Floristry is one of the popular trends in the production of crafts, decor and compositions for the interior using various natural materials, live and artificial flowers.
Advantages and disadvantages of artificial floristry
Modern technologies allow us to create artificial flowers of unprecedented beauty. Very often they look so realistic that they are impossible to distinguish from real ones. It is for this reason that artificial floristry is widely used for interior decoration and design, festive decoration of all kinds of celebrations and events.
Advantages
The main advantages of using artificial flowers in floristry should be highlighted:
- beauty and visual realism (the use of the latest technologies allows us to produce artificial flowers and greenery that are little different in appearance from living plants);
- wear resistance and durability (high-quality flowers can last for many years);
- easy to care for and maintain (does not require special physical effort to maintain an aesthetic appearance; it is enough to just wipe off dust or rinse occasionally);
- hypoallergenic (thanks to this feature, compositions of artificial plants can be placed in medical institutions, schools and kindergartens, as well as in other places with high traffic);
- mobility (you can frequently change location regardless of the lighting in the room);
- aesthetics (unlike live flowers and plants, artificial floristry items do not crumble, there will never be scattered soil or spilled water from watering around them);
- economic benefit (even if the best and most expensive artificial flowers are purchased, they will pay for themselves in full, because expensive live flowers will quickly fade, unlike their artificial counterparts).
Flaws
Artificial floristry has far fewer disadvantages than advantages.
These include:
- absence of the aroma of fresh flowers and plants (if cheap products are used, there may be an unpleasant chemical smell, which should be avoided);
- with prolonged use of artificial floral arrangements outdoors or indoors with direct sunlight, decorative items may fade;
- Artificial flowers will not please you with new fresh shoots and buds.
Master class on creating a composition from artificial flowers
Crafts made from artificial flowers are very popular not only in floristry. Today, many people with creative inclinations like to decorate the interior of their own home. Beauty, brought to life with your own hands, fantasy and inspiration, will give a lot of positive emotions to a creative person.
To create a composition of artificial flowers, you first need to prepare the necessary materials. The result of the work will largely depend on their correct choice.
For the creative process you will need:
- A floral sponge, which florists call “oasis” (can be replaced with a thick piece of foam tightly covered with cling film).
It is important to know that the green "oasis" is used for live plants. For artificial floristry, a gray or any other color sponge is used in the work. You can buy it in craft and floristry stores, as well as in online stores.
- A suitable container for the composition. This can be a flowerpot of any material, a vase, a wide dish, a basket (anything that matches the idea or project).
- Artificial flowers and plants (different sizes, bush and single), branches, decor to taste.
- Nippers for cutting stems.
- Green felt for wrapping the "oasis" (so that it doesn't crumble).
- Decorative embellishments: ribbons, lace, beads.
- Glue for attaching decor (if necessary) and to create strength in the composition.
Once all the necessary materials have been prepared, you can begin work:
- Cut a piece of floral foam to the size of the flowerpot, wrap it in green felt and glue the edges.
- Place the prepared "oasis" into the flowerpot. You can pre-grease its bottom with glue.
- Grease the bottom and top of the container (flowerpot) with glue and cover the perimeter with lace (you can decorate it with beads, rhinestones or ribbons).
- Cut flowers from a branch (if it is a bush bouquet). Flowers should be selected in a color scheme that will fit well into the interior or will correspond to some celebration or event. (For a wedding, it is better to give preference to white, soft pink, lilac shades).
- Place the flowers in the sponge in the order you like. It is better to coat them with glue after making the composition. In this case, you can change the flowers, choosing a more beautiful, harmonious type of composition.
It should be remembered that when composing bouquets of artificial flowers, the tallest ones are placed in the center of the composition.
Decorative compositions for interior
Crafts and compositions from various artificial plants and flowers in interior design and decoration are very popular today, thanks to all the above-mentioned advantages.
Any composition of artificial floristry should support the style of the interior and harmoniously fit into the overall ensemble of decor and furnishings. Different stylistic solutions are matched with their own floral or plant elements.
Living room
The living room occupies the main place in the living space. A lot of time is spent here. Therefore, the atmosphere in it should be harmonious and evoke positive emotions. Flower arrangements can come to the rescue.
For the urban modern loft style, vertical and horizontal compositions of green branches and flowers with large leaves are appropriate. Country and Provence styles imply the placement of ensembles of wild flowers, small roses, and sweet peas in the room.
The good old classics allow any flower arrangements of complimentary majestic roses, peonies. Flowers can even be any. They should not contrast with the overall design in shade, but can be a light color accent.
If the room does not have a distinct style, you can place floral arrangements as you like, anywhere: on windowsills, on the fireplace, on shelves, bookcases, tables or nightstands. The main thing is that it looks harmonious and brings joy.
Bedroom
The bedroom is a place of rest and privacy from the daily worries and noise of the big city. The atmosphere in it should be conducive to peace.
Any style of bedroom or boudoir will be balanced by a delicate ensemble of small flowers in pastel shades.
Kitchen
The hostess spends a lot of time in the kitchen. Small flower arrangements of simple flowers and plants can decorate and bring joy to its atmosphere.
You can support the existing style, or you can simply add bright colors in unison with the existing design. Compositions of artificial flowers in baskets and wicker flowerpots with ribbon decorations in a color scheme that matches the textiles used in the kitchen look good here.
Many decorate other rooms in the house or apartment. These are staircases, bathroom, toilet, hallway or foyer. In these rooms, the main stylistic directions used in the decor should be followed.
You can decorate rooms with flower arrangements simply according to your taste. In all cases, it is necessary to know the sense of proportion, so that the surrounding space does not turn into a greenhouse or a huge flower bed. You should know that some techniques for placing floral arrangements can slightly change the space.
| Type and size | Placement | Result |
| Large compositions of large flowers and leaves. | Separated from the small ones in a certain area. | Places emphasis on placement. |
| Tall, vertical. | Standing on the floor | They can visually make ceilings higher. |
| Large, tall and horizontal compositions with spreading large branches and leaves. | On the floor or on a separate pedestal (fireplace, table, cabinet). | They are able to visually expand and widen the space. |
Lamp of flowers
Crafts made from artificial flowers can be a great decoration for your own home or a gift for friends and family.
One of the easiest ways to create a flower lamp is to decorate the lampshade of a ready-made floor lamp or table lamp. The color scheme of the product should be selected in accordance with your preferences and the shades of the surrounding interior.
To work you will need:
- glue (it is better to use hot glue from a glue gun);
- artificial flower heads and buds;
- decorative items (optional): ready-made or hand-assembled beads, lace, fringe, beads, rhinestones.
It is better to use flowers of the same size and type for work. Although here everything depends on the imagination of the one who makes the flower lamp. The process of making a flower lamp is not complicated. Glue is applied pointwise to the surface of the lampshade, and flowers and buds are attached one by one. It is better to glue them tightly to each other.
The shades of artificial flowers can be arranged randomly on the lampshade. An interesting solution can be to arrange them in a certain order from light to more saturated, as well as in the form of stripes by shade. If desired, you can additionally glue lace, fringe or beads along the lower edge of the lampshade.
All that remains is to put the decorated product on the base. The artificial flower lamp is ready.
Curtain decoration
Decorating curtains with artificial flowers is quite popular. They are used to make a coupon on the lower or upper part of the curtains, or to decorate lambrequins. Flowers of different sizes and colors can be used. When choosing them, you should focus on the main lines in the interior design of the room.
For decorating curtains, it is better to use ready-made artificial flowers made of fabric. They are attached by sewing with threads and glued. If you have sewing skills, you can make flowers from fabric yourself.
Decorative tiebacks made of artificial flowers look very beautiful. In this case, the selected buds, leaves and flowers are placed only on the front half of each piece. They are attached to the fabric with light stitches and hot glue. This should be done very carefully. Threads and glue should not get on the back side of the tieback.
Delicate flowers can decorate tulle curtains, giving them even more lightness and weightlessness. Small inflorescences are attached in a rare scattering on the canvas or decorate only the upper or lower part of a light curtain. In decorating curtains with artificial flowers, you need to have a rich imagination, a little skill and a great desire to do it with your own hands.
Topiary from artificial flowers
Crafts made from artificial flowers can be different. A very popular interior decoration are all kinds of topiaries - decorative fantasy trees that were previously used to decorate gardens and garden plots. They were cut in fancy shapes from bushes and trees.
Today, topiaries are small decorative elements in the form of small unusual trees, the crowns of which are made from various objects. Coffee beans, candies, coins, acorns, pine cones, small Christmas tree and soft toys, artificial flowers are used.
To make a topiary you will need:
- artificial flowers (different colors and sizes);
- a flowerpot or vase (the trunk of the future tree should be secured in them in advance using plaster);
- a foam ball (ready-made ones can be purchased at craft stores);
- sisal fiber;
- decorative branches;
- gypsum;
- nippers;
- glue.
Work order:
- Using plaster, secure the trunk in the flowerpot and let it dry.
- Glue the foam ball to the top of the trunk made of branches using a glue gun. The height of the trunk and the flowerpot should be in a ratio of 1 to 3, in this case the topiary will look harmonious.
- Divide artificial flowers into individual stems of the same length.
- Insert flowers around the sphere in the order you like.
- Secure the bases of the flowers with glue.
- While the glue is still wet, fill the spaces between the foam ball and the flowers with sisal fiber.
- Decorate the plaster in the flowerpot with sisal fiber. Use glue for this.
- Decorate the base of the topiary at the trunk with one of the small flowers that matches the overall composition.
Romantic and delicate decor is ready. There can be many options for such interior decorations. Here, as in any creativity, a rich imagination and a great desire to make something beautiful with your own hands are necessary.
Here are just a few of the many craft ideas that you can make using artificial flowers:
- a wedding ship for newlyweds filled with sweets and flowers;
- cake box made of tea, sweets and flowers;
- interior wreaths made of branches and flowers;
- wall panels of flowers;
- photo frames decorated with artificial flowers;
- mini-gardens made of artificial flowers in transparent containers of various shapes;
- flower decoration of headbands, hairpins and combs.
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