5 fresh ways to style amaryllis, tulips and poinsettias
Cover an Aalto vase with candy canes, curl an amaryllis or tie flowers to a candleholder. With these fresh decorating ideas, it’s easy to set a festive mood at home or for gifting. See the playful ideas!
1. A new wave
Use a red and white paint marker to cover your Aalto vase with candy canes. If you like, sketch the outlines first with a pencil and then color them in with the paint marker. The motifs wash off easily with water. Fill the vase with baby’s breath and Christmas-red tulips. Your fresh bouquet is ready!
2. Curl with delight
Use a sharp knife to cut the long amaryllis stem into thin ribbons that curl decoratively. Even a single amaryllis makes a striking table decoration. A curled amaryllis is especially stunning in a glass vase. Note that the speed and intensity of curling vary. Sometimes the stem coils into a beautiful spiral in moments; other times it relaxes into gentle waves.
3. A twinkling bouquet
From a multi-branched poinsettia, you can cut off a stem and use it to decorate a candleholder. Place the cut flower’s stem in a water tube and tape it to the candleholder. The lush leaves hide the attachment.
4. A spiky Christmas
Pair glowing tulips with a couple of stems of eucalyptus and blue sea holly. Create a fan-shaped arrangement by using a flower frog, or shape a support for the vase from chicken wire or branches and set the stems into it. Battered old soup tureens are perfect for floral arrangements.
5. Wrapped and ready
Give a friend a bouquet of good luck in a playful DIY recycled vase. Draw a bow around the vase with a paint marker. Fill the vase, for example, with long-lasting skimmia and a single amaryllis stem. Your gift is ready! You’ll find inexpensive glass jars at recycling centers and thrift stores.
