If you've been following along with me for a while, you know I love to forage for pretty greens, fruits, and flowers that can be used in floral arrangements. September is such a sweet month where nature is sort of holding its breath in anticipation of the leaves turning and falling. In the lead up to the leaf change, the greenery of September is so beautiful and worth a trip outdoors to gather it up.
I really like having different bits of texture in my arrangements and in thinking about all of the elements I would gather, my first thought was walnuts. The walnut fruit is about the size of a plum and a great green color. The shell and nutmeat lie beneath the green exterior:
Next, since we're in full pumpkin harvest, I thought some tiny white pumpkins on the vine would be a fun addition so I clipped a few and added them to my bucket:
Some tiny green crabapples with foliage that is beginning to turn:
And some chives and sage from my herb garden:
To get started, I cut some floral foam down to fit my vessel, soaked it, and placed it inside (Click here to see a tutorial on a project using floral foam):
Then I just added in foliage bit by bit, adjusting as I went along, clipping back some of the branches if they were too big, and simply adjusting until I liked how it looked. There's no perfect way, just what's appealing to you:
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Between posts on my website, and all year long, I'm preparing for The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair. You can read alI about it here. I also document my life on Instagram. You can follow along with me there.
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