Friday, December 2, 2016

Simple Steps On Making Christmas Floral Arrangements

By Diane Long


Christmas flowers can be considered as the most popular flowers being used during the Yuletide season. In most countries, the seasonal flowers or plants which are very common would include Christmas cactus, Christmas rose, mistletoe, Poinsettia, holly, and ivy. The combination of these would often form the major parts of the traditional decorations for Christmas.

Most people would love on adding some finishing decorations and touches to their table when they are having their dinner for Christmas. Christmas floral arrangements Bozeman are considered as one most common examples for these. There are people who prefer to spend their money on those very expensive decorations when they can even create their own designs using only some basic and inexpensive tools and supplies. Follow these very simple methods for a basic arrangement.

Get the floral foam and strap it to saucer using floral foam tapes. The tapes are used for sticking the item though it is wet. You can cut the foam as well if ever you are planning to have a different shape or fitting it to the saucer size. Be sure that a space is left at the center upon placing the tapes to place the candle. It is recommended to apply the tapes diagonally into corners.

Place your candle at the center of your foam then push it downwards, maybe about half an inch, but this will depend upon the length of a candle. If it is too long, push it for more than half an inch. Just be sure that it would not fall to avoid some damages to the surrounding decorations, and also, to avoid damage especially when it is lighted.

Take some 4 pieces of blue pine branches, more preferably about 10 inches in length. Press the branches in a horizontal direction into the foams base, parallel to saucer. Remove the last set of the needles for about an inch. You may remove these with your hands or with scissors. Add another blue pine layer having 45 degrees angle into both sides and on the oasis top. Be sure that there is just enough of it and avoid on placing them near the candle tip for avoiding to catch fire.

And between the spaces of blue pines, put some berried ivy. Ensure to place everything pointing into the central point, beneath the candle. This formation will be allowing the foliages to be radiated outwards the centerpiece. Also, larger sprigs must be placed into the bottom of an arrangement. Fill in all the gaps.

Get some small cones and wrap a bunch of three cones on each tip of the tied wires. Wires should have only a length of 4 inches. Put the bunches in an even interval to your centerpiece. Prepare the cinnamon the tie it as well with bunches of 3 by the use of a cord. Put 2 bunches of it near to the cones, one on the top and another to the bottom.

Place some apples as well in bunches of three and placed them around the cones. Make sure to cut the stems of the rose especially the thorns and the leaves. The stems must be cut shorter if ever these will go beyond the length of centerpiece.

And lastly is making the ribbon. Create a double loop out of the ribbon with your forefinger and thumb. Cut off those ribbons which are excess. Then lastly, tie these into the base and both sides of the centerpiece.




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