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DIY Wedding Flowers
Designing wedding flowers is an activity that requires a sense of art and beauty and the sense of positioning the flowers. However, this would not mean that this is an exclusive specialization and no one else can do it. On the contrary, with the internet waiting to give you all the information and steps you require, a DIY Wedding Flowers is actually just a click away.
You just need to follow the instructions carefully and find the right resources from the World Wide Web. DIY Wedding Flowers has been made easy by amazingly simple steps available from the different do it yourself categories of websites.
Let us discuss the different steps that you need to take in order to design wedding flowers all by yourself.
First, you need to find a Wedding Flowers DIY website that will give you logical steps to design a wedding flower.
Second, engage in some research on how to design the wedding flowers and look ahead. You may look up the various magazines and the journals that give information on designing bouquets.
Third, choose the flowers very carefully, keeping in mind the choice of the bride and the groom, the color theme in the wedding as a whole. The flowers you choose must be able to complement the wedding colours overall.
Fourth, go and talk to a florist for ideas on the choice of flowers and the location and availability of the flowers. Plan ahead and place orders for the flowers well in advance. You must also order greenery and the filler flowers well in advance.
Fifth, always try to use a purchased holder for the bouquet. These bouquet holders are typically made of plastic materials and have the shape of a cone. These also have a handle attached. These holders also have floral foam which is inserted beforehand into the holder for your convenience.
Sixth, place the bouquet holder upside down in the water so that you can have the foam melt away, thereby enabling you to insert the flowers into the holder easily.
Seventh, hold a group of flowers and place them in a round shape so that they conform to the shape of the holder. In other words, the flowers must be cone shaped.
Eighth, take another group of flowers, double the number of the flowers described in step seven and place them just below the top layer. Ensure that the top of all the flowers are at an even height. Also, you need to choose flowers of different colours.
Ninth, insert the group of flowers in the holder.
There are many websites on DIY Wedding Flowers and they claim that they are the best as far as Do It Yourself Wedding Flowers is concerned. You need to have a lot of artistic sense however, before you do this.
About the Author
For more on creating your own wedding flowers and for your FREE mini course full of tips and information on DIY Wedding Flowers visit http://weddingflowersdiy.com/
Why is it so hard to find a picture with a pine cone inside a lotus flower?
You know, pineal gland, lotus flower, its all over embroidery. Im trying to find a black and white or artwork of a pine cone knee deep inside a lotus flower. Ive searched for sooooo long to find just one pic, just one but still nothing! Can you guys help me out or help me advance my search like "pineal inside flower" or a better search engine kind of stuff because this is ridiculousness. My question is WHERE CAN I FIND ONE, or how can i better find one (or do you have one) of this picture im seeking.
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Echinacea purpurea Cone flower
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Design Your Home Garden With Flowers
PREPARING THE STEM
A majority of flowers and foliage can be conditioned in a common way but some need extra care. Give a deep drink of water for a minimum of two to three hours. However, an overnight dip should be preferred. Thereafter, to prolong flowering duration, plunge the flower up to the flower head in a vessel filled with lukewarm water. Soft leaves are submerged in a pan containing water. If the stem is soft and not rigid, wrap it in non-greasy paper so that the stem remains straight during the process of deep drink. If the stems are woody, they should be immersed up to 2-3 cm in boiling hot water. Make a hole in the cardboard or hard sheet to protect the petals from the heat of the water vapours. Otherwise wrap a cloth or paper around the flower and then place the shoot in the boiling water. Hard stems of Carnation are given a deep cut at the centre of the stem up to one-third of their length. In case of Chrysanthemum, the stem is hammered at the bottom to enable more water intake by the flower.
The cut flowers are then kept in a shady, moist and cool place away from direct sunlight and heat. Ideally an air-conditioned room provides optimum storage conditions. Never carry or store the cut flowers in a windy area. Wilting flowers can be revived by knocking off 2-3 cm of the stem under water and dipping it in water.
SELECTION OF FOLIAGE
The foliage must blend and harmonize with the floral design and should have matching lifespan and vigour with the flowers. The foliage of common permanent plants can be used in arrangements as these can withstand indoor conditions. What is meaningful is to know the texture of the leaf instead of the stem. The criteria for choosing the foliage are same as for the flowers except in flowers we take young buds but in foliage, middle-aged foliage should be taken. Damaged, mature and wilted foliage should never be taken. In unavoidable conditions trim the damaged edges with scissors. After selection of the foliage wash it well and keep it in a cool place. Minimize the use of pins and stapler pins to hold the foliage as it damages the foliage and casts an ugly look rather than a pleasing effect to the arrangement.
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE FLORAL DESIGN
In general, a few factors are to be kept in mind before making a flower arrangement. The prime most is the location/place where the arrangement is to be kept (i.e., on a dinning table or a sideboard). The location must be such that it should automatically draw attention at the first place. The availability of space is a determining factor as the size of the arrangement will vary accordingly. The height/level at which the arrangement is to be kept is the next factor. Finally, the viewing angle — if it is to be seen from one side or from all the sides. To get an all-sided view, shapes like oval, round and pyramid are preferred. There are no fixed standards but the more closer you are in arranging the flowers and other materials in a natural way, the more appealing the arrangement will look.
TYPES OF ARRANGEMENTS
- Fresh Arrangement: It is the art of organizing fresh flowers and other plant material into vases and giving them a pleasing composition.
- Foliage Arrangement: In seasons when flowers are scarce, variety of coloured leaves may be used to make these arrangements which harmonize well. These provide beautiful transitional lines and unify the base.
- Dry Arrangement: These are composed of dried flowers, fruits, berries, stalks, pods, cones and drift wood which collectively produce a wonderful effect. These can be used as a substitute for fresh flowers and are somewhat permanent arrangement.
- Fresh-cum-Dry Arrangement: These floral designs may be made by combining fresh and dry plant material for creating beautiful textural effects and variations.
- Miniature or Diminutive Arrangement: To add aesthetic value to the study table, bathrooms and dressing table, floral compositions are created which are the miniature forms of the standard sizes.
USEFUL TIPS
- A flower arrangement is prepared to last for 4-6 days.
- Always cut longer stems at the site and bring them to the desired size while making the arrangement.
- To maintain regular flow of water insert the thin stem into the thicker stem and then fix it in the arrangement.
- Geometric designs are made by fixing the material at angles on the holder.
- If a material is to be pulled from the arrangement do it gently by pressing the holder and pulling the material from the middle without disturbing the arrangement.
- Drooping flowers are a symptom of scarcity of water which is met by cutting 2-3 cm of the stem and dipping it in warm water for two hours.
- There are six colour schemes and one can take help of a colour wheel while choosing colours.
- Related or contrasting colour harmonies may be followed for selection of colour.
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