It's the time every girl yearns for, and the time that every guy dreads: February 14th - Valentine's Day! Every girl dreams of getting that huge, beautiful bouquet of flowers, and every guy dreads taking out his wallet to pay for it! That's why there's always a need to make extra money.
Here are some things that you can do to either earn a little spending cash for the occasion, or just putting your own special touches on a bouquet that you made yourself:
Choose the right flowers. The standard for Valentines Day is red roses; you can't go wrong following this tradition. The red is a symbol for passion and roses are universally accepted as representing love. For sure, a bouquet of red roses is something that any girl would appreciate.
But mixing and matching flora is a great idea as well. When choosing which flowers to buy, there are two things that are worth considering: continuity and contrast.
Simply put, connection means that even though the flowers are different, they have something in common that will bind them together to make a "flowing" pattern. For example, the flowers should have the same shade of color, or roughly the same shape.
Contrast is having opposite flowers complement one and the other. Buds amongst blooms is a good example, as well as mixing large flowers with tiny ones. You could also use different flowers with different colors that complement each other like yellows and oranges, or oranges and pinks.
Decide on the focal point of your arrangement. For beginners, a good rule of thumb to follow is to pick a center of attraction among the bunch and design around it. Your focal point can be your tallest rose, your biggest and bulkiest flower or the one with the most appealing look. The key is to have everything else in the arrangement highlight your star. They can be shorter or placed more in the periphery of your arrangement. Use garden shears if you need to trim anything.
As you arrange the flowers that make your background, try to alternate complimentary pieces. Arrange your blooms in such a way that there are equal blues and reds or equal reds and whites. Insert your foliage in between the spaces. And make sure you know if your arrangement is supposed be appreciated from just one side or from all angles; this can help you spread your flowers out.
Do it with a flourish! Another thing to keep in mind is the embellishment of your bouquet. Thick, fancy ribbons are great add-ons to bouquets with thin wires. It catches the eye some more, while holding the arrangement together. Should you pick a vase, choose one that fits your flowers in just right, or use foam to help them stay in place.
Give as much thought to your vase as you do your flowers; they can certainly add accent to the whole look. Make sure that they are proportioned to the size of your display. Long-stemmed flowers need taller vases, about half of the height of your blooms. Short and bulky arrangement can do with wide-rimmed short bowls.
Here are some things that you can do to either earn a little spending cash for the occasion, or just putting your own special touches on a bouquet that you made yourself:
Choose the right flowers. The standard for Valentines Day is red roses; you can't go wrong following this tradition. The red is a symbol for passion and roses are universally accepted as representing love. For sure, a bouquet of red roses is something that any girl would appreciate.
But mixing and matching flora is a great idea as well. When choosing which flowers to buy, there are two things that are worth considering: continuity and contrast.
Simply put, connection means that even though the flowers are different, they have something in common that will bind them together to make a "flowing" pattern. For example, the flowers should have the same shade of color, or roughly the same shape.
Contrast is having opposite flowers complement one and the other. Buds amongst blooms is a good example, as well as mixing large flowers with tiny ones. You could also use different flowers with different colors that complement each other like yellows and oranges, or oranges and pinks.
Decide on the focal point of your arrangement. For beginners, a good rule of thumb to follow is to pick a center of attraction among the bunch and design around it. Your focal point can be your tallest rose, your biggest and bulkiest flower or the one with the most appealing look. The key is to have everything else in the arrangement highlight your star. They can be shorter or placed more in the periphery of your arrangement. Use garden shears if you need to trim anything.
As you arrange the flowers that make your background, try to alternate complimentary pieces. Arrange your blooms in such a way that there are equal blues and reds or equal reds and whites. Insert your foliage in between the spaces. And make sure you know if your arrangement is supposed be appreciated from just one side or from all angles; this can help you spread your flowers out.
Do it with a flourish! Another thing to keep in mind is the embellishment of your bouquet. Thick, fancy ribbons are great add-ons to bouquets with thin wires. It catches the eye some more, while holding the arrangement together. Should you pick a vase, choose one that fits your flowers in just right, or use foam to help them stay in place.
Give as much thought to your vase as you do your flowers; they can certainly add accent to the whole look. Make sure that they are proportioned to the size of your display. Long-stemmed flowers need taller vases, about half of the height of your blooms. Short and bulky arrangement can do with wide-rimmed short bowls.
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