How to Make a Dried Flower Arrangement

How to create a beautiful dried floral arrangement.

Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Container
• floral foam
• variation of silk flowers, sprays, greenery and berries.
• scissors
• knife
• ribbon (optional)

1. 

   Fit your floral foam into container of choice, you can use a vase, a basket, a hurricane etc. Fit the foam so it is even with the top of the container.

2. 

   Set your arrangement height, it should be roughly twice the height of the container. Start by using your taller stems (generally your greens, shoots, or grasses in the back of the arrangement. You want to leave plenty of room in the front to arrange your shorter stems, let it flow naturally for a realistic affect.

3. 

   Using shorter, smaller flowers and berries you can create fullness. Make sure to space all stems evenly with each other.

4. 

   Varying your stem heights can establish focal points. Use larger flowers and seed heads in the display. Create an imaginary horizontal line that runs through the center of your arrangement and place your lowest focal point there.

5. 

   Inspect your arrangement at every angle to ensure proper balance.

Tips & Warnings

• Choose flowers that are naturally in season at the same time to add a natural feel

• Choose sprays and greenery roughly the same height to ensure a nice balance.

• Do not go overboard with large flowers, use them as accents to keep the arrangement simple and clean.

• Buying cheap, poorly made flowers will result in an unattractive look. There is a huge difference between cheap flowers and well made inexpensive flowers. Go with the latter.

• Try to choose wheat and sprays that do not easily fall apart. Arranging you display will be less troublesome and messy.