All you need is love….la..la..la, la la. Lyrics aside 
, we all need love to make us feel appreciated, confident, and happy.
Send a little love to the special people in your life this Valentine’s day by giving these sweet mailbox flower arrangements!
Simple enough to create that even the kiddos can help out………makes a special delivery for their teacher too!
Supplies you’ll need:
- a small mailbox (I found these for $1 at Target….BARGAIN!!, however, I’ve seen them at various craft stores)
- floral foam
- flowers
- Stickers or notions
- clippers to cut your flowers
- baggie or small cup
First, decorate your mailbox with stickers and notions to give it some personality. I chose to use letter stickers, felt heart stickers, and puffy heart stickers.
Next, cut a small piece of floral foam to fit inside the mailbox or on the flap that hinges open (the one I purchased didn’t have a hinged flap so I put my foam inside…in this case I also taped the lid to the mailbox so it could remain as one piece). Soak the foam in water by letting it rest on the waters surface and letting it sink on its own. To make your flowers last longer, add floral food (the packet that comes with your flowers) to the water.
Now place the wet foam inside the mailbox. It’s a good idea to set the foam in a baggie or paper cup to avoid the possibility of water rusting the metal or leaking out.
Time to add the flowers! Start with greenery to hide the foam, then add in your focal flowers, and finish with filler. Cut stems around 1-2″ long and press into the foam.
It took a single rose, 2-3 stems of filler and a stem of greenery to complete this project…….only costing me $5!!!
Try standing the mailbox up and creating a round design.
Wishing y’all lots of love this Valentine’s Day!
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Soak floral foam. Once saturated, I cut the foam into small cubes and tucked it in the open spaces between the plants, creating a water source for cut flowers. I started with the filler (solidago), and created balance by placing it symmetrically around the kale. By clipping the longer lower branches, and using them individually, you’ll have more material to add texture around the design. Next, I cut the lily stems about 3″ long, and added them to the foam. Finally, I placed the mums in any remaining open areas, keeping them low to the container for depth. Use remaining moss to cover any areas where foam or soil is showing.
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