Christmas Floral Arrangements

<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I LOVE fresh flowers!!!  But have you seen the price of most floral arrangements at a floral shop or even in the grocery store?  It's OUTRAGEOUS!!!  You would pay $50 and up for a decent centerpiece.  I want to show you how to have beautiful flowers in your home that will last longer than those delivered to you from the florist and at less than HALF the cost.</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's what I put together this afternoon:</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMzOYbR7EUQYccOrCntioqCopCsGbAvhLJpAAMK8dwsAw6y7CUO_8ofMLRy0CFJjxnlsy2j9zPLU4d3znU8d1hzi4Y7ls0eoWG1D8_McPvoNsCgBLTx7gOUy0bSWfiBNmrD0_jU8dPOZd/s1600/IMG_1990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMzOYbR7EUQYccOrCntioqCopCsGbAvhLJpAAMK8dwsAw6y7CUO_8ofMLRy0CFJjxnlsy2j9zPLU4d3znU8d1hzi4Y7ls0eoWG1D8_McPvoNsCgBLTx7gOUy0bSWfiBNmrD0_jU8dPOZd/s400/IMG_1990.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYF8Jp8NahTKe8CHVxyRr5vTnezAslIkIfcf1XaRjpeJiaDZ_ypWfQggxJtmCjeBM9iAykjH6X4ej0TP7kcxwCOAtJhvlHdu6gmjV0rjRBwNqRcvhk1iHs3KCxD1f73yoAWWlT0RBWvEC/s1600/IMG_2016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="361" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYF8Jp8NahTKe8CHVxyRr5vTnezAslIkIfcf1XaRjpeJiaDZ_ypWfQggxJtmCjeBM9iAykjH6X4ej0TP7kcxwCOAtJhvlHdu6gmjV0rjRBwNqRcvhk1iHs3KCxD1f73yoAWWlT0RBWvEC/s400/IMG_2016.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">24 Roses at Costco- $16.99</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">2 Bunches of Greenery at Costco- $8.99 each</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Floral Foam - I buy it in packs of three for $7-8 dollars at Michaels I used about half a brick</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Total Cost per arrangement - $18.50 !!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I use things I have around the house as containers and I usually have ribbon lying around.  That's what makes it personal and fun!  Using unusual containers are unexpected and start interesting cocktail conversations.  (And you can bet that folks are going home and using your brilliant ideas).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lets Get Started</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tools Needed:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7f3u_NuS_jOCnmi9i9SYRPvh0lQV7_8ZAYMQ5aasASehWNPkAdKxndouOTilrLg49A8S6ajwIZGgsPiaUIkg2dVATufsohpvZBUneKHc6hg-OiK1SeWCvoz57WkBlnDIcdBIP8pnQMEiv/s1600/IMG_1967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7f3u_NuS_jOCnmi9i9SYRPvh0lQV7_8ZAYMQ5aasASehWNPkAdKxndouOTilrLg49A8S6ajwIZGgsPiaUIkg2dVATufsohpvZBUneKHc6hg-OiK1SeWCvoz57WkBlnDIcdBIP8pnQMEiv/s320/IMG_1967.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tape, Floral Picks, Pruning Shears, Bread Knife, Scissors,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wire, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-jzkvMO22poESGV06rBFQUJccbGPOes2KhxicH_kLS5uRbj1iX8NFweXLXDOKyRI0U2wPSg1c-dfJ_e3utRIDJ_PnyNbb0PQm2UMjm8lGk4O3VDSlNAMVJpJITWxl6dniyomvdXzhygP/s1600/IMG_1956.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-jzkvMO22poESGV06rBFQUJccbGPOes2KhxicH_kLS5uRbj1iX8NFweXLXDOKyRI0U2wPSg1c-dfJ_e3utRIDJ_PnyNbb0PQm2UMjm8lGk4O3VDSlNAMVJpJITWxl6dniyomvdXzhygP/s320/IMG_1956.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Floral Foam, Pinecone Picks, Twig Wreath </span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizXqegVUGjRzGEbuKIOJcPzito5xpqhweK5BCE-vPATBNgDuq51whsYmUvoK9ljXEM0XRmeIRXJHRhxu13kLoJY_5jUC_LuC1OIM1Mq1zOfuFlQYHYxAEcmXQ1yBYhnIXkeKbQf66VPGdl/s1600/IMG_1957.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizXqegVUGjRzGEbuKIOJcPzito5xpqhweK5BCE-vPATBNgDuq51whsYmUvoK9ljXEM0XRmeIRXJHRhxu13kLoJY_5jUC_LuC1OIM1Mq1zOfuFlQYHYxAEcmXQ1yBYhnIXkeKbQf66VPGdl/s320/IMG_1957.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pepper Berries, Cardinal (he came from an arrangement that someone had sent me years ago) Ornaments, A Bow wired onto a floral pick</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9XKxMcw_WzIoL_7Ib5rjp_I_ZD7cF49fto766z3bLkR2n4kUsk5DZh8yPBITWcUcud2AhLEWcE01x1mKwPjVa_iclp_7o-sBzkW7qUxYJh1_v17tpSlgRJKKZBbJdhGohnjdtBX5tJTI/s1600/IMG_1964.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9XKxMcw_WzIoL_7Ib5rjp_I_ZD7cF49fto766z3bLkR2n4kUsk5DZh8yPBITWcUcud2AhLEWcE01x1mKwPjVa_iclp_7o-sBzkW7qUxYJh1_v17tpSlgRJKKZBbJdhGohnjdtBX5tJTI/s320/IMG_1964.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Flowers Of Course!!!</b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the first arrangement I used a pretty Mercury Glass Bowl that I bought at Target for $15.00.  It was exactly like one I saw at Pottery Barn for a lot more.  I love a good bargain!</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CCtDx6fasZ3DsPOdVgB-MAyG8LMIFr-LWT-GWgtcazin9uX7ZiPWAnlLoKTkVtarr4SV7J5VqtxTFJIaL8L2IRBruFrXokevMeJA0Fpk4j4QwF5vDjMSLTZPry0MLaJgv-8BrIvkJ7zX/s1600/IMG_1960.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CCtDx6fasZ3DsPOdVgB-MAyG8LMIFr-LWT-GWgtcazin9uX7ZiPWAnlLoKTkVtarr4SV7J5VqtxTFJIaL8L2IRBruFrXokevMeJA0Fpk4j4QwF5vDjMSLTZPry0MLaJgv-8BrIvkJ7zX/s320/IMG_1960.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxHu_iaAO_9qx7BTkjH2Ir_zb-4i5sCccD6UTrb265QQv1iI3aeO30gEgJVuMXPd21A5egORTRM5pJ81MTuCTU8Na4QUAr9M0iA7ctFNFO-RbcsV6WsxcvvTLRSXPya5Z2CcDZy4w9HfJ/s1600/IMG_1968.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxHu_iaAO_9qx7BTkjH2Ir_zb-4i5sCccD6UTrb265QQv1iI3aeO30gEgJVuMXPd21A5egORTRM5pJ81MTuCTU8Na4QUAr9M0iA7ctFNFO-RbcsV6WsxcvvTLRSXPya5Z2CcDZy4w9HfJ/s320/IMG_1968.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I placed a shallow plastic bowl inside the glass bowl and cut the floral foam to fit.  I soaked the floral foam in the plastic bowl for a few minutes to make sure it was good and wet.  After placing the plastic inside the glass bowl I put tape over the bowl in a cross hatch form.  You can use the green floral tape if you want, I use both.  </span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JQr0G7iBpBblFvcOwQzYPAWmxvDMooBRFIKAXLBBIBfIqChUwxKppX3HOFSyduUooewW9qoQxMI4sG1hTjvN5CpGa1fsf_gqQJ3NxQIKOaxP_1sFii2g-xaNgxEiPGC88BK0G1w7R_M_/s1600/IMG_1973.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JQr0G7iBpBblFvcOwQzYPAWmxvDMooBRFIKAXLBBIBfIqChUwxKppX3HOFSyduUooewW9qoQxMI4sG1hTjvN5CpGa1fsf_gqQJ3NxQIKOaxP_1sFii2g-xaNgxEiPGC88BK0G1w7R_M_/s320/IMG_1973.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cut the each rose at an angle with the pruning shears and arrange in the bowl in a round formation.  Make sure that you take all of the leaves off of the roses and if some of the petals are looking a little limp don't be afraid to pull them off too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPa1A9fnzHYdnOwTKxbGvjxUuunhkTfvzEK2zPaEhsfsOmCt6zRJOJpgIX_XwjfiHr4162yhlSgw3W8VNyCbQXjH9dwBDTELVtVDDJDJVGss4JxItU_nvtb34LP53QCGylu9u-WJlAAxZ/s1600/IMG_1976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPa1A9fnzHYdnOwTKxbGvjxUuunhkTfvzEK2zPaEhsfsOmCt6zRJOJpgIX_XwjfiHr4162yhlSgw3W8VNyCbQXjH9dwBDTELVtVDDJDJVGss4JxItU_nvtb34LP53QCGylu9u-WJlAAxZ/s320/IMG_1976.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the greenery that I bought at Costco.  I like to seperate it so that I can choose what I want.</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5v7LF8bReF_ZW_xV-Q9uM_DA3L4zKRTI0vsIWo9TLyvE_mYSdrcdQ4ve8aVVrpLN1gbmjXQHwZ8npvpInzoYuyL9uWrNAARmUGtsaP0vzpUDJseLfWA-R1haJwwe8oV_Z3CZVZhcGL0k1/s1600/IMG_1977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5v7LF8bReF_ZW_xV-Q9uM_DA3L4zKRTI0vsIWo9TLyvE_mYSdrcdQ4ve8aVVrpLN1gbmjXQHwZ8npvpInzoYuyL9uWrNAARmUGtsaP0vzpUDJseLfWA-R1haJwwe8oV_Z3CZVZhcGL0k1/s320/IMG_1977.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Start filling in with the greenery around the edges and then into the middle of the arrangement. </span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_gfypcHjP0WUVHxaL21OHDJAK-Jh6xy2p-C-LM1a76ayqhCipG9TDeeBhJJ1dKaYYQq6e_gLFKzpdS_fVTOnE0EDOF0h4JLmr9H3r38Zqlm9m9m4-tvMJG5wjbAsjEUQPV7zx_0xvcnW/s1600/IMG_1980.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_gfypcHjP0WUVHxaL21OHDJAK-Jh6xy2p-C-LM1a76ayqhCipG9TDeeBhJJ1dKaYYQq6e_gLFKzpdS_fVTOnE0EDOF0h4JLmr9H3r38Zqlm9m9m4-tvMJG5wjbAsjEUQPV7zx_0xvcnW/s320/IMG_1980.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's starting to look GOOD!!!</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AlXPLTnftIqlk6k5m5G4IvxTL3mSXxySDUst5g0mb-61q0lIysNpnkmoctC6b47EWNYR-jEUo0Bv1O3aCQDTzF6CNuj6rK1lXm50zvsH67Del2COujh0SvdwEBcf-Ij_0iegQUMfH9rv/s1600/IMG_1983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AlXPLTnftIqlk6k5m5G4IvxTL3mSXxySDUst5g0mb-61q0lIysNpnkmoctC6b47EWNYR-jEUo0Bv1O3aCQDTzF6CNuj6rK1lXm50zvsH67Del2COujh0SvdwEBcf-Ij_0iegQUMfH9rv/s320/IMG_1983.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I added the pinecone picks and took apart the twig wreath and used some of the twigs in the top.  I left a hole in the front to place an ornament there.  I wired the ornament to a pinecone pick and placed it in.</span></div><div align="center" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Beautiful!!!</b></span></div><div align="center" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVBHEYBxD3lKEsdmPkrIvZFsmtsSn4FP5OlNNJR2uuUSy7QOP4n2Q49WZoKSNHkchTcUqlB_tNVThuVZfKv6SqUBnrA9CKSQvVU7IRGyVgPVr1SIiOOsshyphenhyphen7V9CE7Hmj6fsEp7N0dzXVU/s1600/IMG_1988.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVBHEYBxD3lKEsdmPkrIvZFsmtsSn4FP5OlNNJR2uuUSy7QOP4n2Q49WZoKSNHkchTcUqlB_tNVThuVZfKv6SqUBnrA9CKSQvVU7IRGyVgPVr1SIiOOsshyphenhyphen7V9CE7Hmj6fsEp7N0dzXVU/s640/IMG_1988.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What Do You Think?</b></span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a name="more"></a><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Teapot Floral Arrangement</b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is pretty similar to the first arrangement.  I have a beautiful teapot from the Tiffany Christmas China collection.  My hubby's boss used to give a piece each year as our Christmas gift.  Well, let's say his gracious WIFE was probably in charge of the gift giving. It is the most beautiful Christmas China pattern I have ever seen and maybe one day I will be able to purchase more of the dinnerware.  I love displaying it and why not fill the gorgeous teapot with flowers!!!</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrkgW8IuurG-EjgvOMrAyrEpWVAeeRi_oxlFfzshwu1qMwCOvWMoUyrOELAI_nEFZDPr4p68TkAeyPq5mSpAPeLjvJXWzN26LMZilPYnznRkRBjPzybG01XovQ-41sE8CPH9V_-Kg9VSz/s1600/IMG_1962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrkgW8IuurG-EjgvOMrAyrEpWVAeeRi_oxlFfzshwu1qMwCOvWMoUyrOELAI_nEFZDPr4p68TkAeyPq5mSpAPeLjvJXWzN26LMZilPYnznRkRBjPzybG01XovQ-41sE8CPH9V_-Kg9VSz/s320/IMG_1962.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Place the floral foam into the teapot and again tape over the teapot in a grid formation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTebG-G6LFrdtdOkhOhmTxtO1yvy6D1RBPf8BoLYWfnWJw_Rzp0K5oagleujgu_IWn3Gn_iU-h2TM-9YFWpGUgnaJKqgo969mCQq54SHVD1qJWEIRqe0V-lNG9gUbUocHNvmcFcatoeIho/s1600/IMG_1966.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTebG-G6LFrdtdOkhOhmTxtO1yvy6D1RBPf8BoLYWfnWJw_Rzp0K5oagleujgu_IWn3Gn_iU-h2TM-9YFWpGUgnaJKqgo969mCQq54SHVD1qJWEIRqe0V-lNG9gUbUocHNvmcFcatoeIho/s320/IMG_1966.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Start Adding the roses in a round formation, varying the heights.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOY_h9x6kZKBU5tKAQW-7zVnmKNyyVOHJWlGGK6_0e9e-280aTLhfZbSTOXpK1FS1nPowE21AXsKkLIzb8bwlYQKQP5zWWCD39ushSkL7rr_XEp0EUL4Dm_KGafM_uDwZ90LZs99jVAg6X/s1600/IMG_2001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOY_h9x6kZKBU5tKAQW-7zVnmKNyyVOHJWlGGK6_0e9e-280aTLhfZbSTOXpK1FS1nPowE21AXsKkLIzb8bwlYQKQP5zWWCD39ushSkL7rr_XEp0EUL4Dm_KGafM_uDwZ90LZs99jVAg6X/s320/IMG_2001.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpiYOrkS9p2cdnuyk5Bcp0aRvehCO_rHNPp5JGg9xSbF-03tQ5MBTE9VVDksEKmJeGeoEITUdyIr7SCZqc4cqZiAupolfJcyspbu9HdUByx7zlniQ3Fz8g7W_eYGx5VTYeONISeEGMZnfh/s1600/IMG_2005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpiYOrkS9p2cdnuyk5Bcp0aRvehCO_rHNPp5JGg9xSbF-03tQ5MBTE9VVDksEKmJeGeoEITUdyIr7SCZqc4cqZiAupolfJcyspbu9HdUByx7zlniQ3Fz8g7W_eYGx5VTYeONISeEGMZnfh/s320/IMG_2005.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fill in with the Greens.  How's it lookin so far?  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKut80Y0q-Jw2M6U52U0HckTRX0YweF3ISZWnYjm8n288VcpdADbheSIRZW6y8EezLNZq5cVpD7NXaUvpH3KyqdfaW-FFqLkNFJwBRgPHxKSh1ugao4WX4D2Ov0xZ-G3q3lQ7fwkFbBmm/s1600/IMG_2007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKut80Y0q-Jw2M6U52U0HckTRX0YweF3ISZWnYjm8n288VcpdADbheSIRZW6y8EezLNZq5cVpD7NXaUvpH3KyqdfaW-FFqLkNFJwBRgPHxKSh1ugao4WX4D2Ov0xZ-G3q3lQ7fwkFbBmm/s320/IMG_2007.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I added the pinecone picks and nestled the cute little cardinal in the back on one of the sticks that I cut from a long pinecone pick.  Finishing touch, a pretty plaid ribbon bow and a few twigs from the wreath that I cut earlier.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NFFzSC11LdF-V55rJoOr0zfPZpQPEZOBM65ERgQyZzcLdy6_I9X8e_M6JSIWiMZ07oOeQtw2jNy-AxiJjTZdHQVXZ3ByX0XXWu24znZKABKq7sfw7DJTVecsc2wtd7RyZq6SDkY5MssP/s1600/IMG_2016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="578" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NFFzSC11LdF-V55rJoOr0zfPZpQPEZOBM65ERgQyZzcLdy6_I9X8e_M6JSIWiMZ07oOeQtw2jNy-AxiJjTZdHQVXZ3ByX0XXWu24znZKABKq7sfw7DJTVecsc2wtd7RyZq6SDkY5MssP/s640/IMG_2016.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Really brightens up my Kitchen!!!</b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not too bad for less than $20.00 an arrangement!!!                  I am posting on <a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Romantic Home</a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; 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