The Sweetwater garden has some flowers....but they just weren't "fancy" enough for this.
So off to the grocery store with a budget of $15 in mind.
There were a couple of clear glass vases in the basement that were just taking up space.
Time to upscale a basic bouquet of flowers.
It is a simple matter to take bunch and arrange it in an interesting way!
Supplies:
Grocery Flower Bouquet
Greenery from the garden
Glass Vases
Grapevine
Wet Floral Foam
Raffia
Using big Hosta leaves is a great trick for hiding the floral foam or the stems of flowers in a clear vase.
Just cut the stems off the Hosta and wrap them inside the vase. It is a nice contemporary look.
It was lots of fun to put these together.
I got my creativity on!
Here is the result!
The chartruese fill is from a plant called Lady's Mantle. This is a staple in the Sweetwater garden because I love the way the lacy blooms look in flower arrangements. It blooms at just the time the Peonies do and it such a colorful accent.The inexpensive bouquet had a great little ornamental cabbage that was a really pretty accent.
One orange rose in each arrangement were a nice pop of color.
Adding a bit of grapevine and raffia really finished off the arrangements!
Wouldn't you say that these don't look to shabby?
For less than ten bucks a piece.....and about 20 minutes of time....they look pretty darn nice!
Have a Wonderful Day!
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1 comment:
I love to do this too. I cut interesting branches as filler, but will be trying a hosts leaf :-)
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