How to Decorate with Silk Flowers

Silk flowers are an easy way to bring lots of color to your decor. Craft stores like ACMoore and Michaels Crafts sell beautiful silk flowers that look very natural. They come in endless varieties and can be stored and used for years. Try these tips for decorating your home with silk flowers this year!

Things You'll Need

• Assorted Silk Flowers (Great selection at ACMoore and Michaels Crafts)
• Various Vases
• Plain Wreath to Decorate
• Other Home Accents (Silk Flower Arrangements are also sold at Target and HomeGoods)

Instructions

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   Look around your home and think about your style and what might work before you purchase your silk flowers. I recommend going to stores and looking at the variety of flowers that you have to choose from. Think about what you see blooming in the yard as well and what may come in live flower arrangements. Keeping these things in mind will help you when you make your purchase.

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   The easiest way to arrange your silk flowers is in a vase. You can make multiple arrangements in different size and shaped vases.

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   You can snip the stems of your silk flowers and make smaller arrangements as well. A ribbon around the vase also add a lovely touch.

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   Next, you can decorate a plain wreath with silk flowers for your front door. Wreaths are inexpensive, so you could purchase a few and make many different looks to change in and out throughout the year. You could also purchase one wreath and change out the silk flowers each season. Either way it is a look that will liven up a door and add beauty for years to come.

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   Silk Flowers also come as an entire artificial plant. The photo to the left is of an artificial silk Orchid that I purchased at Target that is 8 years old and looks brand new! Until you get up close and touch it you CANNOT tell that it is made of silk flowers!! It looks so real!! Its the perfect decoration to add to any space in our home.

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   You can also add silk flowers to other home accents in your home. Keep this in mind prior to making your purchase so you can buy flowers that coordinate with each piece.

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   Remember that silk flowers can freshen up a room just like live flowers can!! They'll last forever though! Periodically, I take apart arrangements and put together different combinations to change the look too.

Tips & Warnings

• For more ideas, check out the links below to my other articles about decorating with silk flowers.

Resources

• eHow Spring Guide
• How to Decorate a Fireplace Mantel For Spring
• How to Decorate a Dining Room Table For Spring