3 Simple Faux Floral Summer Arrangements
3 Simple Faux Floral Summer Arrangements
It never fails…
I start working on my floral arrangements and more times than not…
I reach for an old pickle jar instead of my store-bought vases.
I love them…
Beer bottles, cans, a flower pot, sugar bowls, tiny travel bottles, and even a smartwatch box. I’ve used them all!
Between the vases that I’ve picked up from actual stores and the recycled containers that I’ve saved at home, I’ve developed quite a collection.
I find these containers so easy to work with and I can’t help but wonder every time I hold an empty can of beans in my hands, what can I possibly do with this.
These three simple summer faux floral arrangements are no exception to the recycled container love. They ended up in three small jars that I wrapped with ribbon, just like many of my other simple faux floral arrangements, and then filled with Dollar Store faux flowers and came up with three simple but very pretty summer table decorations for my home.
Let’s get started!
3 Simple Faux Floral Summer Arrangements
The first arrangement consists of:
3 stems of faux flowers, all light shades of purple…
and yellow ribbon and an old jar.
I wrapped my yellow ribbon around the jar, securing it around the back with some scotch tape…
then I took the wisteria stem and cut off a long portion of it then cut down my other two flowers to fit the jar.
And this little gal is done!
My second arrangement consists of:
3 white lilies and one stem of foliage.
White and yellow ribbon and an old jar.
I cut down my flowers to fit the jar as well as a portion of the leaves to tuck behind the white lilies and wrapped my ribbon around the jar, again securing it with scotch tape.
And this one’s ready to go!
My third arrangement consists of:
A couple of cherry blossom stems and the same stem of leaves that I used for my second arrangement.
Another old jar and white and jute ribbon.
I wrapped my ribbon, first the white ribbon, then the jute ribbon on top of the white…
then I cut off 4 short pieces of the dark pink cherry blossom stem, a small section of the light pink cherry blossom, and a piece of what I had left from my leaves.
And my third summer faux floral arrangement is all set!
Well, that’s it for this one my friends.
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Simple Aqua Green and Peach Faux Floral Summer Centerpiece
Simple Aqua Green and Peach Faux Floral Summer Centerpiece
Today I’m sharing a simple summer centerpiece using aqua green, peach and white items that I picked up from a few dollar stores.
I combined a few faux roses, a few faux peonies that I found at the Dollar Tree and some matching ribbon to complete this easy trio.
Let’s get started!
Simple Aqua Green and Peach Faux Floral Summer Centerpiece
I’ll be using travel pump bottles as my mini “vase” for the flowers
Dollar Tree burlap
Silver metallic wire ribbon from the Container Store
Clear marbles that I’ve had for years!
Peach and white roses from my local dollar store and aqua green peonies from the Dollar Tree
And a few small white flowers
Ok here we go…
I dropped my clear marbles into the container…
Then I wrapped that pretty burlap and silver ribbon onto my container.
I secured the burlap with some scotch tape (as I do with most of my centerpieces that have ribbon) you can also use a glue gun here but I find using tape to be much faster than waiting for the glue gun to heat up.
(You can better see here how I use tape to keep my ribbon in place)
Then I dropped in one peach rose, one white rose, one aqua green peony and placed the smaller white flowers in the center of the roses and peony…
and that’s it!
Add in two more of these sweet little arrangements…
And I’m done!
Well, that’s it for this one my friends.
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A Few Color Combinations For Red Beads
A Few Color Combinations For Red Beads
A few months ago I decided I wanted to make a few everyday beaded bracelets. Bracelets that I could wear with just about anything, any day of the week.
I wanted to stick with neutral colors like white and black, but something told me I had to consider RED BEADS.
Eventually, it started making sense.
We probably all have them…
Those red accessory items that always help bring an outfit together. For me, it’s a subtle red lip when I want to be a little more dressed up and a scarf that comes out every holiday season without fail.
So I knew I had to make a red beaded bracelet.
But I was curious. How much could I do with these red beads? What colors would they blend nicely with? So I thought it would be fun to do another blog post similar to my emerald green beads where I showed a few of my favorite color combinations.
ok, let’s get started…
A Few Color Combinations For Red Beads
White
Red and white blend together perfectly. It’s one of those color combinations that you just can’t go wrong with.
I’m picturing red and white candy canes during the holidays, the perfect white tee shirt and red nail polish, red swimwear and white sandals, even that classic red and white stop sign comes to mind when I think of red and white.
Black
It’s classic…
and slightly bold if you ask me.
It’s that beautiful red and black Buffalo plaid pattern that can’t be missed during the holidays.
It’s the colors that we may consider for special events, like that little black dress and those red heels that always make you stand out (in a good way 😉)
It’s red and black.
Pink
Words that come to mind with this one are youthful and bubbly.
You may first have to tap into that inner child in you to initially appreciate this one but if you stop for a minute and think about it…
Pink and red work beautifully together.
I decided to use a shade of blush pink beads but there are many pink shades that would look amazing with these red beads as well.
Hot pink, coral pink, fuchsia pink, I think they would all work with red.
Turquoise
This one has beach written all over it.
But then again, I think turquoise can take anything into beach appropriate status!
I have to admit, I normally wouldn’t have thought of blending turquoise and red together but this color combo has really caught my eye lately.
They are both two intense colors that don’t necessarily compete with each other at all.
They compliment each other in the most friendliest and welcoming way (if I could give them a personality :))
Light Blue
Red and blue can come across as patriotic for sure, but…
When I played around with the different shades of blue I ended up with this color combo that hardly reminds me of any barbeque appropriate holiday you can think of 😉
This soft light blue is near and dear to my heart. It resembles the shade of blue I used all throughout my wedding, so it’s a shade I’m always drawn to.
This light blue and red combination is one that just puts a smile on my face (as many of the other color combo’s do)
Green
I wasn’t sure about this one at first but I decided to give it a try.
I pictured red and green as a combination that really would only work for Christmas but clearly, I was wrong.
Picture a beautiful red rose, that red poinsettia we love for the holidays, a red daisy, or even a red peony along with their beautiful green leaves…
It’s pure perfection.
Crystal Clear
So this one may not actually be a true color but just like in my emerald green beads posts I couldn’t help but include it with these red beads as well.
What can crystal clear beads possibly not blend in with?
The pretty transparent sparkle really allows for that vibrant red to stand out.
Well, that’s it for this one my friends.
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Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas
Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas
Pink, green, and yellow…
you gotta love them.
Three beautiful spring colors!
That bright and happy yellow.
Those vibrant greens.
And pink, oh that beautiful pink…if you are a girly girl like me, you just love it.
I was really drawn to lime green this year for spring.
Lime green hydrangeas to be exact!
So I knew that would be the color to focus on for my faux floral home decor arrangements.
But I usually have a hard time deciding on just one color, so I had to call in all the spring color troops. Yep, pink and yellow (with some neutral white touches) really helped bring it all together.
I put together a few simple arrangements using faux flowers, ribbon, a few Easter eggs, and a bunch of artificial limes I found at Target. I’ll probably keep them out all throughout the spring months and hope they can offer you some inspiration to bring a little spring cheer into your home too!
ok let’s get started!
Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas
First,
Decorative white stones fill a long vase…
Five faux hydrangeas and a few small yellow flowers…
A few artificial limes scattered around the vase and this one is done.
I have this one sitting on our kitchen table. The lighting is not always the best there so I decided to photograph it in our living area along with everything else that you’ll see below 🙂
Next up,
Eight faux chrysanthemums…
Yellow ribbon, burlap, and lime green curling ribbon.
I’m keeping the yellow ribbon and burlap in place with a small piece of scotch tape around the back then wrapping the green curling ribbon around and making a small bow as you see above. I show the steps, with pictures, in this post (FYI: I’ve used other inexpensive tapes in the past to hold ribbon in place but I find that scotch tape works the best for keeping everything in place)
This one is ready to go!
For my next one I’m using a few pieces of flowers that I pulled from my stash of faux flowers.
I’ve used these many times in past blog posts. You can check them out here, here, here and here.
I cut the center portion of those pink flowers off of a few other flowers I had and then hot glued it onto my pink flowers. Before doing that I used a blow dryer to open the pedals up a bit. You can also see how they originally looked in this post.
Then I’m using an old can to hold my flowers (like I did in last years spring post)
I cleaned out the can, removed the label and covered it with white printer paper using scotch tape to hold it in place around the back and then added my three ribbons.
I debated whether or not to add this next one since it’s so simple but it’s probably the one I’m looking at the most throughout the day. I have it right by my kitchen sink (I may just spend most of my day at that sink, mommy life) and I really enjoy looking at it so I figured why not throw it in.
It doesn’t get any simpler than this. I cleaned out an old spice jar and pulled off a section of one of my lime green hydrangeas then added a green sunflower I picked up years ago at Ikea then placed one lime and a sparkly white egg (from last years Easter post)
Now I’m filling a short, wide vase with a few old white and green Easter eggs (all from dollar stores, white eggs again used in last years Easter post)
Then some burlap, gold ribbon, and lime green curling ribbon to finish up.
Next up, a silver charger plate and white dinner plate, a small basket filled with artificial limes, a single faux hydrangea and this ones ready to go (who doesn’t love decorating with limes and lemons for the warmer weather!)
I found my teeny tiny basket at the Christmas Tree Shop but another item that would work in place of the basket would be a small white bowl.
I’m keeping this one in our kitchen over our toaster oven but I think this would also work for a small kitchen table or if you have a larger basket I would fill it up with a bunch of these limes and either add a few hydrangeas into the basket with the limes or scatter them around the basket.
Moving on to the next one…
Two hydrangeas get cut down to fit another old can…
Then three bright pink faux flowers are added in.
You can make a few of these to scatter along a table or combine it with a larger one like I did here with my first arrangement.
A few old sparkly Easter eggs and a decorative white plate (also from the Christmas Tree Shop)…
accompany a handful of faux tulips and a couple of faux chrysanthemums in a vase with the same yellow ribbon, burlap and curling ribbon I used with my other arrangements.
ok friends, thanks for stopping by!
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