Yesterday I shared about the Thanksgiving gifts Olivia presented to her teachers. Here are the instructions.
To make pumpkin flower arrangements:
1. Buy small miniature size pumpkins for flower base and container. I bought these cute tiger pumpkins at Wal-Mart for 1¢ a piece.
2. Buy a beautiful assortment of different sized and colored fall flowers. The variety will add interest.
3. Being neat, cut out a portion of the top of the pumpkin and stem for a piece of oasis floral foam to be inserted.
4. Scoop out the seeds and membranes.
5. Soak a piece of oasis floral foam until it is well saturated.
6. Cut a piece of the oasis to fit the center cut of the pumpkin. Oasis floral foam is very easy to work with and cuts like butter.
7. Begin poking flowers into the oasis. I began with a large lily and filled the gaps with smaller mums. I cut flowers at different heights to add interest and variety.
8. Take a step back to insure there are not any bare areas that could use a flower.
9. Make a card with a cute thanksgiving sticker attached that says "Happy Thanksgiving" or
"Happy Thanksgiving! I'm thankful you're my teacher."
10. You may want to punch a hole on the side of the card, insert raffia, and tie around one of the stems.
12. Finally, present the arrangement to a person you are THANKFUL for.
Olivia's teachers were thrilled to receive their arrangements and I was pleased with the way they turned out. I bought 12 pumpkins for 12¢ and 2 bunches of flowers for $19. I already had floral oasis, orange cardstock, Thanksgiving stickers, and raffia on hand. In the end the final cost was $19.12 ÷ 12 = $1.59 each.
Ashley, these turned out to be beautiful gifts! The lilies are so pretty. What a nice way to say "I'm thankful for you." You are very creative. Thanks for taking the time to show the steps. Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted by: Renee | November 19, 2009 at 06:35 PM
Ashley, I've seen these cute miniture arrangements before, but have never thought about making them myself. Thank you for sharing the process of this creative festive flower presentation that is also economical. I think I might try to make these for my daughter-in-law to place around her house since she is hosting the Thanksgiving dinner again this year.
Posted by: Jane Johnson | November 19, 2009 at 10:03 PM
I've seen this with faux flowers and it probably would be cheaper with them but it looks so professional with real flowers. great job. How cute would they be for place cards for thanksgiving?
Posted by: samantha hall | November 13, 2010 at 07:59 AM