Tips on How to Make Your Own Flower Arrangements for a Fraction of the Price

Why pay lots of money for readymade beautiful silk flower arrangements, or have one custom made for your home, when you can do it yourself for a fraction of the cost? Once you get the knack of flower arranging, you can have a different flower arrangement for every season of the year.

Initially, it is a good idea to go to the craft store and study the arrangements they have on display there. Notice the ratio of large to small flowers and what they choose to use as greenery for filler. Notice what they have chosen as containers as well.

Then the thing to do is decide on your own container. You may have one at home you can use, or you may need to pick up one at the craft or pottery store. This can be anything: a glass or crystal vase, a woven basket, ceramic bowl, brass bucket. Almost anything can be turned into a container for flowers.

The size and style of your container will depend on where you plan to place your finished arrangement. Once you've picked out your container, you are left with gathering what you are going to fill it with. You must have something to anchor your flowers in place with so that they stay where you put them. The craft store sells green Styrofoam for just this purpose. There are many different shapes and sizes, just buy the size that most closely fits your container. It is very inexpensive.

You should buy enough to fill your container to within a couple of inches of the top with the Styrofoam. It will be easily shaped with a steak or craft knife at home if it needs a bit of custom fitting. It will need to fit snuggly into the flower container. Craft stores also sell green gooey tape called Cling that you can place in the bottom of your container, and then press your Styrofoam onto it for added security.

Next, pick up some Spanish moss. You can get all you need for about a couple of dollars. If you are making a spring or summer arrangement try to find green moss, the gray moss is good for fall and winter arrangements.