The Tea Cup Arrangement

Have you ever noticed that you never break all the tea cups of one service, but that there is always one remaining? Some people collect these survivors, some bring them to the boot sale. I want you to make use of them in charming arrangements that you can easily make on your own and make them look like coming from the best florist shop in town. A pretty vessel helps make pretty flower decorations.

 

 

Tea cups come in varying forms and sizes. There are the flat and open bowls, the high slim cups, and the mugs coming without a saucer. They are all suitable for flowers. Mugs are big enough to hold little handhelds or a small tied bouquet. They can also bee used to make mini plant arrangements or just to put a single larger plant into.

The high cups are easier to work with if you just start out as your own flower decorator. When choosing your flowers, you should go for two or three larger ones like dahlia, chrysanthemum, or large headed roses; compliment them with some smaller ones like santini or aster that act as fillers. While out and about, you might want to collect some greenery, too. You don't need too much, as the space in the cup is quite limited.

Start off with the larger blooms before adding the smaller in between. Use the greenery to hold the blooms in place and to fill in any holes you might have left. And that is all there is to it. Before using any of the vessels for your decorations, clean the cups really well inside. It helps to keep your flowers for longer if you change the water every day, too.

Once you feel comfortable with doing your arrangements in the higher cups, you can progress to the open bowls. The arranging of flowers and colors is no more difficult than in the high cups, but you have to make sure they stay safely in the lower cup. Make sure that the blooms weight is centered in the cup, rather than outside of the rim. If you struggle with that, you can get wet foam from your florists to work with. The stems are pressed into the wet foam to keep them in place, and the foam's weight helps to keep the arrangement in place. Flowers tend to die faster in foam; working without is therefore an advantage.

Finally, there is the possibility to work in a mug. As the mug is comparatively wide and deep, you can stick to your original flowers (meaning about five in total) and just add a bit more greenery to fill the arrangement out. The mug is also ideal if you want to chuck some tulips (or similar) in without doing too much work. A bunch of tulips, hyacinths, or iris are ideal for some flowers on the quick. With fresh water every day, you'll be surprised how long they will last for you.

 

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