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Take a Cue From Mother Nature
ARA) - As the leaves on the trees begin to change
color, so does taste in home décor. The transformation from a green
landscape to one filled with rich russet colors and bright Halloween
hues inspires us to bring all that color inside to enjoy.
Redecorating for fall doesn't mean you have to
paint the walls or switch out the furniture. You can change the look
and feel of any room by simply accessorizing with such things as slip
covers and pillows, throw rugs, artwork and flowers. |
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"Whether you're trying to create a warm and friendly
space or a frightful look to greet the trick-or-treaters, fresh-cut
flowers make it easy to create the mood," says Jill Slater, flower
designer for flowerpossibilities.com.
Especially popular in flower arrangements this time of year are fall
leaves, pine cones, red and yellow spider mums, marigolds and
evergreens. Instead of putting the flowers in a vase, cut up a pumpkin
or other gourd, put a block of floral foam inside and start adding
stems. Perk up your display by placing the pumpkin on a bed of Fall
leaves surrounded by a ring of evergreen sprigs and cranberries. |
Want to get even fancier than that? Here are directions
for an arrangement that's sure to get you some accolades, particularly
if you put it on display on Halloween night:
* Hair-Raising Halloween Arrangement
Materials:
* Jack-O-Lantern, faux or the real deal, approximately 8- to 10-inches
in diameter- (carved eyes, nose, mouth are optional)
* 1 sheet yellow construction paper
* Water-proof liner for the inside of the Jack-O-Lantern.
* 2 bricks floral foam
* 2 wood picks or 1 wood shish kabob skewer
*1 bunch bear grass
*4 to 5 rubber bands
*2 stems orange germini's (miniature gerbera daisies)
*3 stems orange gerbera daisies
*4 stems papyrus
*1 dozen greening pins or 5 lengths of straight heavy gauge straight
wire
*Witches hat
*Half a yard orange decorative ribbon, 1/2-inch wide
*Foral clippers, scissors, paring knife and flower food |
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Directions:
1. Soak the floral foam thoroughly in water that has been treated with
flower food.
2. Fill the water-proof liner with one block of floral foam and insert
it into the pumpkin (carve the foam to fit). Insert two wood picks (or
cut shish kabob skewers) partially into the top of the foam. Now set the
other brick of foam on top of the first piece, inserting it into the
wood picks/skewers.
3. With a paring knife, carve the foam that is sticking out of the
pumpkin into a cone shape.
4. Divide the bear grass into four or five smaller bunches and rubber
band the individual bunches.
5. Starting at the rim of the pumpkin, where the foam first juts out of
the top of the jack-o-lantern, begin wrapping the bear grass up and
around the foam cone. Wrap the bear grass around the foam, tightly,
using greening pins as you go to hold the bear grass in place. (If not
using greening pins, cut the straight wire into 3-inch lengths; bend in
half to form a bobbie-pin shape. Use these wire pins in place of
greening pins.)
6. Repeat step five until the entire foam cone is wrapped with bear
grass.
7. Now set the witch's hat partially over the cone. Pin it in place.
8. Cut the papyrus stems approximately 2-inches in length, and insert
them into the "bang" area of the jack-o-lantern (above the eyes). With
scissors, cut some of the bangs short and leave some long.
9. Insert the gerbera and germini daisies just above the bangs.
10. The ribbon gets tied into a bow, as you would tie your shoe, and is
attached with a greening pin.
For more ideas on how to use flowers to dress up your home for fall, log
on to www.flowerpossibilities.com.
Courtesy of ARA Content
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