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Christmas Small Mug Floral Arrangement

A fun Christmas gift idea is to put a small fresh flower arrangement together in a holiday mug. Use wet floral foam as the base of the design. First cover the foam with leather leaf, none of the floral foam should be showing. Put a few taller pieces towards the back of the mug. Then fill in moving towards the front with smaller pieces of leather, creating a sort of fan shape. The arrangement can either be all the way around or one sided. If it is one sided, you still need to cover the floral foam in the back with the leather leaf.

When no floral foam is showing, begin adding the flowers. Start with three white carnations, all cut at different heights. then add a three white carnations. Use two stems of red pixie carnations. Cut each individual blossom from the stem and insert these in the floral foam around the design. Then add some baby's breath. Again, cut each sprig off the main stem so you have more to work with. Last add some red hypericum berries. You could also add some cedar or other evergreen to the design. Watch this step by step video for complete instructions. This small design is charming and will delight the receiver of such a gift.

Christmas Candle Ring

A candle ring is a very popular floral design piece for the Christmas holidays. A candle ring can be made of several types of greens. Traditionally evergreen, such as pine, is used. But, using a green such as boxwood can be very beautiful. It can be filled out with berries and holly and accented with pine cones. Traditionally a round candle is placed in the center around the ring of evergreen. The candle can either stand alone or be covered with a hurricane glass vase. Of course you can either purchase an artificial candle ring, or purchase a fresh one online, if you do not have time to make one yourself.

Flower Arrangement Ideas for Christmas Gifts

Flowers are a unique and special gift to give for Christmas. There are a variety of floral arrangements available to purchase online, or you can make one yourself. Here are a few ideas: a Christmas centerpiece, small arrangement in a holiday mug or decorative container, gift basket, candle ring, and vase arrangements.

A gift basket is fun to put together and even more fun to give. All you need to do is find a basket or a Christmas container and put a few things in it. This would make a great gift for a coworker, teacher, sibling, or that person who just seems to have everything.

Another fun idea is to put a small arrangement together in a holiday mug. Use floral foam as the base of the design. This small design is charming and will delight the receiver of such a gift.

You could create an arrangement for any size vase, the larger the vase, the more flowers and greens to use. For Christmas time, use red, white and maybe even green flowers (like green button mums). Also choose from a variety of greens and evergreens. Accent a red rose in a bud vase with some baby’s breath and cedar. Deep red alstroemeria are especially beautiful. There are many other fresh flowers that would be perfect to use for Christmas arrangements.

A Christmas centerpiece can be made in several ways. You can either create a simple centerpiece of an arrangement of flowers in a low crystal container or make a long centerpiece in a plastic centerpiece tray with a variety of evergreens. Any of these designs would be perfect to give a friend or family member as a gift or to keep yourself and decorate your home with.

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Christmas Gift Basket with Fresh Flowers

Looking for the perfect Christmas present to give this year? A gift basket is fun and easy to put together. All you need to do is find a basket or a Christmas container and put a few things in it. Make it extra special and beautiful by adding a fresh flower. Some things that you could put in the gift basket in addition to a bud vase with a single flower, (such as a red Gerber daisy, rose, or lily), include: a Christmas movie, a Christmas book, Christmas tree ornaments, holiday cookie cutters, and/or treats. You could also do different themed gift baskets. For different themes you could use include: snowmen, gingerbread men/women, Santa Clause, the Nativity, Christmas trees, or Reindeer.

For a snowman themed basket, include a storybook about a snowman, snowman cookie cutters, and snowman shaped cookies and treats. Decorate the basket with blue and white tissue paper. Include a bud vase with a white flower accented with cedar or pine. Maybe also include snowman ornaments, candles, and/or figurines. A snowglobe would be perfect. Be creative! If you are having trouble filling up your gift basket, just go to a store that sells holiday decorations. The items are usually sorted by theme, so all you have to do is put the items you see in your basket.

To assemble the gift basket, first attach the bud vase in the container with floral clay. Then, if you use a wicker basket, use some festive Christmas tissue paper or other pretty paper to line it. Also, there are lots of square and rectangle wicker baskets available at craft and hobby stores that are lined with holiday cloth. Last arrange the gift items in the basket so it looks pretty and appealing. This would make a great gift for a coworker, teacher, sibling, or that person who just seems to have everything.

Christmas Flower Arrangement in a Crystal Vase

Make a small fresh flower arrangement in a holiday crystal container. Use roses and chrysanthemums, or other red and white flowers. A small arrangement like this will be ideal for a centerpiece for a small table or just as home holiday decor.

There are a few ways to assemble such an arrangement. One way is to create a dutch spiral hand bouquet, and then cut the stems very short so the rest just above the rim of the container. Another way to assemble the arrangement is, after cutting the stems short, to place the flowers in the container, in a criss-cross fashion to hold them in place. Don't forget to clean the stems from thorns and leaves. Any leaves in the water will rot.

Meaning of Christmas Wreaths

"Traditional Christmas wreaths are a symbol of faith. Since wreaths are a circle with no beginning or end, they symbolize God's eternity and mercy during the Christmas season. When Christmas Wreaths are decorated with evergreen leaves and branches they symbolize everlasting life and God's everlasting love. Their green color is a representation of hope and new life."

This quotation from http://www.christmas-decorations-gifts-store.com/decorative_christmas_wreaths.html shares the meaning of Christmas wreaths. Decorate your home with a festive wreath this year to help remind you of the message of hope that comes during the Christmas season. When you are complimented on it by your family and friends, share the traditional meaning of the wreath with them so they too can understand and enjoy the true meaning of Christmas.

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Flowers bring life and color to any room. Make your own flower arrangements for your family and friends to enjoy during the holiday season in your home. An arrangement with white carnations and deep burgundy pixie carnations in a special holiday mug is absolutely delightful. Pick up the flowers today from your local florist or grocery store and get started, you will have a charming arrangement in no time.

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Vase Flower Arrangement for Christmas

Share the gift of flowers this holiday season. This simple flower arrangement is beautiful and fragrant. It includes three stems of white stock, one red rose, and a piece of cedar in a simple bud vase. Just cut the stems of the stock three different lenghts to give the design interest and shape. The red rose adds color and elegance.


It's the perfect gift to give that special someone in your life. Flowers are also a good gift to someone who has reached a goal, to celebrate their success, whether it be at work or school. They are also good to give to someone who has just performed in a concert or music recital.

How to Make a Christmas Centerpiece

A centerpiece made of evergreens, holly, and red and white flowers will be beautiful for the Christmas Holiday Season. Watch this 'how to' video, and you will be able to make your own Christmas Centerpiece.



The flowers and evergreens used to make this festive arrangement include: red roses, red carnations, red and white pixie carnations, white cushion mums, cedar, pine, princess pine and holly.

The supplies used include: a plastic centerpiece tray, floral foam, tapered candles, and candle cups.

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Christmas Flower Arrangement Ideas

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How to Make a Christmas Wreath

Christmas wreaths are a great way to show holiday cheer. They are also simple and fun to make. Watch this short video to learn how to put a wreath together.



The materials used in this design include: a wreath, poinsettia flowers, ornament and berry picks, pine cones, Christmas ribbon, and wired wooden pegs to anchor the pine cones in the design.

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Christmas Bouquets

This bouquet includes red roses, star of Bethlehems, and pine or cedar. 

This bouquet includes six red roses, two pieces of white stock and a piece of cedar. 

 The stem is tied off with red satin ribbon.

This arrangement also includes red roses and white stalk. 

 The stems are held together with white satin ribbon and pearl pins.

This bouquet includes cushion mums in addition to the roses and star of Bethlehems.

Christmas Season Centerpiece

Christmas is a great time for centerpieces. Centerpieces can be as simple or as elaborate as you would like. Depending on the flowers and foliage you use, they can also last a long time. The evergreen in your centerpiece will last all month, and you can easily replace the flowers. Remember, you must water your floral foam for your centerpiece to last. This arrangement will look beautiful and smell lovely.

Here are the supplies you will need to make a basic Christmas Holiday centerpiece.

• Shallow container
• Floral Foam
• Floral Tape
• Evergreens
• juniper (has small bluish berries)
• princess pine
• incense cedar
• douglas fir
• ming fern
• eucalyptus
• pittosporum
• Pine cones
• Holly leaves (Ilex) and berries
• Hypericum berry, pepper berry
  

Flowers

• Red and white carnations and/or roses
• Spray roses and/or pixie carnations
• White chrysanthemums, cushion mums (pom pom mums)
• Starbursts (chrysanthemums)
  
  Instructions:
  1. First you will want to saturate your floral foam in warm water.
  2. Tape the floral foam into your container using floral tape
  3. Cover the floral foam completely with the greenery
  4. Add your filler flowers, if any
  5. Attach pine cones to the little wooden pegs with wire and insert those into the design
  6. Add focal flowers, like roses or carnations
  
  Additional ideas for your centerpiece:
  
• Use some festive ribbon and make a bow to insert into your design
• It is also fun to put a candle in your centerpiece
• Use less expensive flowers during the month and replace these with more expensive flowers for your holiday dinner
  
  
  For tips on using floral foam, go to 1-800-FLORALSunder their care of flowers section.
  
  The following is a list of additional suggestions for Christmas season flowers.
  
  Christmas Season Flowers and Foliage
  
  Flowers
• white pixie/mini carns
• red pixie/mini carns
• red, burgundy and white roses
• red, burgundy and white spray roses
• white chrysanthemums: button, cushion (star-burst), daisy
• button mums: green and white
• red and white gerbera daisies/ mini gerbera
• tulips: red and white
• cymbidium orchid
• Lily: white Asiatic lilies
• Alstroemeria: white and red
• star of Bethlehem
• mini calla lily (wedding bouquet)
• white stalk
  
  Foliage/accessories
• Holly, variegated holly
• cedar
• flat cedar
• juniper
• Douglas fir
• pine (princess, white)
• oregonia
• pittosporum (variegated)
• myrtle
• boxwood
• hypericum berries
• pine cones
• candles
• ornaments
• gold spray to spray foliage
  
  Filler Flowers
• baby's breath
• queen Anne's lace

Thanksgiving Centerpiece! How to make a Fresh Flower Arrangement

Centerpieces are in high demand during the Thanksgiving holiday. Any centerpiece will add to your Thanksgiving dinner table. A centerpiece made with fresh flowers is sure to delight all your Thanksgiving visitors. It can also serve as a great gift to the host or hostess of your Thanksgiving dinner. A wide variety of Thanksgiving centerpieces can be ordered online, or you can create your own. Here are the basic instructions you will need to make your own centerpiece.

The supplies needed include, plastic centerpiece tray, floral foam, two tapered candles, two candle cups, wired wooden pegs, small pumpkin picks (or two small squash that can be anchored with the wooden pegs), and pine cones. These supplies can be found at just about any craft and floral store or online. The foliage you will need includes; seeded eucalyptus, husk, nandina, galax, and dried oak leaves. The flowers are red and yellow roses, yellow and red spray roses, and orange and red cushion mums. For this design you will need about six total roses, 3 stems of spray roses, and three stems of cushion mums. You may also want to use hypericum berries.

While these are the flowers and foliage suggested for this design there are many other options available. Some different kinds of foliage would be; spiral eucalyptus, salal, boxwood, and myrtle. Other great flowers to use include, carnations (which last a long time), pixie carnations, daisy mums, spider mums, lilies, and alstroemeria. Some other filler flowers would be; waxflower, statice, solidage, and button mums.

First you will need to cut your floral foam to fit in the centerpiece tray. Next you will need to soak it in floral foam. After you have your wet floral foam in place and before you begin adding the foliage to the design, insert the candle cups in the middle of the floral foam and place the candles inside. Now add the foliage. You want all the floral foam to be covered before you begin putting in the flowers and accessories. Start with the oak leaves on the bottom, then the seeded eucalyptus, longer pieces of husk and then the galax leaves. You will want to cut off the small branches on your stems so they are the right size for the centerpiece. Don't be afraid to let the design get a little big.

Once the foliage is in place, you can begin to add the flowers. There are several different ways to arrange the flowers. Once is to spread similar flowers evenly around the design. Another way is to group similar flowers. I suggest a little of both. You can do the same thing with the different colors of the flowers. Now you can start adding the pine cones and the hypericum berries. In addition to the hypericum berries, the taller pieces of seeded eucalyptus are great for putting in the gaps left between the flowers, if there are any. Following these basic steps, you will have a beautiful Thanksgiving centerpiece in no time.

Thanksgiving Flower Arrangement in a Cornucopia Instructions

Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of year for fresh flowers. There are so many beautiful fall colored flowers available to enjoy. Thanksgiving is also a popular time for holiday centerpieces. A flower arrangement in a cornucopia can be used as a table centerpiece for Thanksgiving dinner, used to embellish your side serving table, or to decorate your home. A fresh flower arrangement in a cornucopia will enhance any Thanksgiving dinner party. A cornucopia is also called a horn of plenty; therefore, you want the cornucopia to look bountiful by having lots of flowers, vegetables and/or foliage.

The supplies you will need for a basic Thanksgiving flower arrangement in a cornucopia include; a cornucopia (wicker cornucopias can be found at most craft and floral stores), floral foam, a plastic liner or container to hold the floral foam, floral tape, wired wooden pegs, pine cones, and artificial veggie and squash picks. You could also use real veggies like corn and squash, just use a wooden pick or firm wire and insert it into the veggies in order to anchor them in the floral foam in your design. The following flowers and foliage will make a beautiful arrangement; hypericum berries, oak leaves, dried wheat, galax leaves, husk, nandina, seeded eucalyptus, cushion mums, spray roses, and roses. While I have given you these suggestions, there are many more flowers and foliage available that will make a beautiful fall or Thanksgiving arrangement.

The first step is to anchor your container in the cornucopia. You can use clay, wire, or floral tape to do this. The second step is to prepare the floral foam. First cut the foam so it will fit in the container you have chosen. To soak floral foam, fill a large container with water that has flower preservative mixed in and set your floral foam on top. Allow the floral foam to sink under the water and absorb the water on its own. If you push it under, air pockets will form which will make it harder for your flowers and foliage to get water. Once your floral foam is wet, set it in the container or plastic liner. You may want to secure the foam in the container with a piece of floral tape.

Begin the arrangement first by covering the floral foam with your greens and foliage. You may want to start with the oak leaves at the base of the cornucopia, and have some sticking out of the sides. Remember cornucopia means “horn of plenty” so you want it to look plentiful. Once you have the greens in place and the floral foam covered you are ready to begin adding your vegetables. I would place them around the edges of the design. Once you have those in place, begin to add the flowers to the design. You can group similar flowers together, or space them evenly around the design. Now would be a good time to add a few pine cones throughout the arrangement. To anchor the pine cones, attach the wired wooden pegs by wrapping the wire around the base of the design. Once the flowers and pine cones are in place, fill in the design with the some hypericum berries and maybe some longer pieces of seeded eucalyptus.

Some tips for your fresh flower arrangement: make sure your container does not dry out, you always want water in it, do not place the flowers directly in the sunlight, they will last longer if you keep it in a cool place. Also removing dead flowers will help the arrangement to last longer.

Thanksgiving Centerpiece: Cornucopia with Fresh Flowers

This video provides step by step instructions on how to put together a Thanksgiving centerpiece using fresh fall colored flowers and a cornucopia as a container. The supplies, foliage, and flowers used in this design include: wicker cornucopia, floral foam, hypericum berries, oak leaves, dried wheat, galax leaves, husk, nandina, seeded eucalyptus, cushion mums, spray roses, and roses.




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Thanksgiving Cornucopia Centerpiece with Small Vegetables

This video provides step by step instructions on how to make a Thanksgiving design in a cornucopia using fresh flowers and fall vegetables and accessories. The supplies used include: wicker cornucopia, plastic tray, floral foam, artificial vegetables, grass, dried wheat, about two stems of seeded eucalyptus, small branch of nandina, two stems of husk, galax leaves, one stem of orange cushion mums, one stem of red cushion mums, hypericum berries, one stem of yellow spray roses, one stem of red spray roses, dried oak leaves, pine cones, wired wooden picks, and artificial vegetables.

While these are the flowers and foliage used in this design, there are many flowers and foliage that would work well; such as, carnations, lilies, daisy mums, button mums, salal, spiral eucalyptus and much more. Visit our floral supplies tab to order floral foam, wired wooden picks, and other floral design needs.

Thanksgiving Centerpiece

Close up of the flowers

The flowers in this centerpiece include, yellow roses, orange roses, yellow spray roses, red spray roses, and orange and red cushion chrysanthemums. The design also includes, hypericum berries, nandina, seeded eucalyptus, husk, galax, pincones, and faux pumpkins.

This design was constructed using floral foam. The first step was to anchor the candles in the foam using candle cups. Then the floral foam was covered using the foliage. Next, the pumpkins were added, followed by the flowers. Last, the design was filled in using the hypericum berries and pinecones. The pinecones were anchored in the design using wired wooden pegs.

Watch our step by step how to video

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How To Make a Thanksgiving Flower Arrangement in a Cornucopia

The supplies used inlcude: wicker cornucopia, plastic tray, floral foam, artificial vegetables, grass, dried wheat, about two stems of seeded eucalyptus, small branch of nandina, two stems of husk, two orange roses, two yellow roses, one stem of orange cushion mums, one stem of red cushion mums, hypericum berries, one stem of yellow spray roses, one stem of red spray roses, dried oak leaves, and artificial vegetables.

Fall Wedding Bouquets

This bouquet includes, three orange roses, three yellow roses, two stems of yellow spray roses, one stem of red spray roses, two stems of red cushion mums, two stems of yellow cushion mums, and hypericum berries. It is hand tied with a fall ribbon.

Harvest Bouquet

This bouquet includes, three orange roses, three yellow roses, two stems of yellow spray roses, one stem of red spray roses, two stems of red cushion mums, two stems of yellow cushion mums and is accented with dried wheat and hypericum berries. It is hand tied with a fall ribbon.

How to Make a Simple Fall Flower Arrangement

How to Make a New Baby Flower Basket Arrangement

The materials used in this design include, a basket, plastic liner, floral foam, leather leaf, white and purple daisy mums, yellow button mums, pink pixie carnations, pink carnations, and baby's breath. Many online florists have flower arrangements available for delivery that are perfect to give to a friend or a spouse who has just had a new baby.