New twist on tradition
If you are planning a wedding or event you’ll want to read this.
New twist on tradition
Fashions change in bouquets as well as gowns
Church Aisle Decorations DO DOUBLE DUTY as Centerpieces
Your wedding flowers can be stylish without spending a fortune.
If you like the idea of hanging flowers from the wedding aisles but are worried you can’t afford it, you might like these new vases from CathysWraps. The containers adapt to hang flowers for outdoor garden weddings or indoor church weddings from chair backs, to shepherds hooks to church pews before being repurposed as reception centerpieces.
Post-ceremony flowers in CathysWraps watertight vases may DO DOUBLE DUTY as centerpieces. Ask a friend to transport the buckets to the reception for use on the cocktail tables, the bar area, powder rooms, entryways, cake tables, etc.
At the end of the day, give the flowers to special guests or have a friend to drop them off at a local nursing home or hospital and continue to spread joy and love from your special day.
Katy’s Daisies at The Seattle Wedding Show
Katy has a talent for designing charming elegant wedding flowers and is introducing a new idea for DIY Wedding Flowers. If you have family and friends that want to help with your wedding flowers, DIY Wedding flowers might be for you. If you’re in the Seattle area and would like help selecting and ordering flowers, getting advice on designs and floral arranging tips, ask Katy about her DIY Wedding Flower Packages.
Visit Katy’s Daisies at the Seattle Wedding Show, January 16th and 17th at Booth 1431
Come to the Seattle Wedding show and stop by Katy’s Daisies, Booth 1431. See Katy’s fabulous new ideas for unique wedding flowers. Pick her brain about DIY Wedding Flowers and ask how you can create stylish arrangements. Perhaps all you need is help selecting and ordering flowers or maybe you’d like her to handle it all. She’s flexible, willing to help and very talented.
Put your name in the hat to win one of Katy’s fabulous floral designs and mention WeddingWire or CathysWraps to receive a complimentary CathysWraps vase to take home and enjoy.
Visit Katy’s Daisies at the Seattle Wedding Show, January 16th and 17th at Booth 1431
diy garden wedding flowers
Laura and Shawn sent this sweet photo of their wedding ceremony. Florist, Frances Monroe of Floral Arts in Fayetteville, NC, provided the hydrangeas and her mother, Susan, put them together when they got to the garden. “We did very little decorating at the garden, because it was already so beautiful with the plants blooming there.”
To recreate this look: Follow the instructions for making a floral frog in my last post. Cut hydrangeas to approximately 4-6 inches and make a 1 inch slit in the stem to aid water absorbtion. Add greens and arrange.
Smaller hydrangeas work best. If you can’t find smaller stems, separate large stems into small bunches. Using extra stem pieces, support the smaller flowers by wrapping together with floral tape before inserting into foam.
Photo’s courtesy of Tina Maloch of ArtForYou.
How to make a floral frog to create simple bouquets
I love this old floral trick. Cut floral tape (any sticky tape will do) and adhere to lid of your container in a crisscross pattern. The flowers will stay put as you arrange your bouquet. Just add a decorative wrap and your done! Try it and send me a picture. Find a variety of colors and patterns at cathyswraps.com
Magnolia Holiday Open House
Katy’s Daisies celebrated their first Holiday Open House in Magnolia Village by inviting any and all to make holiday centerpieces. You can tell by the smiles. . . it was a delightful evening!
Katy and her daughter Elizabeth taught “Holiday Centerpieces 101″ turning fresh greens and red and white carnations into sweet little centerpieces.
How to Make Easy Centerpieces, Hostess Gifts and Party Favors for the Holidays
Are you looking for simple cost-conscious decorating idea’s for the Holidays?
Here are two fun frugal ideas to decorate your home for Christmas. Dress up a plant or tiny tree with a little pot and decorative wrap from CathysWraps. Add a coordinating tag and you have a super-easy hostess gift. Mix and match in REVERSIBLE Water Resistant Sleeves! This Red Kalanchoe and Ivy Topiary came from a local nursery and were simply re-potted into a Pot from CathysWraps. Choose from the Red & White Polka Dot Pattern or our original Floral Print and fold the sleeves together. Add a coordinating gift tag and nestle in the pot for a simple stylish Homemade Hostess Gift or Holiday Party Centerpieces. Order your CathysWraps from our Etsy Store HERE. Colors: Red, Green, Black & White, Soft Pink and Hydrangea Blue.
How to Be Entertaining on a budget.
Simple and Easy Holiday Decorations you Won’t Find at Micheal’s Stores, from CathysWraps LLC.
What You’ll NEED:
A 4 inch potted plant from your local nursery or grocery store.
One CathysWraps pot, one Decorative Sleeve and one gift tag. Available HERE at my Etsy Store.
The moss is optional.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Re-pot a 4 inch holiday plant or mini tree into CathysWraps Pot, just drop it in. Fold CathysWraps Decorative Sleeve together, add a gift tag and nestle in your 4 inch holiday plant. If you prefer fresh flowers, make a little Mussie Tussie Bouquet, tie off with a string or a rubber band, trim stems short and add water. Note: Our wraps are water resistant but it’s best to keep them dry.
What do you all think, would you give these as hostess gifts?
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Make a Simple Pumpkin Centerpiece or Hostess Gift
This sweet little Fall Centerpiece was super easy and inexpensive to make. I found the Black Pansies on sale at Fred Meyer for .99 cents and pumpkins for .28 cents a pound. Just cut, scoop and plant.
Before the pansy turns into a pumpkin, plant it in the yard to enjoy next Spring.
You could also get a large Cinderella Pumpkin, scoop out the seeds, add a block of saturated floral foam and arrange fresh flowers and greens. We made these centerpieces for the Katie McKay benefit luncheon and they were amazing. The greens were gathered from our yards so the only expensive were the flowers and the pumpkins. The best deals for fall flowers and pumpkins were found at Trader Joe’s.
