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Dry Vase Arrangements And A Blog Milestone

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We’ll do that in reverse order. The milestone first.

I am happy to announce that last night my blog views crossed the 10K mark! Woo-hoo!! In only my third month of blogging!

A big shout-out to all my regular and occasional readers. You guys are the best! Keep visiting!

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Now onto today’s post. By dry vase arrangements, I don’t mean the fake flowers kind. You can still make an arrangement for a side table or a table centerpiece that is almost impossible to kill. You know, with real flowers, if you forget to do the ‘change water-snip the tips at a an angle’ routine every other day, they don’t last very long. And unless you have a really green thumb, real flowers from the grocery store start burning a hole in your pocket very soon.

I’ve always sworn that I will never go the fake flower route. But I do own a few stems of fake flowers (hangs head in shame), bought in a desperate bid to add some color to our apartment. Then I came to the perfect solution. You may recall my love of branches and twigs in decor, like the ones I used in my Easter egg tree or my winter vignette. Why not use them throughout the year?

The possibilities are endless. Gather some dry branches and twigs (the more weird-shaped they are, the better), grab a vase, and stick them in. Simple, easy and elegant.

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For color, you can stick on some delicate crepe paper flowers.

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I have used some dried eucalyptus stems with the twigs.

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If you are using a clear vase, keep the bottom interesting by adding rocks or moss.

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Fake berries are allowed if they are really pretty!

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You can even paint the branches or twigs to match your decor. Like I said, the possibilities are endless!

Do you use branches in decor? What do you think of the idea?

I am linking up this post to Spring Fling at Jo, My Gosh!, and parties at these awesome blogs.

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  5. Congrats on your 10k views!! So exciting!!! I love your arrangement too! keep it up, you are obviously doing it right!! Thanks for sharing at Domestic Superhero!

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