Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Birthday Flowers in Transferware

Hello Everyone and Happy Wednesday!  
Tomorrow is my sweet friend's Birthday and I have a special gift for her.  We both like the same things so I knew when I found this awesome Transferware Tureen 
that she would love it too.  
And who doesn't love flowers?  
So I combined the two and came up with this!
The tureen is white with a pretty green pattern.  
I know it looks blue in some of the photos.
 The lid has a raised pattern on it that I adore.  
And, there are no chips in it at all.
So let's start this tutorial!  
Here's what you'll need:  Flowers (mine are from Costco), apples, floral foam, picks or skewers, ribbon, extra greenery if needed, 
   I put some wet floral foam in the bottom and taped it down.
I wanted to use apples because they always remind me of fall.  I put them on skewers and placed them in the bowl.
Now here comes the tricky part.  
I wanted to incorporate the lid also, since it is part of the gift.  I set it sideways on top of the handle and the apples and wired it tightly.
Don't worry, by the time we are done the wires won't show.  Promise!
I like to separate my flowers so that I know what I have to work with.  I usually start with the largest and work my way down.
The large gold spider Mums go in first.  
I like to work with threes for the larger impact flowers.
 Then the pretty red roses are added.  
I placed the large cattails in next and then started filling in with the smaller flowers.  The greenery will fill in any holes.  
So, I filled in all of the spaces and arranged a large bunch of what looks like wheat over the handle.  I made a bow with some sparkly ribbon and put it on top of the handle but I didn't like it.  It was too much.  
So I tied some raffia on with a maroon ribbon.  
Nope!  
Still don't like it.
I ended up just tying a simple ribbon around the wheat.  
I think it's perfect.
Very Fall!
I hope she likes it!  
By The Way, Today is my beautiful Mother's Birthday!  
She lives too far away to give these to but I sent her some!  
I Love You Mom!  
You are the BEST! 

Until Next Time,
Beaux R'eves,
XO Cindy 



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22 comments:

  1. Cindy that turned out beautiful, your friend is going to LOVE IT!!

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  2. The tureen itself is lovely but adding the flowers makes it a splendid gift indeed. Happy day to your mum.

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  3. Cindy, the tureen and the arrangement are so beautiful! Your friend will love it! Happy Birthday to her AND your mom!

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  4. It's a beautiful gift Cindy. Your friend is going to love it. "Happy Birthday" to your Mom.

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  5. Ahhhh, so that's how they do that. Thanks for the tutorial. I would love to have some of your talent.

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  6. I've tried to memorize this so I don't just plunk the flowers in a vase next time. I'm pretty sure I won't be able to quite match your artistry, though! Beautiful tureen! ~ Maureen

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  7. You make it look so easy..:) I'm sure your friend will love these and the bowl is beautiful..

    Hugs, Shar

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  8. Hi Cindy,
    Your arrangement was lovely and I am sure your friend is gonna really love it,
    always fun to get a gift within a gift too! Perfect for a Fall birthday.
    Very Nice Job..........and Happy Birthday to your Mom!! Hope she has a great
    day.
    Blessings, Nellie

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  9. What a lovely gift! Your friend is very lucky. Thank you for the lovely tutorial, I have been doing it just the opposite, and now suddenly it all makes sense.

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  10. Oh, my birthday is this Oct. 20th., so thank you, I'd love that gift!!!!!!!!....LOL!! What a lucky friend, wish I had the transferware tureen, arrangement or not! The arrangement is gorgeous, though. Big hugs,
    FABBY

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  11. Hi Cindy! Oh, your arrangement is simply gorgeous! Thank you for the tute and the transferware tureen is so pretty too. I know your friend will love it. I know I would!
    be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  12. Very clever gift that I KNOW will be much appreciated!!! I am glad you showed how you wired the lid. I would not have necessarily guessed how to do that. The wheat is a REALLY great touch! It's beautiful!!! Great job!

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  13. Very pretty arrangement, and great tureen! I'm sure your friend will absolutely love it!

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  14. I can't imagine that your friend won't love what you've created for her. Great tutorial too. I'm always happy to have someone tell me how to create a beautiful floral arrangement.

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  15. There are lots of them, The all are beautiful, I just wanted to collect some flowers for my friends birthday,I have go a good idea for choosing them.

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  16. Great combination of beautiful fresh flowers and exotic flowers.Such a beautiful floral arrangement.

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  17. I'm assuming those beautiful flowers came from your garden.

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