Springtime in England II
The technique I think I struggle with the most when putting together arrangments is color placement. Working with so many shades and colors tends to drive me a little nuts because I always seem to struggle with pulling together a cohesive look at the end. Chelsea, of course makes it look incredibly easy and I’m so happy she breaks everything down by color and amount of stems. I always finding myself buying a lot more than I ultimately need too.
Instructions
For the Bridal Bouquet:
You need:
10 red/white anemone stems
3 full pink roses
10 Ranunculus stems in eggplant
2 bunches of buttercup greens
2 bunches of vinca vine
2 stems of green hellebores
clippers or scissors
twine
ribbon (1.5 yards)
pins
Step # 1: Remove all most of the leaves from the stems.
Step # 2: Start with a selection of flowers in your hand. Add roses at the bottom and let the ranunculus buds peek out at the top. Turn the bouquet each time you add a new grouping of flowers. Keep turning and adding until you are happy with it. Add greens around the bottom.
Step # 3: Secure with twine.
Step #4: Clip the stems so they are all the same length.
Step #5: Wrap ribbon around stem and secure with two pins.
Chelsea, thank you again! So excited to have you on board!!
Erika writes
The brown velvet ribbon with the red/pink tones is such a nice touch. Frolic is one of my favorites too, so I’m happy to see her here too.
nadia writes
gorgeous!
Pia writes
The presentation and the project itself are incredible. Thank you for sharing.
faith writes
how fun. looking forward to seeing what else she creates.
ghanaughn, Adam and Eve Wedding Consultants writes
So pretty and simple.
Pretty Bride writes
awesome post!
Jaime writes
Love, love, love this! It’s so pretty it’s made my day brighter! :)
LK writes
Ooo…so pretty!! I love the anemones….I wish I could add them to my wedding!
wendy writes
so beautiful! love the pink and green together.
Jinnie N. writes
Beautiful~~!!!
coco+kelley writes
i’m in love with this bouquet! SO fresh!!! it’s making me feel quite springy, even though i woke up to snow falling this morning… thanks for the pick me up! :)
Annie writes
Incredible. Very excited about this new feature on your site.
kaitlin writes
so stunning. i’m in love. this is precisely what i am looking for!
kelley @ myislandwedding writes
It almost doesn’t seem possible that flowers can be so vibrant and downright interesting looking…, not your typical bouquet.
Love it.
AshleyL. writes
absolutely beautiful. This post was such a breath of fresh air :)
Thank you!
bi-coastal bride writes
What a sweet bouquet? Love the velvet ribbon. Reminds me of a Jane Austen book.
Frances writes
It is amazing how much florist charge for putting together a brides floral bouquet. Your example is so lovely and has inspired me to make my own! Thank you.
LL writes
Lovely. Anenomes are my favorite. This could be used for a centerpiece too.