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Decorating with dried flowers: 12 pretty arrangements |

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Decorating with dried flowers is a lovely way to bring the beauty of nature into your home all year round.

Popular during Victorian times, decorating with dried flowers has made a big come back in recent years as a way to connect with nature, and makes a fabulous alternative to fresh flowers.

There's no denying that fresh floral bouquets can bring a room to life, but they do have a limited lifespan. Dried flowers, on the other hand, are everlasting and will bring joy to interiors month after month without having to be continually refreshed, making them a far more sustainable way of decorating with flowers.

There are plenty of ways to display dried flowers throughout your home. To help get you inspired we've rounded up our favorite creative ideas along with some tips on how to create them.

Decorating with dried flowers – where to start

If you're keen on decorating with dried flowers there are blooms you can buy ready dried, but there’s something even more special about collecting the ingredients for your display from your own garden.

An age-old craft, drying flowers is a great way to preserve beautiful blooms from the garden and is easy to do at home with our step by step guide on how to dry flowers. You could even preserve a wedding bouquet as a precious keepsake. 

'Drying flowers is a lovely way to make treasured flowers last for years and will keep happy memories of summer alive throughout the seasons,' says Melanie Griffiths, editor at Period Living magazine. 

Pressing flowers is another brilliant way to preserve flowers for decorating. By learning how to press flowers you will be able to create beautiful artworks to display throughout your home.

1. Fill a jam jar

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Jam jars, produce pots and even charity shop glass oddments make low-key but lovely holders for hand-tied posies. 

We used daisies, bunny tails, eucalyptus, flax, gypsophila, oats, broom and phalaris for variety and texture. 

Gradually add stems of flowers to one hand, starting with longer stems for the middle. Add two or three of the same stem at a time, twisting the posy to maintain equal flowers and create  a rounded feel. 

Tie off with some florist wire and snip the ends so the posy fits perfectly into the jar.

2. Create a pretty table centrepiece

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One up from fresh flowers, this dried flower garland is a fabulous fall table decor idea which can be used time and again.

We used rose buds, mimosa, flax, matricaria, daisies, helichrysum, broom, delphiniums, poppy heads, phalaris, bunny tails, eucalyptus, gypsophila,  oat stems and statice. 

Cut all the flowers to a length of 10cm and fix together groups of the same flower with florist wire. Take a length of garland and wire in some eucaplytus stems. Starting at one end, push a group of flowers into the garland and secure in place with florist wire. Gradually build up with flowers, mixing up for fullness. 

Finish with three groups of flowers pushed in the opposite way to hide the wiring.

3. Hang a wreath

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This dried wreath is perfect for brining cheer to a plain wall, but would also make a lovely Easter wreath.

To make it, begin with a ready-made grapevine wreath. Arrange the stems and flowers in separate groups – we used mimosa, eucalyptus, oats, bunny tails, delphinium, gypsophila and helichrysum. 

Start laying the first group of flowers along the front of the wreath at the base, with stems facing down. Secure in place with covered florist wire. Repeat with the next group of flowers, making sure the heads cover the wire. Continue until the centre is reached then repeat the other way. 

Finish and cover the last stems with helichrysum flower heads

4. Create a pretty posy for a vase

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This colorful dried flower posy would look great display in a simple vase or makes a pretty and lasting gift idea.

Separate the stems into groups – we used oats, bunny tails, delphinium, gypsophilia, grasses, daisies, statice, rosebuds and helichrysum.  

Start with the flatter stems in one hand, keep these longer and to the rear of the arrangement, then add in neater stems in slightly shorter lengths, keeping the stems straight and pointing down. 

Gradually fill in with rounded flowers, covering the stems. Secure with florist wire, keeping the stems long but trim to neaten. Wrap the stems with ribbon and finish with a bow.

5. Make a floral napkin ring

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A beautiful dining table decor idea, this dried flower napkin ring is the perfect way to pretty-up place settings.

We used mimosa, daisies, bunny tails and gypsophila. Take a length of covered florist wire and wind in a circle a few times to make the ring base, then wind the wire over on itself around the ring to support the structure. 

Pinch together a small group of flowers, snipping off long stems. 

Place along the edge of the wire then wrap and secure them in place with more covered wire. Snip off the ends of the wire for a neat finish.

6. Decorate a mantelpiece

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Dried flower arrangements make beautiful mantel decor ideas, helping to create a focal point of your fireplace. 

Created by Star + The Rose, this bespoke arrangement featuring sculptural twigs, honesty, ruscus and ferns, makes a lovely fall mantel decor idea, with its emphasis on muted tones and sculptural shapes rather than summer brights. 

7. Adorn a mirror

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Crowning a mirror with a dried flower arrangement is a lovely way to bring a pretty, feminine touch to a dressing table or a guest bedroom. Created by Layla Robinson, this display was designed to 'combine a vibrant, textural wild feel of nature and flowers, with a faded classic style of glamour and opulence,' says the floral designer. 

'It features foraged birch, bracken, and traveller's joy, strawflowers in shades of peach, apricot, and cream, lady’s mantle, honesty,' says Layla. She also used ornamental grasses such as bunny tails, quaking grass, and miscanthus sinensis, 'and for a pop of color, acid yellow billies buttons, and purple xeranthemum annuum.'

8. Showcase arrangements in a decorative dome 

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Displaying dried flowers in domes is a lovely way to keep arrangements looking their best.

Measure the chosen flowers against the size of the dome – we used poppy heads, bunny tails, daisies and mimosa – leaving a few centimetres gap between the flower heads and the glass. 

Shape a piece of dry oasis to fit in the base. Cover the sides by winding around raffia and stick to the dome base with double-sided tape. Taking the tallest flowers first, push into the oasis starting at the centre. 

Add the flowers and grasses in a gradually shorter style around them. Cover the remainder of the oasis block with shorter stems of mimosa flowers and foliage.

9. Display dried flowers in vintage jugs

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If you love decorating with antiques then why not display a dried bouquet in a vintage jug? Using vintage pieces is a brilliant way to create a quirky display and would look lovely on a mantelpiece or used as a table centerpiece in a cottage kitchen.  

Featuring dainty honesty, colorful strawflowers and sculptural grasses, this arrangement by Dot & Dandelion really sings when set against a dark backdrop. 

When decorating with dried flowers be careful to place them out of direct sunlight. 'If exposed to too much light the colors of the flowers will fade,' says Flicky Wallace, owner of floral studio Dot & Dandelion.

10. Display and dry fragrant herbs and flowers

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If you're planning to dry your own home-grown herbs and flowers then why not make a beautiful display at the same time by tying bunches to a wreath to create a scented display? 

Cut herbs and flowers and group into bundles. Tie with twine and then secure into place on a wreath, hanging each bundle an equal distance apart. Hang the whole wreath with plaited twine or rope tied to four sides. 

To finish add ribbons to the bundles and weave in flowers into the wreath frame to create a pretty display.

'To dry flowers and get the best results you want to dry them in bunches of stems around 5-10 – no bigger otherwise the flowers in the middle will rot,' says Flicky Wallace of floral studio Dot & Dandelion. 

11. Decorate the fireplace

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Whether in a dining room or living room, decorating with dried flowers is a brilliant way to create a focal point of a fireplace for when guests come to visit. Teaming a wreath and a mantel garland together will really make an impact. 

If you have a neutral living room, consider dried flower arrangements that feature just one flower to keep the space feeling calm such as these sculptural dried teasels – for a pop of color add a simple ribbon. Wonderfully sculptural, the teasels will cast beautiful shadows in the candlelight – but be sure to place your candles where they won't set the the arrangements alight! 

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When it comes to decorating with dried flowers there's no need to have a large bouquet, single stems can look just as stylish.  

You could try one large sculptural stem of dried hog weed, or alternatively, 'try individual stems in a collection of collected or salvaged pots, bottles, and jars along a mantle or in the center of a table,' suggests floral designer, Layla Robinson.

How do you decorate with dried flowers?

There are lots of ways to decorate with dried flowers. Grouped together in a posy, dried flowers are a fabulous way to pretty up shelves or a coffee table, or you could display single stems in a series of vases or vintage bottles. 

Using dried flowers to make a garland is a lovely way to decorate a mantlepiece, plus would make the perfect table centerpiece, you could use it to adorn a mirror, too.

For a beautiful statement display you could even, 'hang small bunches from a twisty horizontal branch, that is suspended from the ceiling,' suggests floral designer Layla Robinson. 

'Dried flowers have a beautiful texture and architectural structure, as well as being wonderfully long lived,' says Layla Robinson of their appeal.

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How do you display pressed dried flowers?

Pressed dried flowers are perfect for framing and displaying as botanical wall art. A series of pressed dried flowers mounted and framed in the same way and displayed in a grid would make a beautiful feature in a bedroom, helping to bring the beauty and calm of the outside into the home. 

'If you want to create a gallery wall, then I'd always advise laying your frames out on the floor to create the layout, says Helen Armon-Jones, founder at The Art Buyer . 'This will allow you to move pieces around until you find the layout that works best for you, and will avoid you creating many holes in the wall. Ultimately, the key is to create a relaxing room, allowing space and room to breathe around artworks and furniture,'

Alternatively, framed pressed flowers would look lovely displayed singularly resting on a mantel or used for decorating shelves. 

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Pippa is Content Editor on Homes & Gardens online contributing to Period Living and Country Homes & Interiors print issues. A graduate of Art History and formerly Style Editor at Period Living, she is passionate about architecture, creating decorating content, interior styling and writing about craft and historic homes. She enjoys searching out beautiful images and the latest trends to share with the Homes & Gardens audience. A keen gardener, when she’s not writing you’ll find her growing flowers on her village allotment for styling projects.

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The garden of the master of the tea ceremony Rikyu was famous throughout Japan for dodder flowers. The ruler himself wanted to admire them. But, having come to the garden on the appointed morning, he saw that all the flowers were cut. Enraged, the lord entered the master and saw in the room an ikebana from a single dodder stalk. Rikyu sacrificed all the flowers in his garden to enhance their beauty in one, the very best. nine0007

In Japan, this parable is told at the first lesson of ikebana, a delicate, beautiful, ancient art. He is 13 centuries old, 13 centuries of the triumph of beauty, harmony, grace. 13 centuries of harmony with the surrounding nature and improvement, which is more beautiful than perfection.

The word ikebana, the traditional Japanese art of arranging flowers (bouquets), has firmly entered our lives.

Ikebana and floristry are a different kind of art. Florist - a person who works with flowers for commercial sale, showing his skill, professionalism, self-expression. The essence of ikebana is to create an arrangement of flowers and twigs that would be in harmony, reflecting the connection between earth, heaven and man. Ikebana is closely connected with wildlife and sometimes reveals its most intimate secret - harmony. This is a real philosophy, a long way from the outside inward, this is the path of aspiring to understand the beauty and one's own inner world. The word ikebana in Japanese means "new flower life"; the flower is cut, it has died and now comes to life in the hands of man. Therefore, there should always be at least one fresh flower in the composition. nine0007

Ikebana is available to everyone, if there is a desire. You can practice this kind of art at any time of the year, using any material, in any quantity and arranging in any vessel or even without a vessel. From unpretentious flowers and twigs, skillful human hands create a real work of art - combining a small number of flowers, branches of trees and shrubs, ornamental grasses, intricately curved roots.

When arranging flowers, the artist tries to show all its charm, beauty, naturalness and simplicity. He arranges flowers and twigs in a vessel so as to show the beauty of a bud ready to burst, fresh flowers and leaves ready to grow and the beauty of flowers ready to bloom. Even arranging two flowers, he gives more importance to the bud than to the open flower. When he adds dry grass to green branches, he does so to emphasize the beauty of the green branch. nine0007

Each branch has its own deep meaning. The basis of ikebana is this triangle. The highest branches symbolize the sky, the shorter ones symbolize a person, and finally, the shortest branches, a third of the length of the first, symbolize the earth. Ikebana reflects the relationship between these three elements. The tripartite order creates in people the desire for perfection. The perfection we aspire to cannot really be achieved, because the ideal does not exist. The perfect relationship between heaven, earth and man is peace in the whole world, where no one quarrels with each other. nine0007

Of course, in order to compose a composition according to all the rules of ikebana, one must learn from experienced masters. Arrangement classes will bring a good mood, a state of peace of mind. So give yourself and others joy!

Ikebana - schools and styles

Ikebana develops within certain schools and styles. The most famous schools in Japan are Ikenobo, Ohara, Sogetsu. Ikebana originated in Japan in the 15th century and originally had a religious focus, being an offering to the gods in Japanese temples. nine0007

Ikenobo should be considered the first school of ikebana development. Ikenobo was founded in the middle of the 15th century by Ikenobo Senkei, a priest of the Rokkakudo Buddhist temple in Kyoto. In the Ikenobo school, unlike other schools, the old styles of ikebana, such as the Rikka and Seka style, are still cultivated. Ikebana in the Rikka style was originally used to decorate temples, but is now used mainly for religious rituals and celebrations. This style reflects the majesty of nature. For example, pine branches symbolize rocks and stones, while white chrysanthemums symbolize rivers or small streams. nine0007

"The art of ikebana is usually thought of as copying the natural forms of plants as they grow in fields and mountains. However, ikebana is neither a copy nor a miniature. In ikebana we arrange one small branch and one flower in boundless outer space and infinite time ", and this work contains the whole soul of a person. At this moment, the only flower in our mind symbolizes eternal life." - Ikenobo Senkei. "True Refinement"

Ohara School founded in 1897, brought a new style to ikebana - moribana. The difference between the moribana style is that the plants are installed on flat low vases using metal tattoos (kenzan).

Sotsegu School (草月 - "Grass and Moon") is the most modern of the schools, founded in 1927. The difference of this school is the use of not only flowers and plants in ikebana. Stones, fabrics, metal, plastic and other types of inanimate material are used. Ikebana began to decorate not only the premises, but also to exhibit on the streets, parks, metro. He created the school of Sofu Teshigahara - an innovative artist, sculptor, who in the West was called the Picasso of Flowers. nine0007

The Rikka style reached its greatest popularity in the 17th century, is now considered obsolete and rarely practiced. Nageire (Heika) - ikebana in tall vases with a narrow neck, the plants are placed leaning on the edge of the vases. If it is required to install branches and stems in a different position, then simple wooden supports are used. Moribana - ikebana on low flat vases or trays that may contain water. To install plants in dishes, metal tattoos (kenzan) or heavy metal holders with open nests (sippo) are used. Jiyuka - free style. Source: http://www.florets.ru

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Ikebana

Ikebana is the Japanese art of bouquet arrangement. The word "ikebana" means "living flowers". Another Japanese word for the same concept is kadō ("way of flowers"). The origin of the art of ikebana is closely connected with Buddhism in Japan, where already in the 6th century Buddhist monks made ritual offerings of flowers to the altar. nine0007

Gradually, ikebana developed into a separate school, teaching in which is akin to sacred rites. During the training, the teacher observes complete silence, and the students must fully concentrate on the process of making a bouquet, which is a kind of meditation. The student must be able to merge with the spirit of the flowers in order to fully express himself through the bouquet. The basic rule that accompanies the arrangement of the bouquet is as follows: whoever speaks does not know; who knows, he does not say. The components of the bouquet form symbols, and their arrangement indicates life and movement. The main symbols of ikebana: sky, earth, man. nine0007

Today, ikebana has become a traditional Japanese art such as the tea ceremony and calligraphy. Every Japanese woman in preparation for the wedding had to learn the art of decorating ikebana. In Japan, ikebana is as important in interior design as paintings, figurines and other works of art. With the help of ikebana, an invisible, truly mystical connection is created between the inside of the house and nature outside.

Ikebana is an asymmetric bouquet. It includes not only flowers, but also small twigs. It can be completely dried branches, with buds, with colored leaves, with flowers. Also, the bouquet can be made up of stems of herbs, leaves of trees and plants. A vase or vessel is also part of the ikebana decoration. The container can be low and filled with pebbles. Another most important component of ikebana is emptiness. nine0007

Unlike the usual bouquets of flowers, ikebana obeys the laws of geometric construction, where the rules of color design are strictly observed; Ikebana has its own "rhythm". A western bouquet is a large number of flowers gathered together, in which more attention is paid to the inflorescences themselves and their color combinations. The Japanese bouquet is, first of all, the linear aspects of the design, with the help of which the natural simplicity of natural elements is emphasized.

Attraction and repulsion - it is on these two concepts, inherent in every person, that real ikebana is based. nine0007

Ikebana terminology

Iemoto – head of the ikebana school;

Kenzan - metal holder with a dense brush of pointed needles or nails;

Komi (Komi) - a wooden holder for flowers, made in the shape of the Latin letter V;

Mizugiwa - the base of the design of ikebana, its lower part;

Moribana - Arrangement of ikebana in a low, shallow vessel. This style was created in the 19th century and is intended to embody the landscape in miniature; nine0007

Ikebana: The art of creating beauty

The origin of the art of ikebana in Japan

The roots of Japanese flower arranging go back to the 6th century, when Buddhism came to Japan. And for one and a half thousand years this tradition has been developing without interruption, enriched with new colors and ideas. The first ikebana compositions appeared in temples and were quite large, powerful, reaching a height of 1.5 m and even more. Later they were called rikka or tachibana - "standing flowers". nine0007

Each branch and each flower included in the rikka was filled with philosophical and religious symbols and had special names - a straight branch, supporting, hidden, falling, taking weight, floating, etc.

The flowers that were chosen for the composition also had symbolic meaning. "Plum flowers make us spiritually elevated, orchids immerse us in deep thought, chrysanthemums bring us back to the life of nature, lotus encourages us to renounce sensual pleasures, cherry blossom instills jubilation in us, peony awakens dormant forces in us, banana and bamboo set us up for poetic Well, begonia flowers make us playful, pine encourages us to turn away from worldly fuss, tung tree cleanses our soul, and willow instills excitement in the heart" (Zhang Chao "Shadows of Deep Sleep"). nine0007

The composition itself personified the World, as it seemed to the ancients: from the wide neck of the vessel - the symbol of the World Ocean - a tree rose - the World Tree, growing on Mount Sumeru or Horai - the center of the whole Earth. Since then, the symbolism, meaningfulness of ikebana compositions, as well as strict proportions and laws of their construction have been preserved to our time.

But time passes, the epoch changes, and from temples and sanctuaries compositions enter houses and palaces, become interior decorations and acquire greater lightness and naturalness. The Heian era (IX-XI centuries) is the golden age of Japanese culture. This is an amazing time when the ability to feel the beautiful was considered the main dignity of a person. And, reflecting the era, ikebana acquires a special sophistication and elegance, whimsicality and flexibility of lines. nine0007

But the new ideals sound stronger and stronger. A class of warriors - samurai - are beginning to play an increasingly important role in the life of the country. And the harsh simplicity, the asceticism of the Way of the Warrior - Bushido - become the main ones in aesthetics. The Kamakura era (XII - XIV centuries) helps compositions get rid of pomp, congestion, excessive pretentiousness. The symbol of a warrior who is ready to give his life without regret at the moment of its greatest take-off, are instantly blooming and flying under the wind sakura flowers - Japanese cherry. nine0007

And a new turn in the history of ikebana. XVII - XIX centuries - the Edo period. Once again the flourishing of the arts, music, painting, poetry, theater. But, perhaps, in contrast to the ascetic spirituality of the previous era, simple human joys, the enjoyment of life, become the main principle of life. Art from an elite, secret action becomes mass. The famous Japanese engraving ukiyo-e ("pictures of instantaneous, changeable life") appears - the masterpiece of the great master can be replicated in hundreds of copies. Along with the ceremonial "No" theater filled with symbolic meaning, the Kabuki theater appears - folk and democratic. And somewhere on the roads of the North, the genius of Japanese poetry, Basho, creates his immortal three-line haiku. nine0007

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Ikebana construction features

To correctly perceive and understand ikebana, it is necessary to know the basic laws of this art. Such components of ikebana as color, shape and spatial structure contribute to the perception of it as a whole. The design of ikebana, like the hieroglyph, is based on a combination of elements, each of which carries a certain meaning. The basis for the construction of ikebana and an indicator of its style are the shape and character of the chosen vessel. A specific three-dimensional composition is intended to form plant material - the main structural element of ikebana. It includes branches, flowers, herbs. The Japanese consider all elements of ikebana to be active and have vitality, which is also one of its signs. The correct arrangement of ikebana elements plays an important role, which allows you to more fully express the vitality of the plant. The main branch is, as it were, a continuation of the vase and plays the role of a trunk that nourishes each element of the composition with life-giving power; almost horizontal branches represent the harmony of opposing forces, balance; the living juices that flow along the branches and along the trunk embody the life of the plant. The basis of ikebana is the composition of lines. The Japanese love the purity of lines, their grace and expressiveness, and often use branches with buds in compositions. It should be noted that a characteristic feature of ikebana is asymmetry. The elements that make up such a composition have different heights and are installed at different angles. Ikebana is distinguished by three-dimensionality, therefore three lines are mainly used in the composition. These lines symbolize the relationship between man, heaven and earth and are arranged according to the principle of “three planes”: one line A: the symbol of heaven, the leading principle (“sin”), the other line B is a person (“soe”) and the third line C. the symbol of the earth ("hikae"). The main elements of the bouquet "shin", "soe" and "hikae" make up this skeleton. These lines can be branches or flowers. nine0007

The most important element of ikebana is the "sky", the effect of the whole composition depends on its direction and dynamics. The “man” serves as a support for the sky; it must correspond to the sky in form and direction. "Earth" balances the composition if it is one-sided, because its branch is opposite to the other two. To complement such a composition, auxiliary branches and flowers are used. The basis of the ikebana effect is a combination of lines and colors, so the main role, along with the choice of lines, is played by the selection of colors that contrast with them in color and shape. There is a rule that red flowers are placed next to white flowers and branches with white flowers, and green or light-colored plants are placed next to red flowers. Next, we will give all the rules that it is desirable to know in order to master the art of ikebana. Some of them have already been mentioned on the pages of this book, and this is not accidental - after all, many tricks and tricks used in arranging flowers were taken from Japanese masters. So, be patient, you will have to familiarize yourself with the so-called precepts of traditional ikebana. There are only fifty of them. nine0007

Ikebana of flowers as an interior decoration

At the end of spring, a wonderful time comes - the first flowers bloom. Wild flowers are beautiful, which are full of green meadows, forest and garden inflorescences are not inferior to them.

Who among us has not collected flowers to put a bouquet at home? Many carefully preserve dried roses received as a gift on one of the memorable days. Unfortunately, ordinary bouquets quickly dry out, begin to crumble, and have to be thrown away. The usual drying of petals between the pages of books is a good memory, but not a decorative decoration of the house. Meanwhile, Japanese ikebana masters successfully use dry flowers (as well as other natural materials) to create full-fledged home interior decorations. Moreover, each of them is individual, connected with your memories, dear to your heart. nine0007

Ikebana of dried flowers fully corresponds to the literal translation of this concept - "new life of flowers". If in ikebana from natural flowers, each flower receives, thanks to the environment, a new sound, then in the “dry” ikebana, the bouquet prolongs its life in a decorative work.

Traditional Japanese ikebana is built according to strict canons, masters put a philosophical meaning into it. In order to create a classic ikebana, you need to study for a long time, but for our purposes, it is enough to follow the simplest rules. The main one is the “rule of three lines”. According to it, ikebana consists of an irregular triangle created by three lines: the long branch is “Sky” (in Japanese “shin”), the middle one is “Man” (“soe”), the small one is “Earth” (“hikae”). nine0007

Keeping this rule, turn on your imagination - the individuality of the artist is extremely important in ikebana. Two identical flower arrangements should not exist.

Flowers should be picked late in the dry morning. Remember that after drying, the color of the plants changes - red flowers darken, light ones turn yellow. Blue, pink, purple, orange shades change the least. Many plants can be dried in the form of a finished bouquet - limonium, cattail (similar to reeds, many confuse them), foxtail (ornamental millet), and other cereals. Spray chrysanthemums, lavender, fragrant herbs are best collected in small bunches and dried, hanging down with inflorescences. For better color preservation, they can be wrapped with thin paper. nine0007

Flowers dry much faster in the microwave. But with such drying, you need to be extra careful - turn on the oven for just a few seconds and check the flowers every time. After such drying, it is necessary to dry the material in natural conditions for a couple of days.

Hydrogel is good for drying all flowers. A layer of hydrogel is poured into a flat container (preferably airtight) and buds are placed, which are carefully covered with hydrogel completely (between the spread petals). With this method, the natural shape of the flower does not change. Flowers should be checked regularly and often, as there is a risk of overdrying them (they become brittle and brittle). nine0007

You can also use the old way of drying plants - between the sheets of books or albums. In this case, you need to choose beautiful flowers or petals, bearing in mind that after drying they will become flat. This form is also used in ikebana, as well as in decorative wall panels.

Here are some examples of making decorative compositions from dry plants:

Flower potpourri

Place dried buds, leaves, stems in a flat basket or dish. Sprinkle flat petals on top. If you want the composition to not only please the eye, but also smell, sprinkle it with a few drops of essential oil. Remember that examples are not role models, but a boost to your creativity. The resulting composition can be an everyday decoration or decoration of a festive table. nine0007

Composition of lavender, lime and cones

For this you will need citrus peels, lime, lavender leaves and flowers, small cones (you can use alder, pine or cedar). Citrus peels need to be dried in advance, like flowers. They look very beautiful if cut into a thin spiral, which is subsequently easily divided into any fragments.

Component preparation method:

  1. The lime must be peeled and cut into thin rings. You can dry it overnight in a conventional oven at the lowest heating temperature. nine0153
  2. Alder (or other) cones are placed in a plastic bag for several hours. Add a few drops of citrus-scented essential oil to give the buds an extra scent.
  3. Place all ingredients in a flat decorative dish, sprinkle with a little ground ginger, place dried hydrangea petals on top. It is better to choose a vase or dish from transparent glass so that all the components can be seen.

Initials for celebrations, decorated with dried flowers

This decoration can be made from real flowers. In autumn or winter, pre-dried small bouquets of dried flowers are suitable for him. You can choose any letters (initials, words of congratulations), as well as the font for them.

We make a frame (letter) of decoration from flexible wire.

Live bouquets of larkspur (delphinium) are used here. Dried flowers can be used at other times of the year. The bouquets are fixed on the frame with a thin green wire. nine0007

Postcards, wall pictures, watercolors

All of these decorations can be made using dried flowers, individual petals, improvised materials - cardboard, glue, tulle or fabric scraps, beads. Children can be involved in such work - it is exciting and develops well.

The glued petals match perfectly with the watercolor pattern. You can also use thin stems.

Beauty and naturalness

Ikebana and other decorations made from dried plants can be used with any materials that do not crumble when dried: house flowers cataranthus, indoor and natural ferns, yucca, dried berries. small cones, dry branches, wild flowers, laurel, ornamental grasses, yarrow, roses, peonies, hellebore, large sedum. For better preservation, the composition can be opened with houseplant varnish or regular hairspray. Do not expose the ikebana to direct sunlight - it will fade. Dust can be removed with an ordinary thin brush. nine0007

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DIY ikebana is the best decoration for your interior. It creates a feeling of warmth and comfort, a measured and calm atmosphere. nine0007

To make a bouquet yourself, you do not need a lot of time, money and materials. All that is needed is to show maximum imagination and creativity.

Ikebana: An ancient art from Japan

Literally, "ikebana" is the art, the skill of arranging flowers. In this case, both fresh flowers and dried dried flowers are used.

When creating bouquets, they adhere to strict commandments, which are based on the experience of great Japanese masters. Before you start creating traditional Japanese ikebana, it is useful to know them:

Traditional rules for creating ikebana

The rules for creating Japanese dried flower bouquets have evolved over many centuries. The great masters of the art of flower arranging have identified the key points that must be adhered to in order to obtain a beautiful ikebana.

The simplest flower arrangement in 5 minutes

To create the simplest flower arrangement you will need:

Arrangement steps:

  1. Fill the vase half full with glass beads or decorative sand. nine0153
  2. Insert 2 bright orchid branches into the filler. Arrange the branches so that one of them is placed at an angle of 15 degrees to the right relative to the table, and the other 15 degrees to the left.

3. One branch should be higher than the other by 15 cm.

DIY autumn flower arrangement

Ideas for creating an autumn Japanese bouquet are given to us by nature itself. To create an autumn-themed ikebana you will need:

Autumn flower arrangement procedure:

  1. The main element of the flower arrangement is a decorative pumpkin. It must be prepared in advance - carefully cut off the bottom so that it is as even as possible. Next, remove the seeds from the pumpkin and make a hole for the twigs on top. nine0153
  2. Using a glue gun, glue the buds to the twigs

3. After the glue has completely dried, place the composition base on the pumpkin.

4. The central elements of the ikebana are ready, it's time to decorate the secondary ones. To do this, insert rowan branches into the central part of the composition, placing them as dynamically as possible - at an angle to the pumpkin, at different heights from each other.

The final step is to decorate the ikebana with dry leaves. Glue them on with a heat gun. nine0007

It is important not only to create an ikebana, but also to present it correctly. The best decoration for an autumn ikebana is a pillow made of dry leaves, decorated with several chestnuts. It is on this basis that creation itself is established.

DIY New Year's Ikebana

Ikebana, created with the New Year mood, will be the most unusual decoration of your home. In addition, such a composition is relevant throughout the year.

We use the following materials:

How to create a composition:

  1. Twist a thick twine into a ring, the diameter of which depends on the number of decorations and the desire of the master. The length of the twine is taken in the expectation that it should be enough for several turns. nine0153
  2. Using a glue gun, glue the cones and conifer branches at one point on the prepared base.

  1. Decorate the rest of the string ring with small Christmas decorations and flowers.
  2. Top your flower arrangement with gold paint or glitter for a festive look.

There are many variations of New Year's ikebana. The brilliance and uniqueness of each composition depends on the imagination of the master and the materials used by him. For example, instead of Christmas toys, you can use physalis, sea buckthorn or mountain ash branches. nine0007

Ikebana in citrus style

To create a bright vitamin composition we need:

It is important to prepare the elements of the vitamin ikebana in advance. Citrus peels must be dried and deveined.

In order for your composition to exude an alluring fruity aroma, it is enough to place the cones in a plastic bag and drop a few drops of citrus essential oil into it. nine0007

The process of creating a vitamin ikebana is extremely simple. The prepared elements are laid out in a flat glass dish, evenly distributing them to obtain a holistic composition.

Ikebana topped with ground ginger or hydrangea petals. Be sure that the vitamin flower arrangement will not only decorate your home, but also fill it with an invigorating citrus aroma.

Autumn flower arrangement in a pumpkin

Pumpkin is an excellent base for creating autumn flower arrangements. It is stable on any surface, has a bright color that is in harmony with other elements of the composition. And most importantly, thanks to the specific structure of the cavity of the pumpkin, any twigs, leaves or flowers can be inserted into it. nine0007

To create the composition you need:

Creation steps:

  1. As in the previous master class with a pumpkin, it needs to be prepared - cut off the bottom for greater stability.
  2. Clean the cavity of the pumpkin from the veins and stones. Now the basis for ikebana is ready. nine0153

3. Prepare flowers, autumn leaves, rowan branches. To do this, cut the stems so that they fit into the cavity of the vessel and are slightly higher than the depth of the pumpkin.

4. Next comes the absolutely creative stage, where there are no strict rules. Place the prepared elements in the pumpkin, evenly distributing them over its surface.

Try to group leaves and twigs so that there are no gaps between them.

Arrangement with a candle

Japanese craftsmen often deviate from the classical rules of creating ikebana and use, in addition to natural flowers, such decorative elements as candles or plastic figurines of birds and insects.

We need:

Stages of assembling the bouquet:

  1. Peel the pumpkin from seeds, cut off the bottom, make holes for the candle on top.
  2. Insert the candle into the pumpkin so that it is 2/3 of its size on the surface.

3. Decorate the space around the candle with rowan or sea buckthorn leaves, physalis fruits.

4. Glue the fir cones with a heat gun.

As a basis for ikebana with a candle, you can use a shallow pot, decorative wicker baskets. nine0007

DIY ikebana panel

  • dry branches with intricate weaving
  • leaves, reeds, moss
  • ornamental insects or birds

    • The procedure for decorating the ikebana-panel:

    1. Glue the burlap onto the prepared base using PVA glue, a heat gun.
    2. Arrange ikebana elements on the fabric - twigs, dried flowers, leaves, driftwood, moss. nine0153

    It is important to think over in advance the location of each detail of the composition on the panel, then the result will be harmonious and complete. All that remains is to decorate the panel with decorative flowers, birds, rowan berries, physalis flowers.

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