“Keep it simple and the flowers will shine,” says Amanda Heer of Fantasy Floral Designs in San Juan Capistrano, California. Heer designs for major events and blogs about her unique creations.
Bouquets in bunches
Heer suggests breaking up bouquets into sections and wrapping twine, raffia, or copper wire around the stems.
“Use any interesting vase that you have,” she says. “Angle them into a vase in little bunches and there you have a high-end floral — easy and simple.”
Vases that pop
When it comes to vases, size doesn’t matter. Use small bud vases, antique salt and pepper shakers, and trinket jars to make small but very fragrant table arrangements.
Carolyn Shepard of the Carolyn Shepard Design Group in Charlotte, North Carolina, styles events, parties, and weddings with vibrant botanicals. While she can design for the most extravagant of budgets, she knows countless ways to use everyday items in the spirit of repurposing.
“Empty colorful laundry detergent jugs with tops cut off in an odd-numbered series, like three to five,” Shepard says. “Fill each one with monochromatic, simple flowers like gerbera daisies, anemones, bells of Ireland, delphiniums, etc.”
Shepard also suggests the following vases:
Emptied tin cans of fruit (industrial-sized!) filled with yellow-orange, and coral flowers
Pink lemonade cartons filled with pale pink and yellow flowers
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) buckets with bright red flowers for a humorous and down-home display for outdoor picnics
When the effort is put into allowing the blooms to take center stage, creative containers with lots of personality can be the warm, supporting roles.
Flowers for foodies
By Clare Miers
Fresh ideas on displaying flowers can create new tablescapes. Give flowers extra attention at your next fiesta.
“Keep it simple and the flowers will shine,” says Amanda Heer of Fantasy Floral Designs in San Juan Capistrano, California. Heer designs for major events and blogs about her unique creations.
Bouquets in bunches
Heer suggests breaking up bouquets into sections and wrapping twine, raffia, or copper wire around the stems.
“Use any interesting vase that you have,” she says. “Angle them into a vase in little bunches and there you have a high-end floral — easy and simple.”
Vases that pop
When it comes to vases, size doesn’t matter. Use small bud vases, antique salt and pepper shakers, and trinket jars to make small but very fragrant table arrangements.
Carolyn Shepard of the Carolyn Shepard Design Group in Charlotte, North Carolina, styles events, parties, and weddings with vibrant botanicals. While she can design for the most extravagant of budgets, she knows countless ways to use everyday items in the spirit of repurposing.
“Empty colorful laundry detergent jugs with tops cut off in an odd-numbered series, like three to five,” Shepard says. “Fill each one with monochromatic, simple flowers like gerbera daisies, anemones, bells of Ireland, delphiniums, etc.”
Shepard also suggests the following vases:
When the effort is put into allowing the blooms to take center stage, creative containers with lots of personality can be the warm, supporting roles.