Bring a bit of nature into your home this holiday season by making your own Christmas arrangement! Do you think this is too complicated and time-consuming? Do you think the following wreath looks like something only professionals could create?
Not at all! All you need to do is get the right materials and get started. In simple steps you can create a Christmas decoration that will amaze everyone (and yourself), especially when they find out that yoursChristmas arrangements are homemade. Do you like it more modern? Then choose the following purple Christmas arrangement. If you like it less impressive, you can also use the third, more neutral model.
Make your own Christmas arrangement: classic in red and green
Red is considered onetypical Christmas color, which can also be combined with a second traditional color thanks to fir green. With floral foam as a base, you will have a dream arrangement in no time!
What you need:
- Floral foam (a ring like in the example or other shapes) with a matching coaster
- Fir green
- Berry branches
- red roses
- any plants with gray foliage, e.g. B. Barbed wire plant, snow bush (Brunia) or sedum; Gypsophila is also suitable
- Cinnamon sticks
- dried orange slices
- Candle
- small, red Christmas tree balls
- Any other decorations such as mini pumpkins in gray or garlic as an alternative
- Blumendraht
- Wire cutters
Making a Christmas arrangement – the simple instructions
- Dip the floral foam in water according to the manufacturer's instructions so that it can absorb.
- Then place it on a suitable surface on which the arrangement will remain later.
- Use suitable pliers to cut branches to the desired length. It is best that these also have a few branches so that the arrangement becomes more lush.
- Insert the branches into the floral foam at the sides, starting from the bottom. To do this, remove some of the needles beforehand to leave a bare branch to pin.
- Place the candle in the center (or place a candle holder on the floral foam if you are not using a ring) and cut off the rose petal heads with a long enough stem.
- Stick the roses here and there between the fir greenery.
- Then add the berry branches and all other plant-based decorative elements.
- Tie longer pieces of wire to the Christmas balls and insert them into the wreath as well.
- If you find a few gaps at the end, fill them inFir green or othersdecorations out.
Create a modern Christmas arrangement in purple and with orchids
If you like it extravagant, you can experiment with the colors at Christmas. This is forChristmas arrangements 2023 a popular variant.In combination with exotic plants and/or flowers and typical Christmas decorations you can create original onesMake your own Christmas arrangements, but they somehow seem to fit the occasion.
You need:
- Floral foam block
- Fir green
- Orchideenblüten
- cremefarbenes Islandmoss
- Veil herb
- Mini Christmas balls in purple
Instructions for plugging suitable for beginners
- As directed by the manufacturer, immerse the floral foam in water so that it can absorb it.
- Cut small pieces of pine greenery. Above the cut point, remove the needles to leave bare branches for cutting.
- Stick the branches here and there into the foam.
- Now distribute some Christmas balls and then some gypsophila and moss as well as the flowers.
- At the end, the floral foam should no longer be visible. However, the modern arrangement should not appear too crowded.
Simple and neutral is this beautiful Christmas decoration that you can make if you have oneScandinavian furnishings and Christmas decorationshave chosen. But the arrangement is also suitable for other furnishing styles because it is puristic.
You need:
- Wooden box (square or rectangular as desired)
- enough floral foam to fill the box
- Fir green
- Plug-in candle holder
- Matching candles (in the example, stick candles)
- a few decorations such as pine cones, red berries or Christmas tree decorations, dried orange slice, cinnamon, cotton, etc.
- transparent film
- Blumendraht
Make the pretty Christmas decorations yourself – this is how it works
- Cut the floral foam to fit the wooden box. It should also stick out a little from the top of the box.
- Let the floral foam stand in water for a while so that it can soak up. Please follow the manufacturer's instructions.
- Line the box with foil. The purpose of this is to ensure that the wood is not damaged by the moisture from the foam.
- Place the cut floral foam and insert the candle holders as desired. You can also put the candles inside if you want.
- Cut pine branches to size and then insert them all around in the floral foam. Remember to leave enough space in between for the other decorations, but also not to make the arrangement too bare.
- Now you can add some of the other decorations here and there. To do this, tie floral wire to them and insert them into the foam.
Tipp:You can also use artificial materials if you want to make this Christmas arrangement. In this case, of course, you don't need to submerge the floral foam in water. Especially if you have Christmas arrangementsfor outsideIf you do it yourself, this variant is worth it, as the water in the floral foam could freeze in winter, causing the plants to eventually dry out.
