For the entrance a large (and tall) arrangement that will wow your guest. Maybe you have a large vase you have
been trying to show off for a while, well this is your moment. Ask your florist what branches they might have
available. During this season I recommend Red Berry Birch Branches, curly willow, white snow berry fresh,
Holiday Red China, and one of my favorite is the magnolia tree, with leaves it looks gorgeous and very elegant.
For Thanksgiving, let’s break from the traditional orange and brown, and switch a bit by using white and
black for the linen and plates. This gives it a deco modern look and it freshens up things a bit. To add color be
inspired by the décor and color in your home. Don’t forget that any color and style is acceptable. You can use
yellow flowers if your vase, plates, or table-cloths has a trim of yellow, this will give it character and it blends it
all together. I like to use color by spray-painting some pumpkins in different shades of the same color, like in
aqua blue or hot pink, something completely different from what we are used to for Thanksgiving.
For Christmas, you don’t have to keep it in reds
and greens. Now a day there’s even fuchsia pink
Christmas trees so it’s ok to ask your florist for
a peacock blue arrangement these holidays, for
an ultra-modern look. I like to use purples and
lavenders with grey, and the glittery ornaments
cannot be left out. Covering the vases in asparagus
tied with silk-grey ribbon looks delightful, with the
modern look of the purple flowers from purple kale
to purple hydr angeas, or lavender flower.
I advise you to be creative these holidays and bring
the outside in your home. Take a walk around your
neighborhood or just go to your back yard and look
around you will notice how many natural resources
we have during this season. Be proactive spray paint
branches, glue glitter to leaves, or cover a vase with
dried leave painted in gold.
Happy Holidays from Sylvia Jaimes,
Owner and designer of Sylvia Jaimes
Floral Designer
www.thegoodsmag.co
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