Archive for February, 2009
Miniature Flower Arrangements - 5 steps to beautiful tiny decorations
Miniature flower arrangements are one of the most beautiful flower arranging types there are out there. Just looking at that tiny beauty fills one with joy and pleasure. But how can you actually create one of these miniatures? It is not so difficult as you would think. Here are 5 steps to get you started [...]
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5 Tips to Keep Cut Flowers Fresh Longer
Although flower arranging can be used with fresh flowers and artificial flowers/silk flowers as well, there is nothing better than having a vase of fresh flowers around your home. Especially when the flowers have nice smell as well, it is a pure pleasure to be in that room. Sadly, cut flowers only stay fresh for [...]
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Spring flower arranging - with baskets and spring flowers
Spring is almost here and the world is getting out of their winter hibernation. And what better way than with a fresh spring flower arranging basket?
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History of flower arranging - how far back dates flower arranging?
Throughout history people have used flowers to express their feelings of love and friendship, enhance their surroundings, and engage in various rituals.
The earliest known practice of flower arranging has been recorded in ancient Egypt. It seems that Egyptians were decorating with flowers as early as 2,500 BC. Egyptians were placing their cut flowers regularly in [...]
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Learning flower arranging - from physical books or downloadable ebooks?
One of my flower arranging eCourse subscribers asked me which is better to learn flower arranging from: physical books (from Amazon, for example), or downloadable books? Well, good question. There is no clear cut answer, and this is why.
Provided that you cannot attend a local flower arranging workshop (although emerging, still quite rare), you have [...]
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Artificial flower arranging
It is amazing how little information there actually is out there on artificial flower arranging. Based on how many people want to learn how to arrange artificial flowers, there hardly was anything when I searched on Google on the subject. Thus my decision to devote my next post to it.
Artificial flower arranging is not that [...]
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Church Flower Arranging
Church flower arranging is a very particular and beautiful flower arranging type, aimed at providing and enhancing the quiet, blessed and tranquil place and atmosphere of the church. Creating flower arrangements for the church doesn’t require a specific strong knowledge of flower arranging, however one needs a bit of aesthetic eye and to be able [...]
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