I'm working with store bought flowers today to make pretty spring arrangements for very little money and very little effort!
Arrangements that are out-of-the-box (or vase) amazing!
Arrangements that are out-of-the-box (or vase) amazing!
I spent $10.00 and got one bunch of tulips and one bunch of freezia. I also got daisy-like flowers and goldenrod on sale for 99 cents a bunch... all these flowers for about $12.00.
Let's get started and I'll show you how I made them...
Let's get started and I'll show you how I made them...
The first arrangements is a mix of white tulips and freesia...
I like to keep flowers all in the same color family. I think it has a bigger visual punch!
I added sticks from my yard that I spray painted white for height. I am the queen of "sticks and twigs"!
To make a vignette I added a handcrafted nest to the base of the cylinder vase!
For a nest making tutorial, click HERE
For a nest making tutorial, click HERE
The second arrangement is just the sweetest!
I get my eggs from a friend (thanks Cathy), so I have access to some amazing colored eggs.
I just cracked the eggs near the top, rinsed them out and filled them with these pretty delicate flowers!
A grouping would look adorable on an Easter table! Or on a dresser in a guest room.
I think they would also look so sweet lined up along a kitchen windowsill, a shelf or grouped on a little bench!
The last arrangement used the flower leftovers!
I pulled a couple of white plates from the cupboard and a cup and two saucers for this easy arrangement.
I hope you will join us... and CELEBRATE the coming of Spring!!!
So beautiful! Those eggs are gorgeous and I thought they were faux!! I have a friend with chickens but she lives in Virginia :(. xo
ReplyDeleteI love the last one in the teacup! XO
ReplyDeleteAll so stunning but that last image took my breath away!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the tulips and freesia. I like a mass grouping of all the same flower or, like you mentioned, flowers all in the same color family. The spray painted sticks are lovely. Just beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletebeautiful! thanks for the inspiration today!
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous, Yvonne! SOO Nicely done! I'll have to check out this class! It sounds wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI would love for you to share this great post at my brand new link party...the FESTIVE FRIDAY FIESTA! (Ole!) It's open now through Sunday at Noon ET.
Here is the link if you're interested! I'd love to see you there!
http://the-home-girl-blog.blogspot.com/2013/03/welcome-to-very-first-festive-friday.html
Thanks so much for sharing this! Have a great weekend! =)
I think you deserve an A+! I love them all!
ReplyDeleteYvonne, you are am artist! I love the moss between the plates, to me it's a warm & natural touch. I, too, am a monochromatic girl. I'm sending you a pick of my dining room table, just done last night. xx's
ReplyDeleteYvonne,
ReplyDeleteDear friend,
I thought last years Spring arrangements with stacked tea cups and nest
was the most elegant I'd ever seen! However, this stacked plate and floral arrangement is exquisite!!!
Thank you for sharing your creativity, artistry and for inspiring us with your tutorials!!!
Fondly,
Pat
Ummm let's see...I think you have nailed an A (++++) Amazing! These are three outstanding arrangements. You have totally inspired me!
ReplyDeleteKaren
All three are delightful. The stacked plates and cup tied with raffia is just plain spectacular. I think that you'll see lots of versions of that one...including on my tables. Thanks for inviting us for a peak. Cherry Kay
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flower arrangements! I really like the eggs with flowers in them. Sweet for spring and Easter. Enjoy the weekend. Blessings.
ReplyDeletePamela
Hi lovely lady.
ReplyDeleteI love all three Arrangements so Beautiful. Hope you and your family have a wonderful weekend.
XXOO Diane
oh wow! that last arrangement in the tea cup is amazing...i hope you'll do a tutorial on your blog since you ran out of time on the video....great job as usual!
ReplyDeleteEach one is a visual delight, Yvonne. Wish I had a source for the natural colored eggs. They are so soft and lovely. Perfect for spring! I've used the idea of using egg shells as mini vases. It's a nice touch to a pacesetting. I picked up some little colored glass egg cups from World Market just for that purpose. Thanks for sharing...........sarah
ReplyDeleteoh how fun Yvonne! they sure knew what they were doing when they asked YOU!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Yvonne. Not sure which is my favorite today. I'm going to have to try spraying twigs from the yard. Love how they enhance the tulips. Teacups were precious. How creative to use moss between the stacked plates. The video was so much fun to watch. Thank you for posting it. It was so nice to hear your voice. Hope spring comes soon to you. Pam
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Spring arrangements, Yvonne! I enjoyed the video on gardening 101!
ReplyDeleteYvonne, you have been blessed with the creativity gene, lucky you. These arrangements are beautiful.
ReplyDelete100 A+ Yvonne! These arrangements are so lovely and elegant. I'm so inspired by the vignette with the nest and clear vase that i'm going to be copying you! Thank you so much for sharing your talents with us today on After Class. I'll be thinking of another excuse to keep you "After Class." ;)
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend! xo
All are very pretty Yvonne! I love your beautiful eggs-enjoy:@)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh Yvonne they're all so beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteWow Yvonne it's great to see you!! I always wonder what my bloggy friends look like when they don't post a picture of themselves....Pretty!
ReplyDeleteLove all the arrangements especially the teacup one.... I hope you excelled in your class with A+..
Just gorgeous, Yvonne. They don't have all those pretties at my local store. They just have some mixed colored bunches for $13.
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty arrangements, Yvonne! I love those soft colored eggs, especially for Easter. I'm going to be making the nest this weekend.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers and beautiful you! You have that lovely Lancaster sound. Thank you for all the fun tips for flowers from the grocery store!
ReplyDeleteMary from Virginia
Love all these ideas, Yvonne! The egg vases are just too cute!!
ReplyDeleteMary Alice
Gorgeous!! I wish I could find some these flowers at my grocery. You are so creative...love the moss plates
ReplyDeleteI love all three arrangements Yvonne but the tea cup one just grabbed my heart. Thanks for sharing and the link to the video.
ReplyDeleteHmm, can't get any better than the teacher copying off the student! You move to the front of the class with all A's. Very pretty and well done, Yvonne!
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty arrangements. I love the little eggs. The video was just great. I loved learning about the gardens. This was a great idea. So great to see you in person!
ReplyDeleteYvonne...I love your tutorial and I love getting to see you on camera! You're a natural!!! Thanks for always sharing God's beauty with all of us! XO, Aimee
ReplyDeleteHi Yvonne, thank you so much for that lovely comment you left on Kim's blog, that made me feel so good:). I know I have said this a million times but my goodness, you are just so gifted. I wish my sound was working to hear the video but....I think my son did something to it while playing a game:(. Oh How I wish you lived closer, I could learn so much from you. Have a great weekend, Jen @ City Farmhouse
ReplyDeleteI so enjoyed watching the video and hearing your voice, your flower arrangements are all lovely. I so love flowers!! I used to live on a cattle ranch and had 2 huge gardens, canned and pickled and froze veggies to feed my family all winter - I live in Alberta, Canada and winter is long here!! LOL Thanks so much for sharing your gifts with all of us.
ReplyDeleteOh Wow! Each of the arrangements are gorgeous! And you have captured them so well in your photos!
ReplyDeleteDid you scramble the eggs. I am TOTALLY copying you...once again. :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous arrangements Yvonne!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful arrangements! Wonderful tips!! I'm heading to the grocery store tomorrow and get my flowers!!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe what you did with 12.00 worth of flowers, beautiful! And the little egg arrangements are just exquisite!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures! Makes me spring is already here!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely awe inspiring florals! Definitely A+ in both design and cost! Susan at Romancing the Home
ReplyDeleteYvonne,
ReplyDeleteYour arrangements are beautiful! Thank you for sharing and inspiring!
~Lynne
w/L.
Yvonne, these arrangements are gorgeous! I especially love the one stacked on the moss covered plates. So fun to be inspired by your cheerful self. Loved seeing the face behind this wonderful blog. Have a fabulous weekend!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Nici
Wonderful! It's so nice to see everyone and hear your voices :) Such great floral arrangements Yvonne, I can't wait to make some for Opulent Cottage!
ReplyDeletexoxo, Andrea
Your my idol and inspiration ..... Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHi Yvonne, I just watched your video. It was fun to watch. Love it, I need to find someone in my area who has a class on canning vegetables. Would love to learn that process. I am so glad you came back to blogging. You were missed. Andi thewednesdaybaker
ReplyDeleteSwoon! Yvonne~ This post makes my heart go all aflutter! I adore your sweet teacup arrangement~ the moss between the plates adds the perfect touch! Your little egg cup arrangements are so sweet for Easter! I wish I had access to some beautiful eggs!
ReplyDeleteHi, Yvonne. The tulips and fresia arrangement is lovely--what a difference the twigs make! (I save the curly willow and other such pieces that come in arrangements I receive because I love to re-use them!), but ONLY YOU, would come up with not only stacking the cup and saucer on other saucers, but adding the moss! Your creative talent amazes me. It's lovely. ~Zuni
ReplyDeleteAll three arrangements are just gorgeous, but I think the egg one is my favorite, just because it is so small and sweet. I will have to try this with my polka dot egg cups and maybe a mini fern I bought the other day. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteCindy