Father's Day Fun

Some humor, some art.

Need:

• Colorful blooms! Really, anything will do.

• "Vessels" of choice: wine bottles, whisky bottles, sentimental cylindrical objects, etc.

I used:

• Ball Dahlias

• Waterlily Dahlias

• Lisianthuses

• Carnations

• Mexican Roses & Ecuadorian Roses

• Goldenrod Solidago Greenery

• Tiny flowers that I do not know the same of (sorry!)

Process:

Use a long, skinny plate. They sell these at floral supply shops or online here. I purchased the 19" one and had my husband saw it in half.

Add your soaked foam.

Start shaping. For thin greenery, it looks best when placed in little bunches.

Large Waterlily Dahlias and buds

Ball Dahlias

Lisianthuses. Only $3 for about 24 blooms. Shop what's in season!

Carnations

Mexican Pink roses and White Ecuadorians. The White Ecuadorans are exquisite. (And pricey..)

Decorate with whimsy.

Little details make a huge difference right?

I don't know what they're called, but they're amazing! The blue and purple looks velvety and effortless in-person.

Place your arrangement atop your "vessel".

My brother-in-law (and soon-to-be Dad!) is named Josh, so I saved this wine bottle especially for his piece.

Assess where you need to add more flowers to cover the plate and fill holes now that it's at a different viewpoint.

Adhering the plate to vessel:

I've seen this done different ways. One florist had a plastic plate that seamlessly connected to a funnel-shaped piece to fit perfectly in the vessel. You can also "gorilla glue" your plate to a cork and try that. I used "dycem", a friction sheet that prevents items from sliding around.

My Dad LOVES tennis, so I had to do this. I left the balls in because it gives it personality! And, they match the arrangement!

I'm quite happy with how these turned out. I envisioned this design because I wanted something very contrasting and almost unbelievable in shape. Kind of like how Dads balance a BOAT-load of stuff on a teeny tiny bandwidth of mental/physical capacity. Or maybe that's just my dad.

He's got 5 kids - now 7 with the husbands, and he manages to anticipate and address all our earthly and spiritual needs! Just praying for that many people every day sounds exhausting!

He coached our sports, fixed our problems, drove us to school, packed our lunches, volunteered in Sunday School, worked full-time C-level at large corporations.. and managed to stay young! He'll be a grandpa soon and he can work every social media application and knows "tik tok" dances. It's honestly more than I can say for myself.

I hope you all enjoyed your weekends celebrating the fatherly figures in your life. xx