that is lightweight, and isn’t too wide or too narrow. Urn-shaped containers make a good starting point when making your silk flower arrangement. 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. Of course, you’ll want to natural and fresh looking edges on your poinsettias, berries, or hollies, and not frayed and damaged ones.
From here, start arranging your flowers. Open each flower in a manner that reveals its actual shape. Next, insert the stems of the flowers into the foam. By utilizing floral tape, you can attach the ends of the floral wire to the stems to give a longer appearance. You should vary the size of your Christmas silk flower stems to have the prettiest arrangement. This will give added shape and beauty to the arrangement.
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