Drying a bouquet of flowers is an inexpensive way to give an elegant gift from nature or to make your home more beautiful. You can pick the flowers in spring and then press the blooms in a journal, or save the leaves and petals in a potpourri jar.
The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements.
If you've worked with silks, you know that sometimes stems are hard to cut. In this video tutorial, Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design shows you some simple techniques and special tools to get the job done! See how to design and cut silk flower stems for floral arrangements.
The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements.
The art of floral arrangement is a fun & valuable skill. Dana Plazyk lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements. Decorate your door with a beautiful flower spray. Use silk flowers to create an inviting bouquet that will have your guests "ooh" and "ahh."
Your store bought flowers never looked so good. Watch this video tutorial from Better TV to learn how to put the perfect touch on flower arrangements from a celebrity florist.
Learn how to arrange a beautiful bouquet of flowers, except the flowers are made of leaves!
Tired of spending money on short-lived fresh flowers? Floral Guru Jill Slater has oodles of helpful hints on conditioning fresh-cut flowers to keep them beautiful for days—even weeks—longer.
Dave shows us some unusual types of clematis with striking flower colors and shapes and resistance to disease. Any plants that are resistance to disease are a good choice.
Add some fizzle and sizzle to bath time with a homemade bath bomb. Bath bombs make great holiday or birthday gifts.
Gridlock is a good thing when it comes to flower arranging! Flower phenom Jill Slater demonstrates how making a grid by crossing flower stems locks an arrangement into place beautifully and effortlessly.
Lifestyle expert Clinton Kelly demonstrates how to throw a fabulous party. With great food, alcohol, and atmosphere you must also have fresh flowers to add ambiance. Big floral centerpieces overtake the room and have to be removed from the table when dining so that guests can see one another. Clinton recommends a low long floral arrangement that will not block guests. Staying in the same color family when choosing flowers is recommended. Start with small low container with room temperature wa...
The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements. See how to make a silk flower pomander ball.
The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements.
Childcareland has shared with us the most easy way possible to make attractive colorful flowers using nothing but coffee filters, pipe cleaners, felt pens, water spray, and tape.
The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements.
Flowering bulbs require some few common tools before planting such as compost or peat moss, work gloves, fertilizer, garden trowel or bulb planter and the garden bulb of your choice. During the spring season you can plant tender bulbs such as, irises, gladiolus and elephant ears. In terms of fall plantings you can plant bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and crocuses which could give a beautiful bloom in the spring. In general the blooms will last till three to four weeks, bulbs such ...
Peonies are a flower evocative of the freshness and exuberance of spring, with bouncy, silky leaves, buoyant hues, and a bright yellow center/stamen.
This is a how to video on making dried flower arrangements. It is presented by John white along with Virginia podmenik, Master Gardener from southwest yard and garden show. John white and Virginia podmenik, Master Gardener from the Dona Ana co. walk us through the various types of plants used for dried floral arrangements. Virginia podmenik shares her garden collections for the dried floral arrangements. Mexican sage is an excellent plant to choose for dried floral arrangements. These are pop...
If you're into folding origami paper flowers, then this is a must-have addition. You can't just fold the flower portion and expect it to be done!
Looking to add specimens to your paper garden? Make a bell-shaped paper flower with origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions for making your own paper flowers from a sheet of folded paper. For more information, and to get started making colorful, cone-shaped paper flowers yourself, take a look!
Looking to add a rare and exotic specimen to your paper garden? Make a 3D origami lotus flower with origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own lotus flowers from 6 4x7" sheets of folded paper. For more information, and to get started making lotus flowers yourself, take a look!
Sandy from Afloral.com shows you how to make a fresh flower wreath using carnations. This fresh flower wreath is great for any occasion.
Learn how to arrange flowers with a Proflowers expert. Proflowers shows flower arranging tips used by top florists.
Watch to learn how to use fire to make a flower out of glass. Manipulating glass like this takes a lot of patience and requires separating and joining the glass together until it forms into the shape you want. Make sure to wear gloves and goggles!
Personally we think fake flowers - whether they're the kind you buy in bunches at Michael's for your vases, crochet flowers, or paper flowers - are better than real flowers. Why? Real flowers are sure pretty, but what exactly does handing your date a bunch of dead flowers say about the longevity of your relationship?
What do you do with origami flowers after you've made them and they're just sitting limply on the table? Stick them into a flower stem!
Selecting orchid plants takes more than just admiring an orchid's flowers, but with the right information it can be quick and easy. To find the expert's secrets on orchid selection, Meghan Carter visited award winning orchidist Dick Wells of Hilltop Orchids and got to the bottom of how to pick out the best orchid flower.
In this video, we learn how to decorate and make flip flop cakes. To begin, grab your pre-made chilled cakes and cut them out according to the shapes you print from www.bettycrocker.com. Now you will spread a thin layer of your choice color of frosting onto the flip flops and chill for 30 minutes. Once chilled, place a different color frosting coat to where the soles of the flip flops are. You are now ready to decorate, so take a different color of frosting and pipe lines onto where the flip ...
This video shows us how to make a blooming paper flower. To start, you shall first draw a flower on your computer, using paint or other similar program. The flower should be simple, a circle with eight identical pedals arranged around it. Print your drawing and, using a pair of scissors, cut your flower out leaving no excess paper. Take each pedal and fold it inwards towards the center of your circle. Now, get a bowl that will easily accommodate your flower and fill it with enough water to al...
Rita Heikenfeld from AboutEating discusses some of the flowers that are not only beautiful but also edible. It is important not to eat flowers that have been sprayed with chemicals. Some of the more common edible flowers are the zinnia, petunia, and the marigold, which has a delicious citrus flavor and is used in bath oils. Impatiens are edible (just the flowers, not the leaves) and come in a variety of colors.
Mybutterflykisses12 shows viewers how to make a vintage lady tag! First, You will need a stampof a vintage lady and some cardstock. Dab your stamp with black ink and stamp it onto card stock that is shaped like a tag. Next, you can stamp on vanilla script above the figure. Next, apply clear embossing powder to the tag and then heat this with a heating gun so it can set. Next, place an opaque stamped image of the same woman over the original on the tag. Cover the stamped image before you apply...
Ceramic flower pots are perfectly shaped to hang on a wall or sit on a shelf. Learn how to making your own ceramic flower pot in this free ceramics video series.
Want a beautiful floral arrangement for your wedding? Learn how to make a tall wedding flower arrangement with expert wedding décor tips and advice in this free online wedding flowers video series.
Forgot to prepare a centerpiece for your table? This tutorial shows you a great DIY Thanksgiving centerpiece that you can make out of some flower bunches, vegetables and bamboo food skewers. Easy, and perfect for last minute Thanksgiving decoration and craft ideas!
A hand-tied bouquet could really show you care. It's one for the prettiest ways to give a beautiful bouquet of flowers to your loved one. Hand tie the with ribbons for the perfect touch. Watch this video for the know-how on making hand-tied bouquets, perfect for any bride or any recipient.
The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements.
The art of floral arrangement is a fun and valuable skill. Dana Plazyk lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements.
You want to soften a man's study, a library or office with some flowers, but he doesn't want anything "flowery." Watch Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design as she creates a non-floral floral in a cigar box in this video tutorial. Perfect for a desk or a shelf and guaranteed to bring some natural life into any room! See how to make a natural floral arrangement in a cigar box.
A swag is the perfect accessory to decorate a door, hang over a mirror, or use as an Easter centerpiece. In this video tutorial, Dana Plazyk of Flowers by Design shows you how easy it is to put one together using tulips, forsythia and lilacs.