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Mother’s Day Mini Flower Bouquet

Mother’s Day Mini Flower Bouquet

Fresh flowers always sends a message of love! Giving a fresh flower bouquet to your mom, grandmother, mother in law or your favorite mom friend is pretty much mandatory for Mother’s Day. Of course they will be so happy to receive it! I know I would. Fresh flowers don’t have to be expensive. I always love to put together my own bouquet of flowers with either ones from my garden or the local flower market. But for this DIY Mother’s Day mini flower bouquet I turned to Blooms by Isabel to break down how she makes such beautiful mini hand-tied flower bouquets. They are always so gorgeous, and she has a great eye for floral colors, texture and flower combinations. She is sharing how she creates the perfect Mother’s Day Mini Flower Bouquet. She also tagged the bouquet with our FREE mother’s day gift tag printable, available at the end of the post.

Mother’s Day Mini Flower Bouquet

Flowers–choose a combination of large flowers, smaller flowers and fillers

Flower shears

Twine

Wrapping Paper

Ribbon

Mother’s Day gift tag labels (FREE printable below)

To begin making your Mother’s Day mini flower bouquet, head to your local floral shop. I usually have good luck with Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods or Costco. You’ll want to find a combination of large flowers, smaller flowers and filler greenery. For larger flowers, roses are usually the best or lilies work good too. Spray rose flowers, tulips or ranunculus are the perfect smaller flower options. For fillers, baby breaths, eucalyptus or ruscus work great.

To begin making your bouquet, start with greenery as your base, then add in your small flowers, then your larger flowers. If you have any leftover filler flowers, then place those in the bunch and move flowers around until you are happy with where the flowers are placed. I usually do with while holding all the flowers in my hand. Then I take twine and tie the flowers together. For mini bouquets, cut the stems shorter and all the same length. Wrap them up with wrapping paper. We used an iridescent wrapping paper over white paper then tied with velvet ribbon.

Before you send these beautiful Mother’s Day mini flower bouquets off, tie on our FREE Mother’s Day gift tag printable that you can easily download and print! Make a few of these easy-to-make Mother’s Day mini flower bouquets!

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Heart Shape Flower Box

DIY Heart-Shape Flower Box

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and you know roses are the way to a girl’s heart and a sign of love and friendship. I’m such a sucker for flowers and always love receiving and giving them! So I was looking for something extra special to make to give to my love ones for Valentine’s Day. This DIY heart-shape flower box is just the one that I know my girls will love or even a friend who needs a little cheering up over the love holiday. If you are planning a Galentine’s breakfast or even just a romantic evening with your lover, these heart-shape flower box would also make a perfect centerpiece. So many fun ideas.

Supplies:

Heart Shape Box or Paper Mache box (spray paint for desired color)

floral wet foam

wax paper

fresh flowers

scissors

knife

Take your foam block, using your knife cut it about 1.5″ thick. Then use the bottom of the heart box to cut the foam in the shape of the heart. I had to use two 1.5″ foam blocks to get the entire shape of the heart. Don’t worry if it is not perfect. You just need a general heart shape.

2. Put your foam blocks in water and let it soak for a bit. While it is soaking, take wax paper and cut the width of the box. Gradually push it down to fully cover the bottom and the sides of the heart shape box, while making sure the paper doesn’t tear or rip. You may have some extra paper hanging over the sides. I just cut the paper with scissors around the shape.

3. Gently place the wet floral foam blocks in the heart-shape box, making sure the bottom is fully covered. You can add additional water in the box at this time.

4. Next is the fun part, adding the flowers. Simply trim and push the stems in the wet foam block. Start on the edge and work your way to the middle of the box. My boxes used about 10 stem roses. If you’d like put the top on the box, then make sure to cut the stems short so the flower heads are below the top of the box. I kept my longer because I am using them more for display and wanted the flower heads peeking out. If you are planning to give them away, add a ribbon around the box and flowers!

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5 Minute DIY Flower Arrangement

5 Minute DIY Flower Arrangements

Hello Fall! Hello fall flowers too–sunflowers, daisies and mums, to name a few. With the arrival of fall and the coming cooler months, this means holiday parties and inside dinner gatherings. Decorations of all kind cover the inside and outside of the house. And with any party, tables need to be set and decorated. You can never go wrong with a pretty flower arrangement to flock a table or liven up a coffee table. Putting together an arrangement is actually really easy and fun! In the long run, it will save you money too. Preparation is the main key to a full textured flower arrangements. I am going to share a quick 5 minute DIY flower arrangement tutorial that has been a guideline for me when I put an arrangement together.

When you are at the flower market…

Know your color palette. It’s best to know what colors you want in your arrangement. What I like to do is find the main color in my large bloom and then use complementing colors in the smaller blooms.
Buy in variety of size and texture. If you are doing a simple vase, pick one large bloom as the main focal point. Whether it be roses, hydrangeas or sunflowers in my case, there are so many beautiful large blooms. If you want something more grand, then jump to three different blooms. But for a simple vase, go with one. Then buy three different smaller bud flowers that complement the main flower. I like to work in groups of odds–3’s, 5’s, etc. So then look for fillers also in groups of 3’s. In my arrangement, I used rosemary and dusty miller and blue thistle.

Once you get home…

Put your flowers in water. Don’t let them sit on your counter. Put them in warm water with flower preservative. Warm water helps blooms to open up like roses. You should also cut about an inch off of the stem. When flowers are pulled out of water, the stems close up on the bottom. You have to cut about an inch off at an angle of the stem to reopen and to allow the flower to drink water. If you don’t cut off the stem, the flower won’t last as long because its not absorbing enough water.
Prepare your vase. Make sure it is clean and filled with flower water. Get creative with your containers. Use a bowl and tape off the sections to have a shorter arrangement. Mason jars, tea cups…there are so many options.

5 minute DIY flower arrangement…

Start with the large bloom. I always start with the large bloom for best placement. Make sure to cut down the stem at an angle. Cut the stem leaving about 3-4″ from the vase rim to the bloom. Remove any leaves, greenery or stems that fall below the water line in the vase.
Small bud flower next. The small bud are really important because they fill up the empty space and provide color and variety. Small bud flowers are used as an accent with other primary flowers. They aren’t the main focal point but definitely get their sure of attention. Make sure to place the small bud flowers in between the large bloom. Cut some of the flowers longer than the large bloom and some shorter than the large bloom
Next come fillers and greenery. The fillers and greenery add texture and makes the arrangement interesting to look at. Add many of these fillers below the large bloom for full coverage. Tall stems add variety. Don’t be afraid to use herbs in your garden like rosemary or basil.

Your 5 minute DIY flower arrangement is done! Take a quick minute to examine it. Many any adjustments if needed. Place your flower arrangement away from sunlight or heating vents. Recut and add water often to help it last longer.

DIY How to Make Flower Crown — One Size Fits All

DIY How to Make Flower Crown : One Size Fits ALL

Flower crowns remind me of Easter. As a child I remember my mom making flower crowns for my younger sister and I to wear with our new Easter dresses to church on Easter Sunday. I have a sweet, tender picture of my sister and I in our flower crowns and white tulle dresses with our Daddy. I remember that day like yesterday! And I so wish I still had that tulle dress for my daughters to wear. Well, the last few weeks I’ve been surrounding myself with flowers, doing different arrangements and floral projects. My house has been quite colorful! I love waking up to a table full of fresh flowers. Since Easter is right around the corner and I had all these flowers on hand, a DIY flower crown tutorial was definitely on the blogging list to be posted. This DIY flower crown is a one size fits all crown using ribbon. Or you can wear it as a headband instead of a crown. Either way, it’s easy and really cute.

Supplies for DIY How to Make Flower Crown

an assortment of flowers — I used roses, anemone and ranunculus (about 5 stems per crown).

Floral wire

thin leather cord or hemp rope

wire cutters

flat nose pliers

ribbon

rosemary or eucalyptus leaves or any other kind of leaf branch

Instructions

Take your leather rope and measure it around your head. Mark with your finger and cut the rope to size.

2. Pick out the flowers you plan to use. As you can see, I pulled flowers from an arrangement so I can get the most use out of the flowers. This is a fun idea if you have extra flowers to spare in an arrangement. You’ll be cutting down the stem.

3. Starting in the middle, take your floral wire and wrap your leafy branches to the leather rope, twisting the wire around and secure to the rope. I used rosemary because I have a huge rosemary bush in my yard. And rosemary smells so good. Once you wrap the leaves all the way to one side, make a loop with the rope and secure with the floral wire. Repeat to the other side.

4. You really can’t mess up where you place your flowers on the crown. I started in the middle because I used a large rose, but if you have smaller flowers I would start at the end.

5. Take one long floral wire and poke the end of the wire into the center base of the flower. Before securing the flower to the crown, make sure the flower stem is hidden in between the leaves. Twist the floral wire to the rope. Use the flat-nose pliers to bend the wire ends down to prevent the wires from poking out. Instead of cutting the wire, repeat with other flower.

6. Tie your ribbon to the rope loops.

Your flower crown is now ready to be worn! You can wear it as a crown, headband or let your daughter wear it. The ribbon helps to adjust the crown’s size.

There really is no wrong way to make a flower crown, so you can definitely play around with the placement of flowers and the leaves to create different looks. I like the ribbon and how it adds another element to the crown.

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