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At this time last year, I shared with you My “Must-Do Fake Flower Decorating Tips .This post is all aboutFaux plants and how to style them so they look as realistic as possible. You will find how to style fake stems in water to making a topiary look real.
Good quality artificial plants, stems, branches and flowers can look just as nice when styled in a realistic way are my second go-to.LOOK FOR A TALL CONTAINER–You don’t have to limit yourself to an actual vase, consider repurposing tall bottles and jars. What I like about them the most is their color, a light green. Many fake plants are a very dark green, I prefer light green. The other reason I like them is they were just the right height for my kitchen table. Of course, I prefer decorating and arranging with real fresh flowers and clip branches from the shrubs and trees around my yard to place in vases, but I can only cut so many branches off each season :-) I love the large tall arrangements shown in the catalogs, but I don’t live in a house with large rooms and high ceilings. I have to pare the size down to look in proportion within my space.
Most of your strips you’ll want to apply by wrapping around the length of the stem as it looks the most natural. We are sure that you may have many more questions. And, where would you get all this kind of information? The best way to quench your thirst for answers is to get them all solved from various online resources. Sometimes all a fake plant really needs is a bit of a fluff. If the stems are all clumped together, pull them apart. Plants are rarely perfectly symmetrical. To make a fake plant look more realistic when you spread out the foliage be sure to allow the shape to be imperfect. In the end it will look far more realistic that a perfect dome of leaves. Although it is an old wives tale, dropping a penny into the water of your tulip vase is said to keep them from drooping. The copper in the penny is believed to act as a fungicide and naturally kill bacteria that may be present in the vase. 8. How long does it take to make a new breed of tulip? the most important thing to look for is realistic leaves. Fake plants that are super full also translate well even if the leaves individually aren’t amazing. Don’t worry if the plants are just jammed into green floral foam or if the pots are crappy, these are the things we can easily change.
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TIP #12: STORE IN PLASTIC BAGS –To keep fake flowers from getting dusty, give them a shake from time to time. I have even run them under water and allowed them to dry upright in a vase. To store them, place in containers with large plastic garbage bags over the blooms. This way they stay clean, but won’t get crushed.
Very gently tamp down the coffee grounds into the glue. Cover any areas where white glue is visible. Your simple gingko arrangement is beautiful, minimal and feels like a breath of fresh air. Thanks for the tips on how to make the faux arrangements, Diane! I have been noticing them in magazines and wondered how to keep the stems from getting rusty or grungy after being submerged in water for some time. Now I know… Sometimes your fake plants will have strange pieces of plastic and strands of hot glue throughout the leaves. First steps are to remove anything like this that definitely looks fake. Now let’s cover up that green foam or sparse moss in the plant’s pot. You will be surprised at how long and clear the water will last – 2 months is what I have found before it starts to look darker and will need a refresh. The only thing to note if you do this is to make sure the stems on your fake flowers are plastic and not wrapped silk. Wrapped silk will come undone if placed in water. Pour your white school glue directly into the pot of the plant, on top of the foam or moss. Clean off any glue that you get on the pot or the foliage. Roll the pot to coat the area you want the dirt to be.
Even if succulents are not my thing, there is a plant trend I do like… it’s one that is open, airy, casual and relaxed. Some home decorating trends have more staying power than others, some become classics, but most simply become popular to the masses for a few years until the next trend surfaces.
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