How to Arrange an Easy and Elegant Display of Silk Flowers

Silk flowers come in every style and color in the rainbow. They do not wilt or die like fresh flowers and are quite realistic-looking. Vertical arrangements tend to be one of the easiest ways to create an elegant display of your favorite silk flowers because of the traditional shape of the vase and arrangement. Whether you want to make an arrangement to match the decor in your home or want to give the flowers as a gift, creating a display is less expensive than purchasing one already put together.

Vertical-style flower vase
Wire cutters or sharp scissors
Floral foam
Hot glue gun
Feather duster (optional)
Coordinating ribbon (optional)
Raffia, straw or moss (optional)

Instructions

- 1
  Pick silk flowers in colors that coordinate with your decor. Choose two or three focal flowers you want to highlight in the arrangement. Add seven or eight filler flowers or leaf stems. These fill in the areas around the focal flowers to add height and dimension to the display.
- 2
  Place the floral foam in the bottom of the vase. Glue it in place with a hot glue gun.
- 3
  Stand the filler flowers or leaves up beside the vase. Cut the stem of the longest filler flower so it is approximately three to four times the height of the vase. Stick it in the floral foam near the back of the display.
- 4
  Arrange the focal flowers so they fill the diameter of the vase, cutting each with the wire cutters to fit. The focal flowers should begin slightly above the opening of the vase and at staggered heights above the first one. Stick the focal flowers into the floral foam.
- 5
  Cut the remaining filler flowers at staggered levels shorter than the tallest one. This allows the flowers to be seen without hiding each other.
- 6
  Stick the remaining filler flowers throughout any empty spaces in the arrangement so the display has balance and continuity.

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