During the spring, you can find beautiful cherry blossom or peach blossom stems in your local floral shop. These branches are so elegant, easy to care for, and last a long time. They aren't very expensive either.
Just look at how elegant this large vase of budding branches look in my friend Loi's dining room.
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| image via Tone on Tone Antiques Blog |
The beautiful branches that Loi used are the real deal. Today I am working with faux blossom branches and I want to show you how to arrange them so they don't look cheesy. You can incorporate my tips using real branches as well!
I found my branches at Hobby Lobby for about 4 bucks each.
I used 5 for this arrangement.
I used a large white vase as a vessel
Next, I held my branches against my vase to see how high I wanted them. I bent the excess up and set the branch in my vase. *NOTE: if you are using a clear vessel then I highly recommend that you cut the excess with wire cutting pliers so you don't see the bent stems on the bottom.
I varied the height of the stems because I wanted my arrangement to look more "organic".
I taped the last two branches together to create one thicker and longer branch. They were unevenly attached so that one branch overlaps the other; thus making the branch much longer than the rest.
I wanted a long branch to sweep to the right, creating a silhouette that would be found in nature. Like how a branch on a tree would grow outwards.
I bent some of the branches to create a more natural look.
(Sorry about my wrinkled shirt, I didn't feel like ironing today. I was too busy arranging flowers. Priorities)
And here's the finished arrangement! I'm really happy with the outcome! I love that the branches have motion to them, creating a very elegant shape.
Hope I was able to help you all! Thanks for stopping by!
-Oscar
P.S.
Go check out the following bloggers for some ideas on spring decor!
I needed this!!! Love branches.....thanks friend....super cute "Pin it Button" :)
ReplyDeleteGreat job Oscar!! I swear we could have written this together. I was instructing Jeff last night as I was filling an urn by my door. Lol. He was telling me he loved what I did so I gave him a blow by blow account. Lol. Not sure he wanted all the info but that's what he got! ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for all your gorgeous inspiration and ideas on IG. I love your positive attitude... You always bring everyone up. Hugs!!
Oh I love this tutorial. Your arrangement and home are beautiful. I can't wait to get to the floral shop. Pinning and sharing. Thanks Oscar
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