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    Home » Lifestyle

    DIY Floral Arrangements

    Published: Apr 24, 2012 · Modified: Mar 31, 2021 by Andrea Howe · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    So fresh floral arrangements may not be a necessity at a 7 year olds birthday party, but since I was heading down to LA to visit Moskatel’s and Michael Levine, I figured why not make a pit stop at the LA Flower Mart too.  After all, shouldn’t having a few fresh flower arrangements around the house after the party be my reward for all my hard work?  I am no expert at floral arrangements and like with most things, I try to keep it as simple as possible, so I thought I’d share with you how to make a simple fresh floral arrangement for your next event.

    Over the years I have collected several round and square clear glass vases.  I use these because of the clean and simple lines and the fact that they go with any color or party scheme.  You can add ribbon, as I did for her party, to go with the decor, as opposed to trying to match the flowers, and then use fresh white flowers for your arrangement.Measure out your ribbon, add some double stick tape (or a touch of hot glue) and then apply the ribbon.  Add layers of ribbon or keep it simple with just one patterned strip of ribbon.*Tip: Add strips of double stick tape in a quadrant to help the flower stems stay in place.  Now you’re ready to begin arranging your flowers.Begin by trimming your stems to desired length and snipping off leaves towards bottom of the stem so the arrangement looks clean in the base of the vase. I like to begin by adding my thicker, fuller flowers, and then add bits of stock and filler at the end where needed.
    With shorter arrangements you may not need to add the tape, it just depends on the type of flowers you’re working with.Your end result is an array of beautiful, fresh flower arrangements that cost a fraction of what you’d pay at the florist.  If you’d like to see the details of the types of flowers I used in these arrangements, and which vendors I purchased from at the LA Flower District, please visit this post. Follow For the Love Of on Bloglovin and via Instagram @fourflights

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    About Andrea Howe

    Andrea Howe is a Certified Nutrition Coach (CNC PN-L1) and the founder of Howe We Live. As a seasoned home cook of over 20 years, developing and photographing recipes is her passion. Andrea has spent over 10 years in the health & nutrition industry, writing for various publications including Babble and Disney. Her work has appeared in Real Simple, Taste of Home, Yahoo, Buzzfeed and ABC News.

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    1. Marsha says

      June 02, 2015 at 2:53 pm

      Hello, I know this is a rather older blog but I am just in love with your photographs! Hydrangeas are my favorite flower 🙂 And I was wondering if you would mind if I used 1 or 2 of your pictures to hang in my bedroom? I am currently redecorating and believe they would look just beautiful in a nice from on my walls once we get done painting of course 🙂 lol I truly hope you don’t mind because your work is breathtaking from your arrangement to the different angles used to capture them. God Bless 🙂

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    2. garry's mod download pc says

      July 02, 2014 at 6:36 pm

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    3. Ashley Ward says

      June 08, 2012 at 2:03 am

      Great tips for DIY. I’ve started dabbling in arrangements for my fall wedding but had never seen the tape trick. Nice!

      Reply
    4. Annie says

      April 27, 2012 at 3:00 pm

      LOVED this, Andrea. I've always wanted to take a floral arranging class, and even though I'd still like to find one locally, I'm bookmarking this post for parties and such. Just such good, practical advice. Thank you!

      Reply
    5. katrina says

      April 25, 2012 at 8:15 pm

      Your tape technique is brilliant. I've always wondered how some really good looking floral arrangements stay in place and so full in the center. What a great tip!

      Oh, and your blue ombre looks fantastic, Andrea. L O V E. 😀

      Reply
    6. Senja says

      April 24, 2012 at 7:58 pm

      So beautiful! I love the idea with the tape, never thought of it. Thanks for sharing 🙂

      Reply
    7. Amy Renea says

      April 24, 2012 at 7:54 pm

      Absolutely beautiful!! I'm always a sucker for the small little arrangements…that one is my fav of yours 😉 …and PS – you are looking lovely — the orange is SO nice on you!

      Reply

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