Each time that I step inside a craft store, it's as if some magnet is pulling me towards the silk flowers. I'm not sure why, maybe it's just a thing with women and flowers, but I've always wanted to buy some; however, something always pulls me back. For some reason, I have always felt that fake flower arrangements reminded me of tacky model home displays, or maybe even something that, well, my grandmother would have in her home. Recently, I found this awesome Crate and Barrel vase at a local thrift store for $1.50. My sister has been trying to redecorate her room, so I decided to take a shot at making artificial flowers look somewhat modern for her.
I went to Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts and picked out 5 gerber daisies and some colored ribbon, and then made my way to believe it or not, Dollar Tree, and bought some glass "river rock" stones. I mixed the two bags of stones together and filled up the vase, tied the ribbons around the stems of the daisies, and positioned them in the vase.
The project ended up costing only about 8 or 9 dollars, took me about 10 minutes to put together, and it satisfied my odd craving for purchasing fake flowers. It matches my sister's room perfectly, and the best part about this project is that I'm fairly confident that this arrangement won't end up collecting dust on the front desk of a retirement home with all the other artificial flowers. It's too cute for that.
xO JM
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