Buying silk flowers – 5 fun projects
Five things you can do with silk flowers are: create beautiful wedding bouquets, create centerpieces, create home arrangements, decorate outdoor spaces, and create clothing accessories. You may not have thought of using silk flowers in this way, but the truth is that silk flowers provide many benefits over real flowers. In the following paragraphs I will discuss the different ways to use silk flowers and their benefits over real flowers.
1. Create Bridal Bouquets: Silk flowers are perfect for creating silk bridal bouquets, however, don’t expect fake flowers to be cheaper than real flowers because you’ll be surprised. The benefit of using silk flowers for bridal bouquets is not in the price. The benefits are that you can use any silk flower any time of the year, you don’t have to worry about triggering allergies, and silk flowers will never wither or die due to weather.
2. Centerpieces: Creating a centerpiece is a beautiful way to decorate tables for formal and semi-formal occasions. Creating silk table pieces is becoming more popular due to its durability and lifelike appearance. Fake flowers can also be scented to smell like real flowers.
3. Home Arrangements: If you enjoy the beauty of flowers in your home but lack a green thumb to keep them alive, artificial flowers are a good alternative. The best way to create a realistic silk bouquet is to avoid bright pastel flowers because they tend to look fake. Use a variety of different flowers and choose artificial flowers with dark green stems and leaves. Toss in some green foliage for filler, place the silk bouquet in an appropriate vase, and enjoy the appearance of beautiful blooms in your home.
4. Outdoor Landscaping: A growing trend for pools and patios is to use artificial plants and trees instead of real ones. Manufacturers of artificial silk trees and plants are using durable materials like Polyblend, specifically for outdoor use. Homeowners love the beauty of real flowers, plants and trees that Polyblend products provide, but without the maintenance. Polyblend products are expensive, but when you add the maintenance time and water savings, the value presents itself.
5. Clothing Accessories: Today, people are as creative and crafty as ever, using fake flowers to spice things up like pants, shirts, sandals, hats, and headbands. I know a lady in Hawaii who makes beautiful flower necklaces out of silk orchids and sells them to tourists for a good price. She simply cut a flower head off a single stem and apply it to any part of the clothing using a hot glue gun. I speak from experience when I say practice with old clothes first.
Quality artificial flowers have all the beauty of real flowers, but without the maintenance. Shop around and look for great deals on quality (and I stress quality) artificial flowers, plants and trees. So whether you’re looking for flowers and bouquets for a wedding, need to spruce up your dining table, trying to brighten up your home with a colorful arrangement, looking for a low-maintenance, low-water landscape solution, or want to create a hair pretty. sash for your daughter, then try silk flowers.
