An Evening Wedding Reception by the pool takes a notch up by decorating the pool!
I began this arrangement by soaking a block of wet floral foam cut to the size of the bowl. After soaking, place the foam in the bowl and tape the foam to the bowl. Set aside.
Next, over the inflated float, drape the lace on the top of the float. Place bowl in center of float. Carefully, wrap the fishing line around the float, lace and bowl. I used the float like a package being gift wrapped. Take the fishing line and place in the center of the float and twist the line, on the top of the float, and create a cross taking the line to the opposite side and the bottom of the float. Tie a knot. Do not cut the fishing line from the roll.
Next, take a small piece of #22 florist wire (about 4” long) and bend it in half to create a hairpin. Place the wire in the center of the foam to secure the fishing line and tape.
I placed different varieties of greenery in this arrangement. I used the greenery to conceal the foam and to expand the arrangement over the float.
Treating the LED pillar candles the same as real candles, I placed 2 dowels at the base of each candle. I used floral waterproof tape instead of floral wrap. This creates a stronger bond for these larger candles. Arrange the assorted flowers throughout the candles and greenery. Be sure to have blooms taller than the candles, with small blooms between the candles. Carry the flowers to the edge of the float. Now that your arrangement is complete, place the float in the pool. To prevent the arrangement from floating around the pool, place a weight heavy enough to make the floating arrangement stationary. When choosing a weight, look for a smaller weight. This will lie at the bottom of the pool. Add the weight to the fishing line allowing enough line to reach the bottom of the pool. Position the arrangement in the pool. Cut the line.
Place the LED candles around the pool. Slip the Baby’s Breath Candle Ring (Posted 7/19/2018) around each candle.
This will create breathtaking portraits of the Wedding Reception!
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Placing candles around a pool needs a finishing touch. Add a candle ring of Baby’s Breath!
Candle rings of Baby’s Breath are made similar to Halos, only smaller. Measure the length of wire by wrapping it lightly around the candle. Cut the wire and wrap it with the floral wrap tape. Set aside.
Take a stem of Baby’ Breath. Pinch or cut a cluster of blooms from the stem. Bunch the cluster to form one bunch. Beginning just below the blooms, wrap the floral wrap tape to the bottom of the stem of the cluster. Cut the bottom of the cluster to insure that the stem is smooth.
Take the piece of wire and place a single cluster of the wrapped stem at the top of the wire. Wrap another piece of floral wrap tape around the stem adhering it to the wire. Place another cluster of blooms about ½” below the previous cluster and continue to wrap the wire with floral wrap tape. Continue this process until the Baby’s Breath clusters cover the wire except for 1”.
Create the candle ring by taking the end of the wire, not covered by blooms, and connecting it to the top of the wire. Guide the wire over the wire that is covered with blooms. Pinch the ends of the floral wrapped wire tightly together. Clear a space from the blooms to allow you to wrap a small piece of floral wrap tape around the wires to secure them.
After the candle ring is finished. Slip the candle ring over the top of the candle and allow it to rest at the bottom of the candle.
For the next poolside party, don’t forget to decorate the pool!
I began this arrangement by soaking a block of wet floral foam cut to the size of the bowl. After soaking, place the foam in the bowl and tape the foam to the bowl. Place bowl in center of float.
Turn upside down and tape the bowl to the underside of the float. This has tape on the top and bottom of the bowl. Turn to bowl and float to upright position.. Add water and preservative to the bowl.
Treating the LED pillar candles the same as wax candles, I placed 2 dowels at the base of each candle. I used floral waterproof tape instead of floral wrap. This creates a stronger bond for these larger candles.
I placed different varieties of greenery in this arrangement. I used the greenery to conceal the foam and to expand the arrangement over the float.
For this arrangement, I chose to use three candles. Place the candles in the arrangement. I placed the tallest in the center toward the back of the greenery. Place the shorter candle to right in front of the taller candle. Add the third candle to the left of the other candles. I made the dowel rods about 5”. I did not allow the candles to rest in the wet foam.
Arrange the assorted flowers throughout the candles and greenery. Be sure to have blooms taller than the candles, with small blooms between the candles. Carry the flowers to the edge of the float. Allow the arrangement to float on water.  Make a gathering a party! To casually decorate, fill a large pitcher with daisies. It seems in the summertime, we make more time to get together with family and friends. Just getting together always seems to be a party! You will need: Daisy Pom-Poms Large Pitcher Floral Preservative For this arrangement, I selected two colors of Daisy Pom-poms. I chose daisy pom-poms because they are a member of the chrysanthemum family. These are very hardy, and last a very long time. To prepare your flowers for arranging, fill a sink with warm water and add floral preservative. Fill the pitcher with water from the sink - set aside. Fill a secondary container with more water. Cut the stems of the flowers and place the bunches in the second container.  To begin this arrangement, I chose the lavender daisies to place at the top of the pitcher. Cut one stem of lavender daisies into 2 pieces. Cover the rim and top of the pitcher with more lavender daisies. Try to stay close to the top of the pitcher. Be sure to remove any leaves or petals that may be below the water line. Take the white daisies and cut the stems into two pieces. Leave the bottom of the stem longer to add height to the arrangement. Place the stems of white daisies throughout the lavender daisies already in the pitcher. Adding the white daisies in various lengths, adds height and dimension to your arrangement.
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