How To Decorate An Artificial Christmas Wreath

Every year I get excited to see all of the glitter hit the store shelves. When you think you’ve seen it all (I’ve been doing floral arrangements for 30 years so I think that way sometimes), they come out with something new and exciting and just covered in glitter to make your next Christmas Decoration a Show Stopper!

Making your own Christmas Wreath can be so challenging, but it doesn’t need to be. Just follow some of the simple Christmas Decorating Tips I have in this short video and you will have your Christmas Wreath hanging on your front door or over your fireplace before the day is over.

If you missed my previous video that shows you how to fluff out your artificial wreath to make it look real, you can watch that video here: http://designsbyjerry.com/artificial-wreath-real/

Christmas and the Holiday Season is so much fun for designers and decorators. Don’t miss out on all of the fun, feel free to email me if you have any questions and I’ll do my best to get you up and running so your home is filled with Holiday Cheer this year!

Enjoy your Holidays…

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Roll Tide: Why I’m An Alabama Football Fan

Alabama Crimson Tide

Roll Tide Roll

Today was a special day…the first game of the 2014/2015 University of Alabama Football Season! This is the day that so many die-hard Alabama Football Fans live for…the day they can don their Crimson Colors and just get crazy and have fun supporting their team that has won so many National Football Championships over the years.

This day starts a series of Alabama tribe-building events from cookouts, parties, pep rallies, displaying bumper stickers, flying flags, and the list goes on and on as to how the fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates their loyalty for the the University of Alabama and it’s Football Team lead by the infamous Head Coach Nick Saban. Now, I know you’re saying, “But Jerry, why does a football story belong here on a Flower Blog…” Right?

Adding Curly Willow To Your Arrangements

This very short video shows you how I use Curly Willow in my flower arrangements. And, more importantly, I show you how I grow Curly Willow trees to help defray the high costs of the item.

Getting Started: Part Two

How To Pick The Colors For Your Arrangement

In this really quick video I’ll show you the concept I use when I’m buying flowers to design an artificial flower arrangement. I show you the flowers and how I determine what the base color for the arrangement will be and then how I build a color pallet on that base color to give me a beautiful variety of colors for my arrangements.

If you’d like to watch me make the flower arrangement step-by-step then make sure you sign up in the Opt-In box to the right of this page. Just drop in your email address and I’ll be able to send you that video when it’s completed. Plus, you’ll receive other videos that is specifically labeled for “Members Only”.

Arranging A Silk Flower Arrangement: Getting Started

The Very First Steps

Learn How To Design This Arrangement

Everyone is always asking, “How do you get started creating a flower arrangement?”

In this video I will show you how to prepare the styrofoam to anchor it into your container. Then, I will demonstrate how to camouflage the styrofoam with Spanish Moss. And then, I finish off giving you first hand tips how to create the form of the arrangement by using foliage.

It’s never hard to do when you can watch it first hand, and my goal in this video (and others to follow) is that you feel like you are literally standing over my shoulder observing my every move to create this formal artificial flower arrangement.

If you are planning a wedding, designing it for a special gift for someone (like I am ), or just treating yourself to something well deserved, this video will get you started with the very basics of creating your first Elegant Floral Arrangement.

Don’t forget to fill in your email address in the Opt-In Box to the right: this way you will get the final video that shows you even more details of creating the flower arrangement you see here.

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Florist Tip: Glue Gun or Glue Skillet

Many of my customers and subscribers ask me the question: “Which is better to use…a glue gun or an electric glue skillet.”

In today’s video, I’ll give you my opinion on that question.

If you would like to purchase a glue pan just like the one I’m using in this video, you can click on this Amazon Affiliate link (I do make a small commission if you purchase from my link). Also, I’ve added a link for the pan glue as well.

Embellish Christmas Packages With Ornaments

As Christmas gets closer and closer, we’ve got the Christmas Tree up, the wreath is hanging on the door and the house is mostly decorated and adorned! Now, it’s time to get those Christmas gifts wrapped.

But, you can’t just “wrap” the presents…..you must create a work of art out of the presentation of the package. Adding a variety of ribbons and ornaments you can create a beautiful presentation for your holiday package. Watch the video and then be sure to share it with your friends.

Add Glitter To Artificial Leaves For Christmas Shimmer

I just made this quick video (under 5 minutes) to show you how I never throw away anything and why!

I will show you how I take some leftover leaves from an earlier project and sprayed glue on the leaves and then covered them in fine glitter. The leaves are so beautiful when we are finished. Now, take these leaves and add them to your gift packages. This will make your packages so beautiful and unique. You can also add these leaves to your Christmas Wreaths as well!

Add Fresh Evergreens To Your Artificial Wreath

Easy Tip To Make Your Wreath Look Real

Watch this video to see how I use an artificial wreath to be my form to create a fresh Christmas Wreath. I easily add fresh Magnolia leaves, Nandina leaves, Cedar and Pine to make a beautiful Christmas Wreath.

This wreath has all of the components of a "Real" Christmas wreath…..the look, the feel and smell of the fresh Evergreens, but much less work because we used the artificial wreath as the base to hold all of our Christmas Greens.