Happy Flowers…

I love the label on this tomato can so much that I washed it out (after enjoying the tomatoes!), and use it to display my dried herbs.

I found it easier to manage the flowers if they were stored in a juice glass filled with water. Also, the side of the can is sharp, so this trick also protected (clumsy) me from cutting myself while arranging the flowers.

After they were trimmed down a bit, the flowers laid nicely against the side of the can. The fresh, white flowers pair nicely with the bright colors of the label. Something about the bright red feels festive to me, like a party:)

Here is the finished arrangement out on the patio table, ready to welcome guests!

If you find yourself throwing together a last minute party this weekend, this is a great way to create a flower arrangement out of things you might already have on hand.

The white flowers were leftover from an arrangement I made for a friend, but you could also use something you have in your yard, or something you find in your neighborhood (I don’t recommend “borrowing” roses from your neighbors, though!). My best friend used to live in a rural area near a golf course, and there were wild cattails (see here for a pic: http://www.cattails.info/) that we used to pick and use for flower arrangements when I would visit her.

There are countless vessels you could choose in lieu of a vase as long as you are willing to think outside of the box. Here I’ve used a tomato can because I love the happy, red label. Something about it feels like a party to me, so I saved it a few months ago and have been using it to store my dried herbs. In a pinch, I took out the dried herbs and replaced them with a small juice glass filled with white flowers. I found it easier to manage the flowers in a juice glass rather than directly in the can.

This quick arrangement will add a little something extra to a last minute pizza party, an impromptu afternoon cocktail with a friend, or simply make your house feel special to you and your loved ones to enjoy over the weekend.

Click on the first picture to pull up a slide show that explains how to pull it together…

Happy Weekend!