How To Use Silk Flowers To Herald In Spring
Many years ago people only used silk flowers if they really, really had to as a last resort. But today the range of silk flowers is absolutely superb. Silk flowers are often mistaken for the real thing, and that says something for the silk flower industry.
BRIGHT COLOURS CHEER PEOPLE UP
An arrangement of colourful quality silk flowers does wonders to a room in the middle of winter. Sometimes less is more, and in the case of a few quality silk flowers this may be the answer.
Silk flowers have a definite place in the colder climates where it is so hard to have some nice cheering colour around during the winter months. Not only the use of colour, but so many flowers are expensive during this time if you have a need to put flowers in your house, or use them for a special occasion.
WELCOME IN SPRING WITH A SILK ARRANGEMENT
When it gets to be about the end of January and into February it is a great idea to put out some spring flowers in a range of silks. The spring flowers that will help you get rid of the winter blues are: tulips, hyacinths, crocus and daffodils.
Fresh spring flowers are beautiful, but unfortunately their live span is not too long, and the season is also very short. If you treat yourself to some quality silk spring flowers you will have them year after year. Brush them off after each use, store them in a plastic bag in a box and they will look new for the next year.
Colour association has a huge affect on how we view life. It is really quite amazing how being around certain colours, or wearing certain colours can actually change our moods. The bright sunny colours of spring flowers make us think of sunny weather, outdoor living, beaches, summer holidays and the like.
ADD LIME GREEN IN WITH SPRING FLOWERS
A colour that looks so sexy with yellow daffodils is lime green. Daffodils can look lovely in a clear glass feature vase on their own, but if you are going to do an arrangement, put them with some lime green leaves and they will look superb.
If you do not have any lime green leaves, either real or artificial, use some lime green ribbon. You wont be sorry.
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If you don’t have either lime green leaves, or lime green ribbon, use a lime green vase. In fact, if you do like having flowers in the house, buy yourself a lime green vase. This colour goes with so many flowers and makes flower arrangements look so alive and inviting.
HOW CAN YOU BE ECONOMICAL AND HAVE COLOUR
The best way is to buy 3 or 5 (never an even number), quality silk flowers. (With daffodils you would need more.) With these you can add some cheaper trimmings, even some dried branches collected from the beach or woods.
Keep several pieces of various shaped dried branches on hand. Try to choose something that has a bit of character: something that is very twirly and soft looking, or to the other extreme, something that is very straight and stark. Pieces of wood like this are very attractive when painted. For example, a piece of black painted wood compliments yellow daffodils.
By using different accessories with your flowers, you will always have something that looks different. Take care of your silk flowers each year and you will have them looking like new for the next time.