Wedding Silk Flowers

Weddings are a perfect place to use silk flower arrangements. Besides using flowers as decorative accents and centerpieces, silk flowers can also be used for personal flowers: bouquets, corsages, and boutonnieres. A silk bouquet for the bride is one great option to consider. Unlike real flowers, silk flowers stand little chance of getting crushed, losing petals, or coming apart as the bouquet is tossed. The bride’s bouquet can be forever displayed and preserved, unlike with a real flower bouquet. Since weddings deserve beautiful decorations, the flowers, shrubbery, trees, and any other silk or real varieties should appeal to the mind, heart, and soul of all those participating. Make sure the colors and styles coordinate with the theme of the wedding. This theme is usually decided by the bride, but florists can also come up with many different arrangements and designs for the occasion.

The Benefits of Hanging Plants

Displaying a hanging plant adds another dimension to your house. Adding hanging plants adds another dimension to your greenery (a variety of small, tall, low, and high contributes to a great look). Corners make some of the best places for hanging plants�"there is hardly a better way to add color and a clean feeling to those areas of your rooms. Hanging plants placed in corners also stay out of the way. It is important to hang your plant correctly so that it does not someday crash to the floor. For very large plant, you will probably need to attach a sturdy hook to a beam in the ceiling. For lighter, smaller plants, plastic and wooden hooks are usually fine, and you can often just screw them in where you want. As you decide on which hanging plants to use, think about colors of the flowers, shapes of the leaves, the designs of the containers, and how the plant will grow. There are about as many artificial hanging plants as real ones, so do not feel limited in choice if you decide to have the ease of a silk plant.

Getting in Tune with your Interior Design Self

Interior decorating seems to have a universal appeal. If you have been affected with the interior design bug, we have a couple suggestions to get to know your favorite styles a little better. A good beginner’s step to learning the art of interior design is to find out more about the subject. There are books, magazines, books on tape, forums, and blogs on this topic, just to name a few sources of information. It actually does not take a lot of time to learn tips and techniques that will save you hours of trouble. To get some specific ideas, turn to home decorating magazines. You will quickly learn what styles you love and which ones you think look awful. Armed with this background information, you are ready to pick a project and begin. Even if you end up with a less than perfect result, the experience you gain will be worth your time. After all, experience will teach you more than all the research you can do.

Steps to Building a Wreath

Wreaths are one of the easiest ways to add some flair to your porch. There are many ways to be creative when you make a wreath: the combinations of colors, shapes, and themes or styles lead to endless possibilities. You just need a foam ring and some silk flowers to get started. Take the flowers and cut off the stems about one inch from the calyx, or bottom of the flower. Then push the stems of each flower into the ring. As you are positioning the flowers, make sure that the foam is thoroughly covered; however, you do not want your flowers to look too crowded!As you add the flowers, it is a good idea to dot them with a little glue from a hot glue gun at the point where the stem comes out of the foam. Vines or other standard greenery can be used to add a festive flare. Color coordination can be used to match the seasons, or if you like a natural look, any variety of flower colors will work. To finish, tie a string around your wreath and hang it on a small nail in your front door.