With Thanksgiving coming up I thought it would be fun to share a few tips for making quick and easy arrangements at home. Creating your own arrangements is really fun and can save a lot of money. I love to have a flower-making night before I host anything at my house. It's so fun to crack open a bottle of wine and make a whole bunch of bouquets for different rooms in our home. When I'm gathering supplies to make small arrangements for my home I like to make several in one sitting. You will need scissors, fresh flowers, greens and filler flowers and fun stuff for garnishes (I used dried wheat and feathers). When choosing containers it's important to remeber you don't need anything fancy. I like to use glassware that I already have around the house. Here are some examples of quick pieces that I pulled from my kitchen before I started arranging! How to create a basic flower arrangement. 1. Create a base of green. This will make it easier to space our your larger blooms. Think of this as a blank canvas! 2. Add flowers. The greens will help you space them out evenly. I like to add them around the entire exterior of the arrangement and also have a few coming up from the top. 3. Garnish with details. This is the part where you get to add cute stuff. Choose details that for your occasion! One of my favorite details is wheat for Autumn arrangements. It is great for adding height to your bouquet as well! I also love adding feathers to my Autumn arrangements. They are so pretty and add a nice pop of black and white! With larger flowers I keep my arrangements much more simple, usually just a glass milk jar or mason jar, water and flowers! I hope you have fun creating your own festive floral designs! xo. Elsie
I love how the wheat adds extra height without blocking the view across the table! Also, adding feathers is a great idea! Never would have thought of that
Some stunning floral arrangements that are wonderfully constructed. I love the Autumn and it’s the best time of year to get lots of decorating ideas for your home. The colors in your flower arrangements can easily provide lots of inspiration for interior design.
Sigh, you make me want to host a dinner party… but my dorm room has no table so I guess I’ll have to wait a little while on the flower arrangements! Great tutorial <3
How inspiring and beautiful!
So I have a silly question on the feathers. We live in the country and I’m always wanting to pick up random feathers. They’re just so naturally pretty. I’ve had more than one person tell me they aren’t clean and should be left alone. So-did you buy your feathers or use real ones? (Please tell me that didn’t sound as country bumpkin as it looks, lol)
I love these! I just got married 2 weeks ago, and my florist used wheat and (my choice) mason jars, for the table arrangements. They were perfectly autumn, fresh, and unique. 🙂
First let me say I’m so glad I came across your site as it is def awesome, always gets my creative juices flowing. I love the look of these arrangements and will def be trying out some ideas. Thanks! 🙂
My mom was a florist for many years and her base of green was something she always stuck to. She believed in round arrangements, but several times had to do different one-sided styles. Nevertheless, after years of doing what people wanted, we now just like full and round or simple and “handpicked.”
I love these! Simple, easy and beautiful for fall. I’m so not a crafty person, and usually when I see a pair of scissors I tend to move onto something else but this looks super easy and fun. Will try! Thanks for the inspiration.
This will be my first year hosting thanksgiving in my new home for family and friends! can’t wait to try out these ideas when putting together my flower arrangments!!
I love every single one of these arrangements! They are so beautiful, chic and they seem so easy to make! Now I want to host a party, just to try my hands on these 🙂
Really love these! I have lots of flowers growing in my allotment and always trying to do interesting displays with them, never quite manage to pull them off, but now with these ideas perhaps I will! 🙂
Be careful with the safflower, it tends to reduce the life of other flowers! And the hypericums will drink lots and lots of water! Beautiful arrangements!
Love all the arrangements above! So natural and “Fallish” – just love them, thanks for sharing! (I sometimes feel as if the weather is changing in Jamaica, and pretend it is Fall here at this time of year, by creating similar arrangements LOL)
Hey Elsie, I was just wondering, I’ve never made arrangements with real flowers before. Where do you get them, and the wheat and feathers? (A florist? A grocery store?) these are beautiful, if I can get all the stuff to put them together I’d love to make them. Thanks!
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Genius flower arrangement. The colors of fall are so striking and wonderful. Your article will help us in floral arrangement. Thanks for sharing!
I cooked my 1st thanksgiving this year, happy to report everyone came out alive, somewhat full though and unable to move – thats a good sign right ;). I love thanksgiving with the family.
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i love fresh flowers in the home!
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I love how the wheat adds extra height without blocking the view across the table! Also, adding feathers is a great idea! Never would have thought of that
This is so beautiful!!
xo, Clare
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thanks for the tips…..wheat is a nice fall accent 🙂
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Love this! What a great centerpiece for thanksgiving dinner and just around the house!
Carlee
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Love this! I looove flowers!
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Love it! Those flowers really add something special. <3
Great tips! + I love using sunflowers for our Thanksgiving dinner table setting 😀
-Nicole
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You gals always create GREAT things! Always awed & inspired…thanks so much!
Oh, I love this!! Autumn flowers are so stunning.
And I love the idea of adding feathers – so clever!
As someone who used to work at a floral shop, I totally appreciate this! These are so cute and I love the wheat detail! Love love love!
-K
Love this arrangement! Thanks for sharing.
Love the addition of feathers and wheat! Neutrals help balance the brightly colored flowers. Nice work!
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I love this idea, it’s so simple and pretty. Thanks for sharing.
I love the idea of feathers in an arrangement. That is so fun and unique!
Some stunning floral arrangements that are wonderfully constructed. I love the Autumn and it’s the best time of year to get lots of decorating ideas for your home. The colors in your flower arrangements can easily provide lots of inspiration for interior design.
Great article and beautifully presented.
Loving the feathers and wheat- what great touches! xo
its so beautifull!!!!
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Sigh, you make me want to host a dinner party… but my dorm room has no table so I guess I’ll have to wait a little while on the flower arrangements! Great tutorial <3
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I totally need this! My first time hosting Thanksgiving…ekk! Thank you 🙂
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Perfection! The colors and flowers you selected are so beautiful together.
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love the use of feathers and wheat. fun stuff indeed!
great inspiration! thanks 🙂
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Wow, these arrangements are so beautiful! They remember me how my mum always decorated my childhood home. I think I should try … Thanks for sharing!
Super cute!
How inspiring and beautiful!
So I have a silly question on the feathers. We live in the country and I’m always wanting to pick up random feathers. They’re just so naturally pretty. I’ve had more than one person tell me they aren’t clean and should be left alone. So-did you buy your feathers or use real ones? (Please tell me that didn’t sound as country bumpkin as it looks, lol)
Gorgeous arrangements! Those feathers look great
with the flowers! Love it!
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That’s a really wonderful idea. Sadly, here in Germany autumn’s apparently over, it’s just cold and wet outside..
Great tips, you bouquets are super cute <3
These are gorgeous! I’ve never thought of using feathers with flowers, such a good idea!
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Thanks for the tips.
Looks great, I’d never thought about using feathers in bouquets!
nice idea.:)
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I love it! But where can I find the fun stuff like wheat and feathers?
Such a great idea! love the yellow with the brown feathers
Wow. So nice idea. Perfect for autumn. I really like it. Have a nice day.
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That’s a lovely idea to make our home decoration look more beauty in this season and I would definitely arrange one to keep in my veranda.
I love the idea of adding wheat and feathers! Beautiful for Autumn arrangements!
Gorgeous! I love the inclusion of feathers, I don’t think I’ve seen that before 🙂
I might try to do something like this with fake flowers.
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NIce! Just a tip; if you remove the leaves that sit under the water surface they wont start to rot and the flowers will stand for a longer time.
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Love the beauty and simplicity of the arrangements. Using these containers adds a warm feeling. Great post!
It seems so easy……
Really beautiful job!!!
Lovely Idea
I love these! I just got married 2 weeks ago, and my florist used wheat and (my choice) mason jars, for the table arrangements. They were perfectly autumn, fresh, and unique. 🙂
you guys are seriously mind readers! this is just the help i needed. THANK YOU!
Absolutely love this!!! Makes me want to decorate an entire house with lots of pretty boquets!! Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you, I’ve always been stumped at creating cool arrangements, but this makes complete sense.
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Absolutely love the roses and wheat arrangement in the Fishs Eddy jar!
Would look great with gold roses too!
Cute! I love the idea of adding feathers! Those sunflowers are so beautiful!
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First let me say I’m so glad I came across your site as it is def awesome, always gets my creative juices flowing. I love the look of these arrangements and will def be trying out some ideas. Thanks! 🙂
My mom was a florist for many years and her base of green was something she always stuck to. She believed in round arrangements, but several times had to do different one-sided styles. Nevertheless, after years of doing what people wanted, we now just like full and round or simple and “handpicked.”
Thanks for sharing!
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Love the fresh look! Perfect for Autumn!
This is totally going to be followed when I decorate the apt for the holidays this weekend!!
xo
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Could you do a DIY on that white jar? LOVE IT!
SO pretty! I love the idea of adding feathers, that’s a really fun touch!
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I love festive flower arrangements.
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I love these! Simple, easy and beautiful for fall. I’m so not a crafty person, and usually when I see a pair of scissors I tend to move onto something else but this looks super easy and fun. Will try! Thanks for the inspiration.
Ahhhh Thanksgiving IS around the corner (guess I am in denial .. haha). Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
Those are beautiful! Great tips. 🙂
Morgan
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So cute ands creative! xx
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Good one ! Thanks it’s pretty !
Haa!!! Feathers! Of course, duh!!! You girls think of it all. kimi.
This will be my first year hosting thanksgiving in my new home for family and friends! can’t wait to try out these ideas when putting together my flower arrangments!!
I love every single one of these arrangements! They are so beautiful, chic and they seem so easy to make! Now I want to host a party, just to try my hands on these 🙂
xx Ivana
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Really love these! I have lots of flowers growing in my allotment and always trying to do interesting displays with them, never quite manage to pull them off, but now with these ideas perhaps I will! 🙂
Be careful with the safflower, it tends to reduce the life of other flowers! And the hypericums will drink lots and lots of water! Beautiful arrangements!
Beautiful.
I love fall colors.
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Very helpful!
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I love the look using feathers gives! So pretty.
~Hanna
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These look so beautiful Elsie! 🙂
That’s so beautiful! 🙂
xo,
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you could also spray paint the inside of a mason jar different colors, like gold or cream, even orange! Thanks for the easy tutorial!
Great tips! I love flower center pieces.
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So beautiful!
Love all the arrangements above! So natural and “Fallish” – just love them, thanks for sharing! (I sometimes feel as if the weather is changing in Jamaica, and pretend it is Fall here at this time of year, by creating similar arrangements LOL)
Hey Elsie, I was just wondering, I’ve never made arrangements with real flowers before. Where do you get them, and the wheat and feathers? (A florist? A grocery store?) these are beautiful, if I can get all the stuff to put them together I’d love to make them. Thanks!
This looks so sweet! Thanks for the nice tips :), I would like doing this.
Amazing! I always wondered how to use those wheat stalks I see popping up at the store. These arrangements turned out very cute 🙂
Strive to Thrive,
Nic
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oh.. fresh flower will makes our day more beautifull..really nice 🙂
Thanks a lot for sharing these tips. I love it. It’s so adorable. I really want to try this one.
Wow, one of the best flower arrangements I’ve seen! They all look so lively and festive, indeed! 😀
Niiice:)
So pretty! i loooove flowers!
X
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WOW this is gorgeous I want to make one as well.
Great tips, looks so beautiful. A Little Style Book
I totally love the addition of the feathers! I would have never thought of that…
Maria xx
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Your flower vases are nice, especially that feather including one. Because this is the first time I saw a vase with real feathers.
Hello,
Genius flower arrangement. The colors of fall are so striking and wonderful. Your article will help us in floral arrangement. Thanks for sharing!
I cooked my 1st thanksgiving this year, happy to report everyone came out alive, somewhat full though and unable to move – thats a good sign right ;). I love thanksgiving with the family.
I love it. It’s really amazing. It comes out so adorable. Thanks for the idea. It’s really great to have flowers at home.
Stumbled across this post and using some for inspiration for our fall line up this year for our store! Love the straw idea
I cooked with Christmas this year, happy to report everyone came out alive with https://www.thechristmasflowersdelivery.com/ , somewhat full though and unable to move – thats a good sign right ;). I love thanksgiving with the family.
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