The focus of silk bouquets is generally on the flowers. But let’s set that aside for a moment, because there are some other aspects to bouquets, particularly silk wedding bouquets that can add hugely to the appeal of the flowers and the overall occasion.
Of course, I’m talking about flower bling and decorative ribbons!
Silk bouquet jewelry will add glamor and occasion to any arrangement of flowers, and particularly those of the silk variety.
Think about a richly colored ribbon,
Monday, November 28, 2011
A Variation on Throwing Silk Wedding Bouquets
A variation on the throwing of silk wedding bouquets over the bride’s shoulder, would be to gather the silk flowers together, throw them backwards and the woman who finds herself without a flower gets to partner the man who got the garter. To help this work out right, make sure to count the number of women vying for the silk bouquet and count the number of artificial silk flowers. The number of stems should be one fewer than the number of women.
Another fun variety for older couples would
Another fun variety for older couples would
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
For Silk Bouquets Try October’s Calendula
The flower for October is the calendula pot marigold (the field marigold), which is often wrongly confused with the general marigold flowers. But the calendula is actually more like a daisy (in fact very similar to September’s flower, the aster!). And like the aster, the calendula is well represented in silk bouquets as a filler flower.
The meaning of this flower is daintiness, love and grace and the symbolism is around sorrow or sympathy.
Its name is of course from the Latin
The meaning of this flower is daintiness, love and grace and the symbolism is around sorrow or sympathy.
Its name is of course from the Latin
November’s Chrysanthemum Makes Brilliant Silk Bouquets
November’s flower, the chrysanthemum, traditionally symbolizes love, cheerfulness, compassion, friendship, secret love and abundance. But this flower has come to symbolize many other things in different countries and of course to different people. For some it is the flower that represents death, for others it’s the flower that represents mothers, and for others it’s the flower that represents nourishment – such a variety, that is also reflected in the colors and styles used in silk
Monday, November 14, 2011
November’s Chrysanthemum Makes Brilliant Silk Bouquets
November’s flower, the chrysanthemum, traditionally symbolizes love, cheerfulness, compassion, friendship, secret love and abundance. But this flower has come to symbolize many other things in different countries and of course to different people. For some it is the flower that represents death, for others it’s the flower that represents mothers, and for others it’s the flower that represents nourishment – such a variety, that is also reflected in the colors and styles used in silk
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