Hello there and welcome to another Floral Friday :) Every week I aim to share with you the delights of using silk flowers around your home.
Last Friday, Foxgloves were the display of the day and to balance out their expense, today I am showing you a few options if you want to spend less than £5 or £6.
The first display uses a single rose and a recycled glass herb container. The cork lid was wedged inside but that didn't bother me as I handed over my 50p.
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| Lella Loves... Silk Flowers |
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I brought it home, prized out the lid and soaked off the shop's price ticket which was still on the base. Using just one, very large, very blousy, dusky pink rose, I trimmed it to about 4 inches. The greenish hue of the recycled glass harmonises with the greenery on the rose.
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| Lella Loves... Silk Flowers |
The single rose was £4.99 and I used my own rule of the single stem's flower head must be larger than the circumference of the container. This would make a pretty gift.
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My next arrangement is one of my favourites to date as it cost me less than £3 and it is a little cutie. It was one of those occasions where I saw the bowl and knew which flowers would suit. Having previously bought a selection of mixed anemones, I had only used the pink and purple flowers so the white were ready and waiting!
I took three white anemones and trimmed the stems to two inches.
(NB: The white anemone pictured here is to show you the price ticket. When you see the display, my white anemones have black stamens. Same flower, same price, different store.)
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This delightful little bowl was one of three different bowls I bought at an evening table-top sale for about £1 (for all three bowls).
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It is no bigger than a satsuma and when I saw it, I knew straightaway what I was going to do with it. The anemones are perfect.
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This little display could sit happily in a bathroom or by your telephone. I love it, and all for less than £3.
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The last idea is still on a budget and uses an Edwardian lemonade glass, a pre-tied bunch of flowers and some snips.
Beautiful vintage glassware can be found at almost any collectables market. Be choosey [when buying your glassware] but don't be too picky if you are buying with flower arranging in mind.
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| Lella Loves... Vintage Glassware |
This glass cost me 25p because there are a few 'nibbles' on in the rim. The tiny chips don't bother me as I am not intending on using it to drink from.
I love the fact that this glass might well have been made before my lovely grandma was born.
Here is the pre-tied bunch of flowers which I deconstructed. They are a bargain at £2.99 from Dunelm.
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| Lella Loves... Silk Flowers |
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| Lella Loves... Silk Flowers |
Taking each stem, bend it back and snip at the join. I cut them all free of the main stem as I wanted to use different flowers for different displays.
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| Lella Loves... Silk Flowers |
The pink hydrangea is about 50 pennies worth of the pre-tied bunch once you have separated all of the flowers.
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| Lella Loves... Silk Flowers |
In total, this little display cost approximately £5. The glass was 25p, the pink hydrangea was about 50p and the white flower is an everlasting Dill (herb) flower head which was about £4.
If you have seen anything you like today, feel free to leave a comment. The flowers came from either Dunelm or Home Interiors : http://www.homestansted.co.uk/
Keep an eye in your local paper for jumble sales and other charity bring and buy events. I do hope you find yourself in amongst the flowers this weekend.
Love, Light and all things floral.
Lella xx
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