How to make a beautiful floral arrangement or centerpiece for home, parties, or weddings. Easy DIY flower arrangement using grocery store flowers.
I have always loved having fresh flowers in the entrance of our home or in the kitchen. They add such fresh, beautiful life to any space, and just make me happy. I’ve always just grabbed a bunch of flowers from Trader Joe’s, taken them out of the plastic sleeve, chopped them to the same length, and plopped them into a vase. Ta daaaaa!!! The flowers would immediately fall to the outer edges of the vase and look a little sparse and naked.
Until last Christmas when I made a “real” arrangement. It was so much fun to create and I loved how it turned out. I used Oasis floral foam to anchor the stems. But then I went back to my old “plop and go” method. Until last week when I attended a benefit flower arranging class hosted by one of my favorite stores, Coast 2 Coast Collection and lovely local florist, Rachael. I suddenly remembered how easy and fun it is to play with flowers. Instead of using Oasis, we used an even easier method, that most people probably have the supplies for at home already.
I gave my floral centerpiece to my mom for Mother’s Day, but had so much fun, that I made another yesterday. This time I used sunflowers, white peonies, and a Eden rose from my garden. There’s no need to spend a fortune at the florist, you can easily make beautiful arrangements with flowers picked up at the grocery store. All of the flowers you see in this post were from Trader Joe’s and greenery from my yard. There are just a few tips to keep in mind, and then you can let your creativity loose.
As you can see I had my mini me assistant helping me. And I realized that flower arranging is a fantastic craft project for little ones to help with. From the foraging for greenery to flower placement, creating our flower arrangement was a fun project for both of us.
How to make a beautiful flower arrangement using grocery store flowers and backyard branches.