DIY: Simple, Beautiful Spring Arrangement

My mom's coming down to visit me next weekend (so looking forward to it!) and she asked me to make her a new floral arrangement for her office. Making them is so therapeutic to me so I was excited to have an excuse to make one! She didn't have any specific requests, just a bright, springy arrangement.

If you want to make this along with me, I've listed the supplies I used below. Personally, I prefer the floral selection at Michael's over any other craft store in my local market, so that's where I get all my supplies. Note: I highly recommend waiting for a sale to get the most for your money! I got everything for over 50% off.

You will need:

- Fake Flowers, I used: - (4) small daisy bushes

- (2) Eucalyptus stems

- (3) Lotus pods

- (2) White roses

- (2) Peach/yellow roses

- Vase, I used a pitcher with a small opening

- Floral wire

- Floral Tape

- Linemans Pliers

- Scissors

- Optional: Small rubber bands/polybands for hair

I love the process of walking through the isles of flowers and pairing everything together for an arrangement. I didn't have any sort of picture of the final product going into the store, but I really liked the small daisy bushes they had. Usually I only use individual stems as they tend to look most realistic, but I liked the idea of using the daisies as the base. Next up was the eucalyptus stems, as I find them to be the most realistic looking and add a lot of interest. Then the roses, which actually look and feel real, and finally, the lotus pods.

Testing the flowers together (minus the lotus pods).

My happy cart of goodies!

Sorting everything out before heading to checkout.

Step 1:

Once I got my bundle of goodies home, my first step is to sort everything out so I can see what I'm working with.

Step 2:

Group all of the "base" together, which in this case are the four daisy bushes and the two eucalyptus stems. I pull the pieces around so they look like they're randomly stuffed in.

Once the base is grouped up, I like to use small hair bands to hold it together. I start with two: One towards the top of the stems, and one towards the bottom. They're stretchy, so it allows you to move pieces around somewhat easily, but without compromising the grouping overall. You can also use floral wire, but of course it has less flexibility to move pieces around.

Moving pieces around helps to give the arrangement a more natural look.

Step 3:

Once the base is formed, I add the individual roses and lotus pods by strategically placing them straight into the base. The elastic bands allow the additional pieces to be integrated without compromising the overall shape of the arrangement.

Step 4:

The lengthy stems will need to be cut to the proper length of whatever vase you plan on putting them in. To cut the stems, I recommend using linemans cutters. I've tried many different pliers, scissors, etc., and found these to cut the best.

Step 5:

Once your arrangement is arranged in the way you want it, wrap the stems with floral tape to keep everything secure. I don't have a picture for you because I forgot to buy more floral tape, so here's a picture of my little helper, instead.

Make sure everything fits in your vase, and you're done!