Create a beautiful bouquet for under a fiver
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I'm
a sucker for fresh flowers and especially cheap fresh flowers. I don't
have a massive disposable income because every penny is going towards
saving as you know so when I can get cheap things it's always a winning
situation!!
1.
When people offer you pretty things just say yes! So the bowl my
flowers are in was free!yes free. Work were going to throw it out and I
had to grab it. I had no idea what I was going to use it for, at one
point it was a fish bowl for masons robo fish. But it now has a
beautiful place in my heart.
2.
Get to the supermarkets. My favourite time to go and get flowers are in
the evenings, and mainly from tesco. And I go and hunt for the reduced
ones. I always buy two bunches. A full priced and a reduced one. That
way you can fill in the gaps and you know your not going to get a
perfect bunch.
3.
If you have a bigger budget take a visit to a florist on a Friday
afternoon. The florist will be off to the flower markets on a Saturday
morning so they will be wanting to get rid flowers on their way out. So
you could cut a good deal- pardon the pun.
4.
Make your flowers last by leaving them to dry. About a month ago I
brought some pretty little bunches of gypsophila(baby's breath) for
£1.50 at good old tesco. It dried out and didn't really discolour so I
was able to use it again in this arrangement. I just popped it in where I
thought it would look cute.
5.explore your garden, turns out I have a eucalyptus tree growing in the front of mine. So I went out and cute a free branches/twigs off. You could add anything really, and it's free.
6.lastly just arrange the flowers so they look pretty, keep the, away from heat like radiators and leave them in a window when no ones in the room. When I'm at work I put mine in my windows but when I'm home they sit nicely on my bedside table.
what are your tips for creating beautiful flower arrangements? let me know!
what are your tips for creating beautiful flower arrangements? let me know!
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