Freshen Up Friday

Making your own Spring Floral Arrangement

A fresh spring floral arrangement can be a beautiful addition to your home, but have you seen how expensive they are in any store? Goodness, I only want to buy some flowers – not the whole Biltmore Garden!  Seriously, even at bargain stores, a prepared arrangement is super expensive!  This is where doing a little DIY comes in really handy!

I have been looking to purchase an arrangement for our church, and could not ask the church to spend $150 (at half price) for an arrangement!  So, after weeks of endless searching for something that didn’t cost as much, I decided to make one myself.  I’ve never arranged a large, silk arrangement before, but I was desperate!

First, I found something I liked that I would try to “copy” – not completely, but it would give me a good starting point.  I found this made up at Hobby Lobby on sale for $150:  Thanks for the idea, HobLob, but I’m not buying it!

Next, I went through the store with this picture on my phone, and I selected the elements I needed to make something similar.  I chose:

As I selected each item, I popped it into the container to give me an idea if it would be right, always using my picture as a guide.

I came home and popped each item into the floral foam.  I chose not to use any glue so that I can pull out and add summery flowers later in the year.  I want to get my money’s worth!

Rule of thumb is that you need something high, something low, a pop of color and a couple different textures.  Click on the picture to get a little closer look at the details.

One of the best things about this project was the final cost – It came to $72!  That was buying the items at half price.  If they’re not on sale at Hobby Lobby when you go to buy them, they probably will be the next week.

I loved having this on my dining room table, but of course, this arrangement is now sitting in the church auditorium.  Now I need to make one for myself!  It is such fun and so rewarding to know you saved so much money making it yourself!  Why not refresh your home for spring and make an arrangement for your table?  Hobby Lobby’s florals are indeed half price this week!!!!!

What  scares you about trying a project like this?  Remember, you can pull things out and rearrange if you don’t like the way it looks!

Our church is starting a week of meetings this week with Aaron Coffey and his team.  If you’re in the area, I hope you’ll join us!  See our website for details.

Stay refreshed,