it's ok to be terrible at flower arrangements right?
i couldn't create an elaborate flower arrangement if my life depended on it.
side story,,,
on the morning of my bridesmaid's brunch,
i decided i was going to fill mason jars with lovely flower bunches. i wanted to do it on my own and surprise my mom (since she's fantastic at arranging flowers...) and impress her with my floral skills...
i had a nervous breakdown on the floor of my mama's laundry room.
needless to say, i have a high level of admiration for ladies with flower skills.
but really, flowers are lovely on their own, so i love displaying them in simple ways. i've developed this little method for displaying fresh flowers in my apartment, sans stress and breakdowns.
[one]
find one or two or three buckets with an opening at the top that is smaller than the base. if you choose a container that is solid, rather than see through, you don't have to worry about the way the stems are laying inside the container.
[two]
go to your grocery store or farmers market and purchase 2-3 bunches of blooms! :) if you're lucky, they will be on sale for $4/bunch. holla!
[three]
fill your buckets a little less than half way with cold water and add the plant food.
[four]
strip the leaves off of each stem. be careful not to accidently rip off the buds!
[five]
line your flowers up and measure out how much you need to trim them.
[six]
snip snip!
trim a few stems at a time, at an angle. randomly select one stem at a time and create a bunch in your hand, then place in the bucket.
tadaaaaaaaa!
you have a beautiful arrangement for your island or coffee table.
here is a less blurry photo of this arrangement with different flowers:
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| flowers from HEB, bucket from IKEA. |
