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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Make Money This Valentines Day by Arranging Flowers Like a Pro

By Art Barron

Valentine's Day is the most celebrated day for every couple. One thing that makes this day extra special is the excuse to give and receive flowers. You can earn extra on this occasion because demands for uniquely set and arranged bouquets are up on this day and prior. Not only do you earn money, you can also express your feelings.

Learn tips on flower arrangement. Be a pro and use these skills to earn that extra income, or just show your loved one the special effort you put on her gift. Either way, you'll get appreciation or get paid - or both! Check out these basic points to remember, and soon, you'll be setting up beautiful arrangements:

Pick the right petals. What's Valentine's Day without that ever-present bouquet of red roses? It's the universal symbol for passion and love, and it's every girl's dream to wake up on Valentine's Day with a huge floral arrangement of red roses on their doorstep.

You can also think of ways on how you can match one flora to the other. When arranging flowers, mixing one kind or color with another allows you to play with more ideas, so just remember that there are two things to consider when you get your flowers: continuity and contrast.

Continuity is having your chosen blooms go well with each other. It's either they have more or less the same hue, or are of the same type. Red roses will go well with white and yellow roses, for example.

Contrast, on the other hand, is about opposites complementing one another. You can combine buds with blooms, large flowers with small ones, flowers and ferns. You can even pick blooms based on complimentary colors like oranges with blues or violets with yellows.

Decide on the focal point of your arrangement. For beginners, a good rule of thumb to follow is to pick a center of attraction among the bunch and design around it. Your focal point can be your tallest rose, your biggest and bulkiest flower or the one with the most appealing look. The key is to have everything else in the arrangement highlight your star. They can be shorter or placed more in the periphery of your arrangement. Use garden shears if you need to trim anything.

When arranging flowers for your background, you can try alternating pieces that complement other flowers. Equal distribution of colors should always be checked on an arrangement, and consider the angle, whether the arrangement should be leaning on one side, or spread out evenly.

Embellish. For bouquets, thin wires covered in fancy ribbons can hold the arrangement in place. If you want yours in a vase, either pick a container that can hold all your flowers snugly, or buy floral foam to stick your stems to so that they remain in position. The foam can be covered with ferns.

Always keep in mind that where the flowers are arranged is just as important as how they are arranged. Long-stemmed flowers need long vases, while shorter and bulkier arrangements can do with short, wide bowls. Remember, proportion is a very important concept.

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