How to Arrange Flowers

Mother’s Day isn’t just a day to celebrate your mom, but you & your friends who are mothers as well! A few weeks ago, I had friend & florist, Erin Volante over for an afternoon of flower arranging & fun! She walked me through the step-by-step to teach you how to arrange flowers, while Kristen Clayville shared in the laughs & captured it all! Whether you’re getting together with girlfriends, making an arrangement for mom, or filing this away for the next bridal shower you host, this tutorial will teach you how to make an arrangement in just about any container, even from a grocery store bouquet.

Select a vase. I have a theory that just about anything could be a vase {see the baby booties from Ali’s baby shower}. We chose a replica pink depression glass goblet for this arrangement to give it a little height.

supplies:

shears

flowers – today we’re using 4 varieties

vase

tape

Using thin strips of clear tape, create a grid on top. This is a great way to learn as a beginner & no one will know!

Remove greenery that will hit below the brim of the vase. Insert your first stem – notice how we start in the middle.

Work your way around with that same stem.

It’s time to add another variety.

Make the most from what you have! Notice Erin is snipping greenery from one of the flowers…

Use that to add another layer. Greenery gives an arrangement depth.

Working in a circular motion around the vase, continue to add one variety at a time.

With each one, using your vase as a guide, measure for height. Snip at an angle.

Have fun with it!

Continue to fill in as needed.

This is what I call a beautiful mess.

Take a peek at your design from every angle to make sure it’s balanced & that there are no holes to fill.

Erin added a gardenia, fresh from her garden, for a little something unexpected.

Use the extra blooms to fill bud vases – they’re perfect for bar carts, bathrooms & takeaway bouquets.

Bookmark this post for future floral arranging with this easy to pin image!

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! It’s a great tool for gift giving & entertaining. You can create an arrangement like this in about 15 minutes. For more effortless entertaining ideas, follow me on Bloglovin, Facebook & Instagram & pin with me on Pinterest!

Coordinately yours,

Julie

Thank you Kristen Clayville for capturing our fun both digitally & on film!