We learn cool things by watching our friends – here’s what Renee taught us about hydrangeas. Hydrangeas are a tricky flower. While we were watching Renee Muller make these arrangements you learned how to create here, we watched curiously as she didn’t simply cut the stems of her hydrangeas on an angle. Rather, the…
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The Best Way to Upgrade the Look of Your Home? Add a Pop of Summer Color with a Planter of Flowers. Here’s How.
You don’t need to own a yard or a deck to plant your own flowers. All you need is some sunlight, a planter and soil. Planting flowers is really as simple as that. Find an outdoor spot that gets at least 6 hours of sunlight daily (you can get creative with hanging baskets, planters that…
Here’s One Clever Way to Avoid That Pesky Bottom-of-the-Vase Dust
You pulled out your vase to display those new flowers, and…sigh. Did you spend a lot of time you didn’t have cleaning out your flower vases from all that dust that settles on the bottom when they’re not in use? (And often, some of that dust seems permanent…it’s difficult to get down there!). This year,…
How to Turn Anything in Your Home into a Vase. (Plus Three Arrangements We Love)
Arrange flowers like a pro…and you don’t even need a vase. Get some floral foam, and you’re good to go. Did you know that you can create a vase out of almost anything in your home? Like that lucite kokosh cake holder that’s sitting empty because you didn’t bake kokosh cake? Or even the breakfast bowls…
12 Ways to Extend the Life of Your Flowers
You spend all day making that arrangement. And then…ugh! Your flowers begin wilting before the second day of Yom Tov. What did you do wrong? What do I do immediately after bringing the flowers home? *Don’t remove the rubber band from the bouquet at first. *Cut your stems at an angle, 1-inch off the base…
10 Floral-Inspired Tablesetting & Placecard Ideas for Yom Tov
Want to browse pretty place card ideas to find your table inspiration? Here are a few that we love. Rustic Chic Did you ever think to use a cutting board as a place setting? Credit: Style Me Pretty Two Birds, One Stone Want to transform a bud vase into a place card holder? Simply…
Set the Coolest Purim Seudah Table (and you don’t need to buy a thing)
Everything you need to recreate this Purim table is already in your home (because we know you don’t have a moment to spare this week). We know you are busy. Between the mishloach manos that need to be put together, the Purim costumes that definitely do not happen by themselves, food prep and carpools (yep,…