Tutorial - How to Make a Pretty Floral Arrangement

Quick arrangements for a small event or everyday display of your favorite flowers

Tutorial at AKI 1 a.m. Blog

"In my last post I discussed homemade floral arrangements using carnations and daisies and in today’s post I’l showcase floral arrangements you can make out of orchid flowers. On my birthday along with the wooden flower arrangement I also received a hand bunch of purple orchids, white orchids and springeri branches".... Read more

Tutorial - Make a Tropical Garden Plant

Everlasting bloom crafted with man made materials

Tutorial at Purple Hues and Me Blog

"The Silver Vase (Aechmea Fasciata- native to Brazil) Bromeliad is one of my favorite tropical garden plants.  It's spikey pink flower is so striking and unusual.  This time of the year you'll see lots of silver vase bromeliad plants in garden centers and in commercial landscaping, both indoors and out.  The sad part about this plant is that once it blooms the plant slowly dies. But fortunately, after flowering, each plant produces offsets called pups which can grow into more mature plants.  But blooming again - that's a whole different story on what you need to do to make this happen, so I decided to make my own "forever silver vase bromeliad flower"..... Read more

Tutorial - Spring Eggshells Floral Arrangement

Perfect for a shabby chic Easter display, country wedding or summer Christening

Tutorial at Sew for Soul Blog

"Spring has finally arrived and with Easter just around the corner, I decided to create some adorable floral decorations.  I simply painted empty egg shells in a variety of soft pastel shades before planting them with little viola bedding plants and then displaying them in a variety of egg cups and containers. These ones are housed in an antique egg cruet set which I picked up at a car boot sale last summer.  It cost the princely sum of £1.50 and is late Victorian / early Edwardian. Some of the original plate has worn off but this gives it a wonderful shabby chic feel".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Handmade Foam Roses

Make a whole bouquet with this easy and addictive craft

Foam Flower Tutorial at Cards, Crafts, Kids Projects Blog

"As most of my friends correctly commented in my last post, my current craft obsession is  home decor projects! And since I get only snatches of crafty time nowadays flower making seemed the best outlet for creative cravings!! Sharing my experiments in making handmade foam roses".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Christmas Candy Arrangement

Sweet treat for gift giving

Candy Tutorial at Edible Crafts Blog

"To make this holiday gift you will need: a clear vase, a Santa Claus figure, various types of candy (3 Twix candy bars, starlight mints, and other candies), 5 red glitter silk leaf sprigs, red and gold curling ribbon, red Christmas garland, a piece of wide red satin ribbon, floral foam, 16-gauge stem wire or wooden skewers, green floral tape, and tools (scissors, wire cutters, and a low temperature glue gun".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Simple Flower Display

Simple yet Effective

Flower Display Tutorial at Blueberry Craft and Hobby Time Blog

"How to create flower decoration that is simple and easy to make. Just follow these easy instructions. You will need: small glass jars, ribbon".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Gumnut Rose Wedding Bouquet

So beautiful and unique!

Gumnut Rose Wedding Bouquet Tutorial at spider flower
"I am an unapologetic hoarder of Martha Stewart Wedding magazines. I pull them out of the bookcase again and again - they are so beautifully crafted and have wonderful ideas in them time and time again. I got the urge to make a hand-tied wedding bouquet, which I haven't done for a while. Hand-tied bouquets have been the most popular style of floral arrangement for brides for a while now and they look just as at home in a vase as they do accompanying a bride down the aisle (minus the ribbon of course)..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Summer's End Tea Party Floral Centerpiece

Gorgeous! How inspiring. Perhaps we could all find things in our yard to make centerpieces that we'd never thought of!

Summer's End Tea Party Floral Centerpiece Tutorial at spider flower
"I walked out the back door yesterday morning with our dogs and pussy cats in tow. As we wandered around the backyard, looking for some flowers for my next project, I realised that summer is coming to an end. Not a flower was in sight except for some ground cover primulas so I went out to the front of the house where the roses reside - not a single bud.

Well, there was one more little garden that I hadn't checked - the vegetable garden. Admittedly it has been a little neglected, but the sturdy little herbs and leafy greens have soldiered on despite the lack of water. So I trotted back around to the back of the house and found miracle of miracles: the only flowers with stems in the whole garden..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Sunflower Floral Bouquet

Stunning! Did you know that with sunflowers you should singe or place the ends in boiling water? I didn't! Great tips here!

Sunflower Floral Bouquet Tutorial at spider flower
"I was in the fruit and veg shop yesterday and I saw these looovely sunflowers - they really are a ''happy'' flower. Another happy and really long lasting flower is the chrysanthemum..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Double Decker Heart Bouquet

Incredible!

Double Decker Heart Bouquet Tutorial at spider flower
"For a change I'm trying red Celosia and hot pink roses on split levels this year. It almost looks as if they have braces on. The Celosia bloom is very heart/organ like, so it makes a cool high-school-biology twist on traditional bouqeuts. I've paired them with the classic flower of romance: the rose..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Wedding Bouquet on a Budget

Stunning! I had no idea how bouquets are made. Very interesting!

Wedding Bouquet on a Budget Tutorial at spider flower
"I thought it would be fun to show how cheaply I could make an extravagant wedding bouquet with just a few unusual elements to give it a wow factor. The total estimate for this bouquet is AUD$35/ USD$35/ GBP£21.

I found these lovely peacock feathers the other day and they really are magical. I love their 'eyes', made up of azure blue, island sea turquoise and regal purple. Male peacocks use these feathers to court female peacocks, so I think they are a perfect inclusion in a wedding procession..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Floral Vase Arrangement

Oh wow! Beautiful! Learn how from an expert! Great tips!

Floral Vase Arrangement Tutorial at Spider Flower
"I thought the easiest and most effective project to start with would be a vase arrangement with lots of help from branches I picked up from around our back yard - after a really windy weekend!

Small branches and twigs help space out and hold the flower design. You can fiddle and tweak as much as you like and they will stay in place without having to start over again if you're not quite satisfied with the look. As you can see I've used quite a lot of them for this arrangement..." Read more