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October 14th, 2009

Christmas is a time that many people want to add to their home’s decorations, and a Christmas silk flower arrangement is a great way to do so.

Typically, Christmas arrangements come in a mixture of green, red, and white Christmas flowers (poinsettias) along with Christmas cactus or holly and green leaves and red berries. On the other hand, there are several benefits to using silk flowers to achieve the very same effect.

Besides being festive and beautiful, you silk flower arrangement will be more economical, and they will last longer. Another benefit is their simplicity makes them easy to make before the start of the busy holiday season. You’ll need pliers and wire cutters to manipulate the wires of your Christmas silk flower arrangement, along with a storage container, floral adhesive, flora tape, foam, and tape.

Your container for your Christmas silk flower will need to be neither too wide nor too narrow and should be lightweight.

Begin by making a decent sized silk floral arrangement in a container that is urn-shaped. In order to give your arrangement a sense of variety, choose different flowers in your textures. Two additional tips for your arrangement: make sure your colors match the room you plan to put the arrangement in and look at the edges of the flowers, berries, or holly before you buy. Of course, you’ll want to natural and fresh looking edges on your poinsettias, berries, or hollies, and not frayed and damaged ones.

Your next step is to arrange the flowers. Open each flower carefully so that it is wide open and reveals its actual shape. The flower stems should go into the foam. Adding floral wire to the ends of the stems will lengthen the stems of your flowers. Continue to make your Christmas silk flower arrangement with varying sizes of stems. This will give added shape and beauty to the arrangement.

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February 2nd, 2009

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. On the other hand, there are several benefits to using silk flowers to achieve the very same effect.

Besides being festive and beautiful, you silk flower arrangement will be more economical, and they will last longer. They are also very easy to do and can be done much before the season begins. You’ll need pliers and wire cutters to manipulate the wires of your Christmas silk flower arrangement, along with a storage container, 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. In an urn-shaped container, make a large silk floral arrangement. In order to give your arrangement a sense of variety, choose different flowers in your textures. Also, as you are buying your flowers, holly, or berries – which, of course, should match the color of your room and give it a festive look – examine the edges carefully. If they are frayed or damaged, reject them for those that look fresh and natural.

Next, begin arranging your flowers.

Each opening should show the true shape of the flower, which should be wide. Stick the stems of the flowers into the foam. Floral wire at the end of each stem will allow you to lengthen the stems. You should vary the size of your Christmas silk flower stems to have the prettiest arrangement. This will give your arrangement a sense of additional shape, which will in turn make the arrangement prettier.

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