Since this is an election year, put your hand over your heart & let your patriotism ring-out loud & clear with a creation of dried flowers. Begin by combing the Star flowers in red, Larkspur in white, & leaves of preserved rocky hakea in blue. For special meaning & interest add different sized U.S. flags thruout the arrangement. Stick-in a few foil wrapped glittery sparklers & stars. Keep the contents loose & airy, using the larkspur for height. Stand these in a coffee can painted red, white & blue, with silver stars painted at random. Can’t you just hear the boom, boom boom of the fireworks as they burst out in the sky, filling it with sparks of color? Let strains of “God Bless America” fill your heart with pride & bring a tear to your eyes.
Another alternative choice could be to do a full/lush bouquet of the parchment hydranga in red & white, with the preserved Blue Rocky Hakea leaves. Instead of using flags this time, make small bows out of red, white & blue ribbon, placing the them among the Hydrangas. Shout out, “Let Freedom Ring”.
Dried flowers are the answer to floral arrangements for special occassions. With graduations fast approaching, get started now with your creative touch. Since purple & gold are my school colors, I’ll begin there, with the selection of purple Hydranga & gold Rocky Hakea leaves. For height I’ve mixed in gold Berry Branches & purple Flax Grass, adding purple Happy Flowers. Place at random plant picks of caps with tassels/year, add to an appropriate vase. Make a large purple bow, with gold lettering, wishing the graduate “Good Luck”! “Congratulations”. Another choice would be the red & white Hydrangas with red Ting ting flowers, red preserved Oak leaves
with congratulation wishes.
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