Floral Designs

In contemporary floral design, the distinctions between European designs and Eastern-inspired designs have blurred. Western flower arranging has borrowed a great deal from Ikebana, the ancient art...

Create a tall floral arrangement at home. With garden blooms or florist flowers and a few simple tools, design a dramatic display. Use a tall bouquet to beautify the entryway, create an accent for...

How to create a beautiful dried floral arrangement.

Fresh flowers enhance every room of the home. Some commercial floral arrangements can appear formal or stiff, over-designed. It's easy to make your own floral displays: Leave out the wire, and...

Skillfully arranged vases of flowers will brighten any room and bring a smile to those who see them. One of the more beautiful, yet simplistic arrangements involves long-stem roses. Although...

Crafting a terra cotta pot centerpiece is simple and easy to do. Here is one way to make the centerpiece in a flash.

Monograms are hot. After you've monogrammed your sheets, towels and dress shirts, what's next? How about a monogram for your door, crafted from deep green boxwood? Find a bushel and a half of...

If you bid goodbye to your pansies each spring with sadness and longing, clip some of them at their peak of beauty and dry them. Drying pansies is a simple process that will produce beautifully...

Straw flowers (helichrysum) are delightful additions to any garden or floral design. Often referred to as "everlastings," straw flowers have a paper-like appearance and dense double daisy blooms...

Triangle floral arrangements are commonly found in almost any flower shop you visit. These arrangements work for the home, office, or hospital as well as weddings and funerals. Wedding and funeral...

Before buying floral arrangements from your local flower shop, consider creating floral arrangements using an Eiffel Tower vase. The vases are a favorite choice for floral arrangements due to...

Dried flowers can be a beautiful and inexpensive way to decorate any room. With their soft, muted colors, amazing varieties and availability year-round, it's hard to beat dried flowers as a...

Use floral wallpaper borders to inexpensively add a decorative touch to your home. If you are tired of your wall colors but don't want to paint, add a floral border featuring coordinating shades...

Autumn provides an abundance of materials for floral arrangements. When you shift mental gears from bright, summery flowers to the more subdued hues of fall, you'll notice the possibilities in the...

A beautiful wall sconce can enhance any room. Creating or making a floral wall sconce is a rewarding job and can be fun for the entire family. Adding your own personal touch to a room is priceless...

Sagebrush is a "natural" for floral arrangements---it's plentiful, it's a soft green color that complements all flowers and it's free. You can include sagebrush as a background foliage in floral...

A fresh flower arrangement is a beautiful way to add natural elegance and beauty to a room. Unfortunately, as beautiful as fresh flowers are, they never seem to last long enough. Instead of...

Fresh flowers in any room bring a breath of the garden inside. A single orchid is sophisticated, a bunch of roses elegant, and a bouquet of wildflowers adds charm. Flowers on the kitchen table...

Flowers have been used as decoration and gifts since Egyptian times. Americans in the Early Colonial period valued function over form out of necessity, but still used flowers to brighten their...

Silk floral arrangements may be a good replacement for real plants, but they tend to gather dust and dirt over time. Not only does dust distract from the beauty of the arrangement, dust can also...

Nothing enhances a table setting like a stunning centerpiece. If you think it has to be expensive or complicated read on. This elegant arrangement is extremely simple and assembles quickly with...

Whether you keep flowers in your home for the aroma or the beautiful look, arranging them is the key to getting the best effect. Using floral foam, fresh cut flowers, and a free-standing...

If you've ever received a vase of flowers then you have a head's up on the basic arrangement of the flowers. Fresh flower arrangements are created to invoke feelings of relaxation with the use of...

Floral design is a limitless art. Anyone can learn to make simple flower arrangements in a few easy steps, and as you gain more experience, you can experiment with more advanced techniques. All it...

Bows add a finishing touch to the floral arrangements you make for gifts, party decorations or your dinner-table centerpiece. Satin, sheer and wired ribbons work very well for the first attempts...

Floral picks are versatile tools used in making floral arrangements, centerpieces and wreaths. A standard floral pick is 6 inches long and has a wire extending from one end of the pick for...

A floral arrangement brings color, style and life to a home, and is a must at many events, such as weddings. There are many reasons you may want to make your own arrangement, including saving...

The season is changing as are the colors of Nature. Bring those gorgeous sunset tones inside with a brilliant floral arrangement that’s so easy, anyone can create it.

A fresh floral arrangement can be used to beautify your home or office, cheer up a friend or family member or celebrate a special day. A spring floral arrangement is a work of art that is easy to...

Craft a lovely accent piece for your home or to give as gift. Easy to find materials, that can be put together in just a few hours.

Designing and creating in home floral arrangements allows you to build a floral display that precisely complements or attractively contrasts your home's interiors. You can easily see what will...

Fresh flowers set the mood for entertaining especially when they are as unique as this iris centerpiece. The focus here is tall center flowers surrounded by a low, circular base of greens. This...

Add elegance to your home or dinner table with a fresh floral arrangement. It's easy to learn how to arrange flowers. There are very few creative projects that are more forgiving. Get creative...

Whether you are celebrating a birthday or you just want to jazz up a children's party or get-together, adding a creative centerpiece to your table will add an air of fun to the occasion. Kid's...

Flower arrangements add a touch of beauty to any home, party or reception table. There is no right or wrong way to arrange flowers; it is more a matter of using your imagination and having fun....

Floral arrangements add beauty to your home and are sure to be appreciated by anyone who receives an arrangement as a gift. You can make floral arrangements at home, usually at a significantly...

Other than plopping flowers into a vase, this attractive centerpiece is the easiest floral arrangement you'll ever make. It's inexpensive and it takes only minutes to do!

Floral arrangements add beauty to an otherwise boring room. Use them in your home, outside, or at parties to add visual interest to any setting. Fake or real flowers can make up a flower...

Using wood in a floral arrangement gives a rustic touch to the display. Accenting with wood brings nature indoors. Take a nature walk and look for interesting objects to add to floral...

Do-it-yourself floral arranging can be a celebration of the flowers nature offers during different times of the year. By focusing on seasonally and locally available flowers during the growing...

Enhance your home décor with an artfully arranged floral bouquet, and any day will feel special. Arranging flowers can be a relaxing, even therapeutic activity. With a little basic knowledge...

Floral centerpieces add beauty and charm to any table. You can make your own centerpieces with a vintage water pitcher, a small fish bowl, or a crystal vase. Select flowers of a similar size to...

Silk flowers are a life-like alternative to real flowers. The advantages of silk flowers are low maintenance and expense when compared to live flowers. They do not require water. They also do not...

Creating a handmade centerpiece for a special event is quick and simple. Centerpieces can be made to coordinate with any color or theme, as well as the dimensions of your particular space. They...

Gerbera daisies are the ideal flower for arranging in vases and containers. These whimsical flowers were originally discovered in South Africa and brought to North America in the early 1920s. The...

Gerber daisies come in many sizes and hues, making them useful for adding decor and color to both the inside and outside of the home. Use either silk or fresh gerber daisies in varying heights for...

Fall flower arrangements share a hallmark of color, regardless of the varieties of flowers used. From flowers and greens found in a home garden, to a selection of floral retail blooms, creating...

A flower arrangement made with fresh summer flowers makes a beautiful decoration for the home. There are many lovely flowers that bloom in summer. You can use these flowers to make a unique and...

Flower arranging is an aspect of floral design in which cultural and historical influences combine in this evolving field. Through the use of special tools and materials, flower arrangements are...

Placing twigs around a floral arrangement creates a natural and reusable look. Many of the supplies needed for this project are found around the house, making it an inexpensive addition to your...