So I love that today we're gonna be focusing on flowers.
Yes, spring is here and flowers are such a great way
to bring joy into the everyday.
So, first we're gonna start with this
little way to bring flowers to somebody,
if you're coming to their house, as a gift,
a simple decor element I love this.
So Sweet
And this is a little handbag
and I know that you did something similar
in your Moxie pop-up recently.
Yeah, we hung bags from the trees,
look here's a picture of it.
We hung our bags, those are my handbags,
in the trees, my friend Antonio
did those beautiful designs with the flowers
spilling out of the buckets.
Oh, it was so fun!
So pretty.
It was so fun.
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So do we start with a little oasis?
What we're gonna do is get a flora block.
You can get this at a local craft store
or a floral supply store. Right?
We're gonna put it in a Ziploc bag
because we don't want to put flowers
and water right into this bag
Right, you have to line it.
Exactly, so this is our liner.
And then, we're gonna put it in here,
into the bag...
So cleaver.
We're gonna pour a little bit of water in here,
to get that floral block nice and damp.
And this is gonna help keep
the flowers fresh for a few days.
Then we're gonna tuck that bag in
Tuck this in. So we can't see it.
And then from here all we're gonna do
is trim the flowers down and put them in.
What the flower foam does, it helps to guide it.
It gives it a place because look,
now all of a sudden it's sticking up.
It sits perfect in there.
Exactly and you keep adding a few more,
and a few more until its nice and full.
It's very forgiving right? Exactly
And then you can play with it a little more.
And then ... Bring these up?
It looks like this.
(audience clapping)
Cute
Okay, This is fun!
What are we doing here?
So you're having people over for brunch,
or you're having a party, here's a great way
to bring decor into a space into your home.
Maybe it's by the buffet where the food is,
Right Or maybe use it as
a fun photo booth backdrop so,
this is just a piece of foam core
you can get at a craft supply store,
and then we're going to use honeycomb balls,
that you can get online really easily.
They come in a ton of colors
They're so fun already!
A ton of shapes and sizes.
We're gonna use these.
You spread them open half way and then
you're gonna place them on the foam core in various spots.
You see we have a few right here.
You're gonna use double sided tape to stick them down.
Ooh I love double sided tape.
It's my best friend, it's so easy to use.
There we go, stick those down.
Delightful And we have
some faux garland here.
This is gonna add a little bit of greenery
and it's gonna fill in all of this space.
So, we're just gonna place this around the honeycomb,
and then what we're gonna do is poke a hole
sort of near an area around the garland.
Okay.
On the two sides of them,
and then we're gonna use wire,
Okay, to just anchor it in there.
And the wire is gonna help fasten it in, exactly.
So you're gonna put those through the two holes
and in the back you're just gonna tie that off,
and then once that is all full,
we can add a message to it.
So, you could keep it plain.
Also, before that, we're going to add some flowers.
These are some fresh flowers we're going to add.
Oh, tuck in fresh flowers.
Tuck in here.
Among the faux stuff.
It adds another level of dimension,
And it makes the plastic ones
look less fake And freshness.
Exactly, and then we're gonna top it off with a message.
So, you could, if it's a baby shower,
it could say 'Hey Baby'
Aw cute! If it's a birthday,
it could say 'Happy Birthday'
we're gonna do a general party
and say 'Let's Party.'
So these are cut out letters,
I love gold, I love shiny things,
so we're gonna add that on top,
and what you can do is
you can use You just glue on these
or something? Double sided tape
Oh, more double sided tape, yeah!
More double sided tape (crowd laughing)
You could also use a glue gun,
but I like double sided tape
when possible Me too its easier.
Safer, easier, exactly. and it's easier.
And you don't glue your fingers together, yeah.
And then ... Oh wow, it's so cute, look!
There you go.
Yeah! Let's party!
(applause)
That is just brilliant, really cute, really cute.
Okay now, when I was a kid I remember doing
this project where I would add food coloring
to vases, put carnations in them,
and it would soak up the color.
This is a more sophisticated version of that.
It dyes the flower itself right?
Exactly, but this in this case,
we're not trying to dye the flowers,
we're just trying to make a really beautiful floral display.
We're just gonna add a little bit of food coloring
to make a more pastel version of that.
Just a little drop?
Just a drop.
Oh And then you can use
the skewer is that too much?
That's great
(clanking on glass)
Exactly, so you see how it makes a lovely light color
Beautiful
(clanking on glass)
This is fun. And then
so you see we have a pastel rainbow right here,
pink, yellow, blue
This is so easy, And these are
and so elegant, right?
Exactly, ranunculus, we're gonna add those in there.
Love!
(audience clapping)
And do one down here.
Oh this is gorgeous.
I'm just gonna add to your,
Yes, beautiful. Your scape here.
Your landscape of flowers.
Beautiful, Do you have
anymore cool tips for us? And finally,
we have one more if you have a picture
or a photo you love, you can print it out
and you can add faux flowers to it,
to make it Wow!
dimensional wall art.
That's so cool!
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