The month of April has the distinction of having two flowers – the humble daisy and the perfumed sweet pea. Both would be lovely in silk bouquets, although I have never seen an artificial sweet pea flower!
Do you remember the child’s game of tearing off the petals of a daisy while chanting “he loves me, he loves me not”? The flower is associated with childlike innocence and indeed many of us get childlike pleasure just looking at a field of daisies. Such a shame that can’t be replicated by looking at silk bouquets of daisies. Read more »
As years pass by, more people are into house decorations with themes and specific designs. Although lovely silk flower arrangements were not incorporated before. There is now a growing demand for it at home and for many large events too. Contemporary designs nowadays include flowers and plants to break the monotony and give delicacy and refinement to a home. Not only does it give quality and color, it becomes the ultimate adornment that makes any fine-looking décor become utterly transcendent.
While all these were previously ideally done by fresh plants and blossoms Read more »
The focus of silk bouquets is generally on the flowers. But let’s set that aside for a moment, because there are some other aspects to bouquets, particularly silk wedding bouquets that can add hugely to the appeal of the flowers and the overall occasion.
Of course, I’m talking about flower bling and decorative ribbons! Read more »
Use January’s birth flower as a great excuse to create silk bouquets full of beautiful carnations. Traditionally carnations symbolize distinction, love and fascination although with the many variations of colors, there are corresponding changes in meaning. Read more »
Even when there’s a blizzard outside, you can bring the tropical brilliance back into your home with some tropical silk bouquets. By using a few sprigs and stems of tropical silk flowers, you immediately have that tropical-inspired feeling indoors.
Have a look at these flowers for your silk flower arrangements and bask in some bright, warm, tropical flair! Read more »
Artificial silk flowers are good any time of the year, but who needs flowers when at Christmas you can have an artificial Christmas tree instead as the main focus of the room.
Artificial Christmas trees originated in Germany in the 19th century, and the first ‘model’ was made of goose feathers, dyed green and twisted around pieces of dowling. There appears to be no explanation as to why the trees resemble fir trees! The goose and dowling version looks quite stark compared to the lush versions available these days.
If you are interested in reading more about the history of the tree and how it came to arrive in America, check out this most interesting article http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/20031212_fauxtree.htm Read more »
Silk bouquets can look good or bad. It’s just the same with real flowers. Good or bad, depending entirely on the quality of flowers but, more importantly, the display or arrangement of the flowers.
Most florists study design theory and take many hours to harness their creativity. But most of us creating our own floral arrangements at home don’t have the benefit of that sort of education. Read more »
The narcissus is December’s flower and it represents the sweetness of the recipient, self-esteem. It also represents vanity in the Western culture. In the East it symbolizes wealth and good fortune – perfect for inclusion in any silk bouquets for special use like silk wedding bouquets.
Legend has it Narcissus was a vain Greek youth who loved his own
reflection so much he could not bear to take himself away from the pool in which he gazed. There are two stories about the ending of Narcissus. The not-so-romantic version is that he fell into the pool and drowned. Read more »
Christmas is so very near and soon people will start putting up decorations and setting their minds to the festive season. There’s one decoration that screams “Christmas” to me, and that is an ivy wreath on the front door. Using artificial silk flowers, or rather artificial greenery, means you can make those wreaths now and have them looking fresh for the entire season. Read more »
November’s flower, the chrysanthemum, traditionally symbolizes love, cheerfulness, compassion, friendship, secret love and abundance. But this flower has come to symbolize many other things in different countries and of course to different people. For some it is the flower that represents death, for others it’s the flower that represents mothers, and for others it’s the flower that represents nourishment – such a variety, that is also reflected in the colors and styles used in silk bouquets. Read more »