Artistic Flower Arrangements

In my next few posts I’m presenting ten tips on flower arranging that I think will be helpful to anyone interested in the subject.  So with that said here is your first tip:

Flowers.

Beautiful.  Colorful.  Delightful.

They are the perfect décor to your home, the perfect touch to your wedding, and the perfect gift for that someone special.  Flowers, in both small and large arrangements, are a surefire way to light up someone’s life.

And you don’t have to spend a small fortune to do it.  With a little know-how, you can create your very own flower arrangements that are just as great, even better, than your flower shop.  It just takes a little knowledge, a good eye, and some creativity.

Go with Your Gut and Toss out the Rules

There are hundreds, even thousands, of books and articles about flower arranging.  Every one of them will give you rules—what you should and should not do, color combinations to avoid, types of flowers that just don’t match, and kinds of containers you should never use.

Don’t listen.

Flower arranging is all about your own creativity.  If you think something is going to look good, it probably will.  Just like all art forms, you have to go with your gut.  Do you love the colors pink and orange, but every rule says you should never mix pink and orange?

Forget it.

Go with your instinct and mix your favorite colors.  It surely will be aesthetically pleasing to you and definitely will be a display of absolute creativity.  You might not want to use your pink and orange arrangement for a wedding and maybe not everyone will like it, but your out-of-the-box thinking will give you complete enjoyment and personal satisfaction.  You will have created a unique and extremely beautiful arrangement for you to treasure.

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