Wedding Bouquets - Why Silk Flowers? Why not ;) ...

Wedding day is one of the most important days of anybody’s life. Today I am going to run you all through a couple of wedding decoration ideas – like what magic can artificial flowers do at a wedding ;)

Wedding bouquets are a significant custom in cultures all across the world. People plan well in advance as to what flowers and what form are they going to use to decorate the wedding area.

Let me inform you through a couple of drawbacks of using real flowers for a wedding decoration.

• Due to seasonal blossoms, not all flowers the couple likes are available. This can be a hindrance if the wedding has already been planned with some theme and you cannot find matching flowers.
• As they are real flowers, they wilt in a couple of days. So you can have the wedding decorations relating to flowers planned well in advance.
• Also, it is saddening to watch expensive wedding flowers and the memories they made for you fade away with time.
• With artificial flowers, You can also try out different themes before you choose the right one.

A wedding bouquet that compromises of lovely artificial blossoms is truly elegant and stylish. The quality of artificial and silk flowers these days is so wonderful that you can hardly differentiate between them and the real flowers.

A wedding bouquet is one of the most special things to you – close to your heart and means a lot to you. In case of fresh flowers, they are going to die sooner or later. Silk flower wedding bouquet will stay with you for a much longer time and will remind you of the dearest moment of your life whenever you please. Just imagine the idyllic experience of showing your wedding bouquet to your children and grandchildren. It is unmatched. 

There are ample of colors, shapes, patterns and styles how you can get your wedding flowers and bouquets done. The choice of flowers can include Orchids, Roses, Tulips, Daisies, Calla Lilies, and Lilies etc. Choose the best options that suit you and your wedding theme and they are sure to smart up the environment with their fascinating appearance.

Using Floral Accessories and Equipment

Deco Beads

These can easily be used to look like marbles. Just add some water and you are ready to go with marble lookalike. Very good to use in candle flower arrangements.

Vase Brush

This will work in just about any vase, even one with a narrow mouth and wide bottom! It can be bent to get at hard-to-reach places, and won’t chip or scratch the vase. The T-shaped handle is easy to hold on to and comfortable to work with.

Floral Netting

Soft green mesh 'crumple wire' for arranging flowers, making wreaths, or holding down foam. 

Oasis Foam

Water-retaining green Oasis© foam for arranging fresh flowers. Can be cut to fit any container. Secure with waterproof tape or anchor pins.

Floral Tape

Self-sealing stem wrap stretches considerably.

Clear Oasis Tape

Floral Clay

A 4-1/2 ounce block of green clay, for all anchoring jobs.

Floral Adhesive

The floral adhesive that really works!  A ring of this around the base of a flower holder or Styrofoam holds it tightly in the container.

Cling Floral Adhesive

This is the original clay in tape form...it is the longest lasting and stickiest floral adhesive out there.  Add a ring of this around the base of a flower holder or Styrofoam to hold it firmly in the container.  Ideal for stabilizing bird baths and gazing balls outside, and won't dry out.  25' roll, green.

Floral Picks

Green wood picks are wired--for all picking uses.  

Pole Pins

 Also known as greening pins, these are for fastening flowers, moss, Styrofoam, or any other 'soft' things.

Florist's Wire

Florists' Wire cut 18", for all fresh, dried and artificial flower uses.

Cloth Covered Spool Wire

Cloth covered spool wire, 32 gauge.  Green

O'Dapter Holder

O'Dapter lets you turn any candle holder into a beautiful epergne; use a candlestick as a base for a flower arrangement.

Oasis Cylinder

Oasis Cylinder cut to fit the O'dapter Holder. Also fits most smaller bowls.  3" diameter, 2-1/2" high

Silk Renu

Silk Renu is non-flammable, non-toxic, bio-degradable, clear and odorless. The coconut derivative-based cleaning agent used in Silk Renu is approved by the United States Department of Agriculture for use in food handling and preparation areas.

Plants for Home decor

Flowers have always been one of the most wonderful things you can have at your house. However, it needs to be maintained regularly which can get pretty tiring and costly. Indeed, the development of artificial flowers has become one of the practical solutions to the costly upkeep and maintenance of real flowering plants. (Benefits of Artificial Flowers)

In fact, most home owners, architects as well as commercial planners have used it as decorative display to bring a wonderful highlight to every area. The natural designs of the flowers look very visible even at a distance. With this article, I would like to suggest a couple of plants which can be used to decorate your place.

Dry Sena Bush

Dry Sena Bush (originally called as Dracena) is an elegant plant to be used for home decoration. It can be used in a living room or  bed room, but the most efficient use of this Dry Sena bush will be in that extra little corner room you made for meeting your guests. Alternatively, this Dry Sena bush will also look great in your dining area.

Red Geranium Bush

This bush possesses a color which is rare among most house plants. For an artificial plant in the house, this one tops the charts since generally the height is perfect, the color is unique and the leaf size is overall average. This artificial geranium bush would be preferred for a house having an interior largely of the shades maroon, red, reddish purple or even burgundy. Ideally, this artificial plant should be placed in the living room or the main balcony.

Hanging Wisteria creeper

Now this one is one of the hanging options. This plant can be used as an alternative to the more expensive Bougainvillea (hanging one). You can use this in the dining area over the showcase. It can also be used on the curtain rods / shelves on top of the curtain rods. The color availability in wisteria makes this a common hanging artificial plant used for home decor purposes.

That should be all with this post. I shall keep you guys updated. Check out http://www.ginnibloom.com/categories/Silk-Plants-and-Bushes/ for more plants.

Top 5 areas to decorate your home using Artificial Flowers

Artificial flowers gracefully decorate our indoors and bring the lovely colors of the outdoors without the mess their natural counterparts create.

With this blog, I am just going to run you through top 5 places you can use artificial flowers or arrangements in your home:

1) Living room - first sight of your house for anybody. Few places in the living room where you can use great artificial flower arrangements could be the center table, TV/Home theater cabinet, just as you enter - above the footwear storage, hanging on the windows/curtain rods.

Living room decor
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If you believe in Feng Shui, there should be flowers of red, gold or black colors in the living room.

2) Dining area - Use bright colors in this area. You can bright artificial flowers arrangements on the dining table, in or above the showcase or the common platform between the kitchen and the dining area.

If you have used a couple of arrangements in the living area, and if these two areas are accessible to each other visibly, it is advisable to have maximum two arrangements here.

3) Kitchen - Although kitchen sounds a bit too out of the blue, these days, the trend for kitchen interiors has drifted a lot from the traditional "designer kitchens". 

Few kitchen arrangements
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You can have a simple kitchen table center piece or place it in the corner of the platform. Alternatively, you can also have a glass shelf made near your storage areas and have a couple on them.

4) Bedroom - If you are a flower lover, you can't get away with this area. You can put flowers on bedside table by placing them in layers in bedroom.

Bed room arrangements
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Further you may also prefer roses or lilies, carnation etc. giving sweet fragrance all the time. You can also have a couple of these in the dressing area near the mirror or something.

5) Study/work area - This area, without doubt requires flowers. Flowers can bloom you up in a jiffy - and what's even better is that they are artificial which means long lasting! Do not need to spend time on maintaining them and/or changing them. Have at least one on your desk. You can also place some on the bookshelf etc.

Artificial flowers have become a must have for your beautifully made interior. A house is something you have earned - decorate it. You deserve it.

Artificial Flowers - The In Thing Dude

When was the last time you gifted someone flowers and the person remember for more than a week?

Artificial Pink Carnations by GinniBloom -
Do they even look artificial?

Well, time's have changed my friend. We are in the era of Artificial Flowers - flowers which never wilt! They are ones which never fail!


Artificial flowers are imitations of their original counterparts. They are mostly manufactured for home decor and gifting purposes. They made out of various different materials like rubber, silk, clay; even glass - let us keep the detailed part of the manufacturing process for some other time.

In the past few years, we have seen an immense rise in the demand for Artificial flowers; not only by interior decorators or the so called "Upper class" population - but these silk flowers and their arrangements have generated a buzz in the common man and the youth (obviously ones going in for luxury products) so much so that the 10000-crore fresh flower industry in India had to give away a share of approx. 10-15%.

How did this happen? Or, more importantly, why? Why Artificial? There are several advantages of artificial and silk flowers and arrangements. Let us just run through the top 10:

1. No watering / No mess / No dirt / No insects / No bugs
2. You can go on a holiday without worrying about them.
3. Hardly any cleaning required.
4. You can change your home decor every-fortnight with many retailers coming up with rent an arrangement service.
5. You enjoy the detail of natural flowers but hassle-free.
6. These flowers go on for years to come.
7. The wedding industry moved to artificial mainly because they can be prepared well in advance without worrying about how long they will stay.
8. You don't need to worry about your loved ones' allergy!
9. Save water, time, money used on fertilizers.
10. Save yourself from recurring cost of changing arrangements in your office.

Artificial Calla Lily Centerpiece arrangement by GinniBloom -
Just the write one for your new work place or study room!

So well, now you know how Artificial Flowers have become the latest trend - be it for decorating the centerpiece in your living room, a wedding, a corporate meet, work desk arrangements or just the pleasure of celebrating your anniversary - goes well with all of these!