Create The Christmas Flower Arrangement All Your Guests Will Be Raving About!

The Christmas holidays are coming and you want to spruce up your decor with a festive Holiday flower arrangement!

You can opt for a silk arrangement or to dry fresh flowers.

Keep reading for some tips on how to create a stunning Christmas flower arrangement, along with some advice for drying fresh flowers.

The first step is choosing your favorite flowers

The traditional Christmas flower ideas include gerbera daisies, red and white tulips, white Oriental lilies, mini carnations, poinsettias, roses, white Dendrobium orchids, green and white poms, candy cane lilies and Christmas amaryllis.

Where do you begin with such a selection of beautiful flowers?

Decide what colors you want to showcase such as red, white or green. There are no rules for creating a lovely Christmas flower arrangement.

If you want it all, go for it!

The photo on the left is a silk flower arrangement made by recycled sweater felted purse, fuzzy kniltted scarf and sugared nuts.

However, I suggest you to create a long-lasting holiday Christmas arrangement with silk flowers.

This is an economical way to add festive color to your decor that will last for many years to come.

You don't need to be a floral expert with silk Christmas flowers, either. These arrangements are easy to make and the results will be so stunning, you'll be amazed that you did it all by yourself!

To craft a gorgeous Christmas flower arrangement, you'll need to get some basic supplies: an attractive container, floral adhesive, a pair of pliers, wire cutters, floral tape and floral foam.

When choosing a container for your Christmas flower arrangement, be sure that it will accommodate your chosen Christmas flowers without tipping over. If you want to make a large arrangement, you might consider an urn-shaped container.

Once you have these basic ingredients, you're ready to pick out the silk Christmas flowers of your choice.

Ideally, you should select flowers of different textures, colors and sizes to give your arrangement some variety. The colors should also go with the rest of the decor in the room. Be sure to pick the most natural-looking silk Christmas flowers. If you pick up a stem that looks damaged, look for one that is in better condition. Be especially careful of berries or holly branches as they are easily damaged in the store.

To give your arrangement a full, festive look, you want to have Christmas flowers of different heights and thickness

Now that you've selected your favorite Christmas flower ideas, you are ready to begin arranging them.

The first step is to examine each silk stem carefully. Extend the petals of each flower to create a full and natural look. The same is true of any leaves on the stems.

Next, you can arrange them in the foam.

If a particular Christmas flower is too tall, use your wire cutters to snip it to the desired length. If a flower is too short, you can lengthen the stem with floral wire and tape.

You should have a nice variety of lengths at this point, so you should be ready to insert the flowers into the floral foam. Make sure the chunk of floral foam will fit snugly into the container you have chosen.

Once you have arranged the Christmas flowers the way you want them, you are ready to set them into the container.

Gently place the foam block, with flowers inserted, into the container and affix it to the bottom with adhesive to give the arrangement stability. After that the Christmas flowers are in the container, you can fluff and arrange them a little more to get the desired look.

You can even tie a decorative bow around the container to finish off the Christmas flower arrangement.

Extra Tips For First Time Arrangement

If this Christmas flower arrangement is your first silk flower arrangement, here are some tips to get you started:

i) First, place large filler pieces, like pine branches, at the base of the arrangement.

ii) Next, add large flowers like poinsettias. Don't put too many, though, or your arrangement will look cluttered.

iii) Medium flowers come next. This can be your berries or holly branches.

iv) Any small flowers come last to fill in any gaps in the arrangement. These can be small carnations, poms, etc.

v) Last, if you see any floral foam peeking through, make an effort to cover it with crepe paper or another small flower.

Remember, these are silk flowers. You can change them until you are happy with the look of your silk flower arrangement. Don't be afraid to take them out and move them around. You want to have fun with this, after all.

If you prefer to use dried fresh flowers, you can freeze-dry or air-dry the fresh flowers. Another method is to use silica gel or a microwave.

Keep in mind that dried flowers are far more delicate than silk flowers. Also, you will need to plan ahead because drying flowers takes time.

You can also send Holiday flowers today starting at $29.99 on 1-800-flowers.com

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