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How faux garlands and centrepieces can brighten up your home

We all love to bring home freshly cut flowers now and then, but regularly buying and maintaining real florals year round can be a big commitment, and that’s without even mentioning the cost.

With the range and quality of faux florals ever increasing, plastic or paper flowers offer a range of benefits compared to fresh flowers, including longer lasting beauty, little to no maintenance, and cost-effectiveness.

In this article, we’ll explore two different ways that anyone can brighten up their home with faux florals: centrepieces and garlands. Whether you’re looking for a pop of colour in your living room or a festive touch for a special occasion, we have ideas and inspiration for you to bring the beauty of flowers into your home for years to come.

Garlands

Why not add some colour to your bannisters or mantelpieces? Garlands are often overlooked as a way of adding some botanical beauty to the home. And creating them isn’t as hard as you’d think.

Firstly, a good garland should include a strong foundation of grapevine or other trailing elements – enough so that your feature flowers have something to cling on to. You can tie bundles of faux vines together with twine until you’ve achieved your desired thickness or length.

Once you’ve created your base, it’s time to add some greenery. Artificial ivy and ficus offer a base layer that helps the colour of your feature flowers to pop. Try to get some good coverage here – tie enough on so that most of the grapevine you added to your base is hidden.

Last but not least, add your feature flowers. These can be anything you like. Want cherry blossoms that last all year round? Or perhaps you want to bring a taste of Italy to your home with Sicilian lemon picks. Anything goes here, and you can be as neat or as wild as you like. Try spacing your flowers out irregularly throughout the length of your garland to achieve a more natural look. Longer stems like bougainvillea are also great if you want some of your flowers to hang down. These can look especially beautiful draped over the tops of windows or doorways.

Why not check out the pre-made garlands we offer on our Etsy store? We use only the highest quality faux florals, so you can rest assured that you’ll have a garland that looks just like the real thing, but without the short lifespan of real florals!

Table centrepieces

Faux florals can help you to create beautiful low-maintenance table centrepieces that add a touch of class to the dinner table. Whether you fancy yourself as a bit of a florist, or whether you’re making your first foray into flower arranging, the process is surprisingly easy.

First, choose a container – a vase, a bowl, or even a hamper basket left over from Christmas will do. Next, select your florals and foliage. Choose something that complements the colour scheme of your home. You’re spoilt for choice with the faux flowers available on the market – even metallic or neon colours are available if you’re looking for something a bit more ‘out there’ that will really grab the attention of your guests. Make sure you also gather some secondary foliage elements to make your feature flowers pop. Plants like ivy and eucalyptus make particularly great companions to your feature flowers, as they offer some beauty without stealing the show from your dahlias, daisies and daffodils!

To begin making your arrangement, start by placing taller flowers in the centre of your container, and arrange shorter flowers around the outside. Any empty space can be filled with your more leafy secondary foliage. Adjust the arrangement until you’re satisfied with the look. Don’t be afraid to experiment here – the longevity of fresh flowers means that you can tweak your arrangement periodically throughout the year. Nothing is permanent, so… go wild!

Last but not least, add any decorative items and accents to your heart’s content. Think ribbons, candles and other decorative ornaments. With Easter fast approaching, why not create an arrangement with miniature decorative baskets and eggs?

So there you have it – two easy ways that artificial flowers really excel in bringing life to your home. Why not check out our range of garlands on Etsy? They’re made from the highest quality faux flowers and look just like the real thing!

Have you put your skills to the test and beautified your home with any of our tips? Post your photo to Instagram and tag @ferrisheartsloane_ to let us know!

Get Crafty – DIY Flower Crown Kits

Hands up who loves a flower crown? We know we do, not only are they perfect for festivals, corporate summer parties and other special occasions – think press days, weddings and other occasions; they’re also pretty simple to make too – even if you‘re not a natural dab hand at crafts. If you’ve attended one of our famous flower crown workshops in the past, you’ll know how fun the whole experience is, and what a great opportunity it is to put your creative hat on (so to speak) for a couple of hours. Check out more about our flower crown workshops here.

However, if you’re more of a closet arts and crafter, and would like to try your hand at making flower crowns within the comfort of your own home – look to our flower crown kits. Each DIY set comes in a recycled box you can reuse to store your flower crowns and includes an easy to follow instruction guide to help you on your way, which we’re pretty sure you won’t need after you’ve made your first one. You can also pre-select the colours and flowers you would prefer, and we can put together a bespoke kit for you – sounds good, eh?

As well as making individual flower crowns for you and the family, you can also use these kits if you’re doing team bonding exercises at work, hen parties, baby and bridal showers – they also make the perfect addition to a gift bag if you’re hosting a special event. Flower crown making outside is so much fun in the summer, too.

So, not only can you don your flower crown on your head, you can style it various other ways too – here’s a few flower crown styling tips for your reference:

– Make a flower crown you can use to accessories a handbag. Flowers adorning a straw bag looks so cute for holidays and summer outings

– Use your flower crown as a hanging home accessory – a flower crown looks great hanging at the back of a door or hung on the wall

– Use it as a floral necklace, you can’t beat a statement necklace

– Attach your flower crown to your bridal veil to add an ethereal touch

Sold? You can contact us directly here for more information on our flower crown kits, and if you need further instructions on how to set up your own workshops.

Faux Real! Artificial Flower (Last Minute) Christmas Gift Guide

Faux real! Artificial Flower (last minute) Christmas Gift Guide

Why not say it with flowers this Christmas. Our range of artificial flower pieces make the perfect Christmas gift and will last your loved ones a life time. You may not have realised but we don’t just stock gorgeous artificial flowers, but we also feature little treats that’ll make the perfect stocking fillers (we’ll divulge exactly what these little treats are later in the post). First of all, you could gift your mum a stunning Eucalyptus garland which she could decorate her mantelpiece with, or why not treat your friend to a gorgeous rose centrepiece for her dining table? Still not convinced. Check out our ‘un-real’ gift guide below.

Gifts for Mum…

Flower Walls For All

Whether you’re seeking extraordinary flower walls for events, commercial commissions, weddings or editorial projects, our unique walls can be made based on your creative requirements. With experience creating flower walls for the likes of YouTube, Google, Bare Minerals and more, our team of floral experts can make whatever you are looking for.

Check out some of our corporate Flower Wall commissions here.

Did you know our walls can be made from faux and fresh flowers? It’s true. Historically, Ferris Heart Sloane has been No1 for using faux flowers in all our creations, but now we’ve introduced fresh flowers to the mix making our offering even more amazing. Our team can talk you through how this is done.

From botanical flower walls which bring the outdoors in, to glitter flower walls perfect for evening galas and other special events, our portfolio of signature flower walls will give you the inspiration you need to create a look you love.

We also offer corporate Flower Walls and greenery for large scale companies and events. We can create interior faux floral walls, with or without signage, for corporate offices and companies looking to add a botanical and mindful feel to their corporate workspace.

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If you’re not sure a flower wall is for you, you can speak to a member of our floral design team and they can talk you through the ins and outs of the process, set-up, delivery etc… we will be with you every step of the way. .

Introducing The New Hexagon’s To Our Floral And Botanical Walls

In geometry, a hexagon (from Greek ἕξ hex, “six” and γωνία, gonía, “corner, angle”) is a six-sided polygon or 6-gon, and we just LOVE the shape and styling opportunities it creates.

Here at Ferris Heart Sloane, we are experienced in creating bespoke shapes for floral and botanical walls from small to super sized. We’ve created a 3-D heart for Marks and Spencer and a large scale Pride wall for Ralph Lauren in a more traditional square. And now we’re super excited to introduce some Hexagon’s into our range.

Pictured is our 2m Hexagon which comes in plain wood, styled with florals or our new botanical monstere green and gold leaf. The hexagons are available for purchase or hire nationwide and we can can create them from 1-5 metres in size. Want the hexagon painted gold or covered in baby blue roses, chat to us!

Looking for an event option and want to suspend hexagon’s from a ceiling, display in multiples in an event space or fix to walls with brand colour decoration? Then speak to us about what we can do. If you can imagine it, we can create it!