Happy October, y’all!
I ended up making two easy, portable Fall centerpieces this weekend, so I thought I’d share one today, and the other on Friday. And because I love both looks, today’s is warm-toned, and Friday’s will lean cooler.
The flowers and stems in today’s arrangement are all faux, and they were all 40% off at Joann Fabrics.
I started by placing one of my white canisters inside this rusty metal bucket I also picked up at Joann’s.
The combo reminded me of an old wine demijohn & basket…
…and the crisp pop of white inside appealed to my love of “farmhouse fresh”.
Next, I added all of my most colorful flowers, like this:
It’s some Ranunculus, a Dahlia, and a Cabbage Rose.
Then, I added the leaf stems. I placed them evenly around the perimeter of the canister and bent one down, and on an angle. I’ll explain why in step six.
After that, I added the yellow berry sprays:
And then the dried leaf spray:
It’s in the back and center of that photo. I wanted more of these but they only had one at the store. 🙁
Next, I added all the white flowers to bring in a fresh pop that would tie in with the canister:
It’s Queen Anne’s Lace on the right, and a stem labeled “Pom-Poms” on the left.
Last but not least, I inserted my Mountain Berry sprays, and remember that leaf stem I angled down in front? The reason I brought it down like that is so that I could tuck it into the wire metal basket a bit, like this:
I liked the idea of connecting the arrangement with the container, to sort of soften the space between them, and that was a super easy way to do it.
Anywho- I’m no master floral arranger, but it was a fun to put together, and I love how light-weight and easy it is to move out of the way if someone needs to use the table. I also love that it won’t die in less than a week! 🙂
Layla
PS- I had previously mentioned that I was going to open my design consultation service today, but I need to push it back to next Monday (the 9th) because I still have a few September consultations to finish. I’m excited to partner with 10 more people at 9am (CST) then! 🙂
melissa newell
Oct 2, 2017 at 6:40 amWOW you could have fooled me that they were not real…awesome!
laura
Oct 2, 2017 at 7:53 amlooks great! I bought some faux mums (Colorado sun is too much for the real) and I may need to tweak them after reading this post! happy monday! laura
Lin
Oct 2, 2017 at 8:15 amVery lovely! In my eye you are a master floral arranger! Enjoy your week Layla.
Jude M.
Oct 2, 2017 at 8:49 amJust beautiful….going to JoAnn’s today!
Deborah Raney
Oct 2, 2017 at 10:58 amI love it! And yes, it makes me want to hop in the car and go to JoAnn’s with your shopping list!
Angie W
Oct 2, 2017 at 12:51 pmSoooo pretty. Great job.
Peg
Oct 2, 2017 at 1:29 pmBeauty full!! xoxo
chris from Midwest Cottage and Finds
Oct 2, 2017 at 3:49 pmBeautiful!! One my facebook memories — my mantel that I copied from one of your mantel displays (the one with the white tray with the #2 on it) just popped up from 4 years ago! You are my decor compass!
Layla
Oct 3, 2017 at 8:12 amAw, fun! 😀
Maria from Oz
Oct 2, 2017 at 5:45 pmThey aren’t real??? Gorgeous! I love the cabbage roses! What a lovely arrangement. Very pretty.
Layla
Oct 3, 2017 at 8:12 amThank you, Maria! 🙂
Gail
Oct 2, 2017 at 5:58 pmThis is absolutely beautiful, and the flowers look real! Are the stems placed in putty or styrofoam?
Layla
Oct 3, 2017 at 8:12 amMine aren’t, but that would be a great idea! 🙂
Sunny
Oct 3, 2017 at 9:59 amIt has been awhile since I have commented Layla but always look forward to your posts.
This arrangement is so lovely, I like the hits of the light coral with everything else, and thanks for making it step by step.
Perfect for the upcoming Canadian Thanksgiving…God bless!
Layla
Oct 3, 2017 at 4:03 pmThank you, sweet Sunny! 😀
Susan
Oct 5, 2017 at 2:39 pmI just love this arrangement! The colors are gorgeous! You have such an artistic eye. I don’t… and can only copy others’ ideas as long as there are directions to follow. LOL Thanks for the photos and for spelling out the steps giving me the opportunity to copy your design. Can you give me a general idea of how many inches you cut from the stems and the height of the crock? I am so excited to try this myself. If mine turns out even half as pretty as yours, I’ll be thrilled!
Maryjane from Manitoba Canada
Oct 10, 2017 at 10:46 pmGorgeous! LOVE the colour! thank you thank you thank you!!! You’re so sweet.
For my Thanksgiving centerpieces, I ended up going on Pinterest and found ideas to decorate mason jars in Thanksgiving colours – I shopped the house 🙂 then I shopped Safeway floral department. 🙂 LOL!
I never would have known about shopping the house without you. I love that I spent a few dollars on chalk paint at Michael’s and then a few dollars on real flowers (because storage is an issue right now – so I’ll compost them once they are done being beautiful).
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!
Hugs,
Maryjane
from Manitoba, Canada