As much as everyone likes to bring nature home and decorate their houses with natural flowers lets face it, its unlikely that the flowers are going to last more than 3 days before they finally wilt away. Here’s where Artificial flowers come into the picture. For one they do not need the caring that natural flowers do and while decorating your house with artificial flowers you need not worry about factors such as sunlight. There are various types of Artificial flowers made from materials such as silk, plastic, clay and even soap. While most of them are
mass manufactured and easily available, you could also try making them at home if you are artistically inclined. Almost any flower can be replicated with one of the above listed materials.
Silk Artificial flowers
Silk flowers are the most realistic looking ones out of all the artificial flowers. They are made from good quality silk and are used for decoration as well as stitched onto dresses such as wedding gowns. So real do they look that you would be tempted to smell them, and silk being silk lasts a long time with proper care. What’s more is that they are simple to clean, dusting them once a week will keep them looking fresh and beautiful. A lot of people make silk flowers at home as a hobby, but that is not to say its an easy task. It has to be done immaculately with a great deal of attention given to all the petals, the stem, the stamen and the carpals. They are particularly used when making artificial flower wreaths.
Silk Wedding flowers
A number of people find using natural flowers at a wedding a rather costly option while others are staunch naturalists and hate the thought of having flowers plucked off for ornamental purposes. Silk flowers at weddings have gained enormous popularity over the last couple of years thanks to the large variety of exotic silk flowers available at a fraction of the cost of natural flowers of the same kind. These silk artificial wedding flowers are sewn onto the bride’s gown or placed on her tiara. The tables where the guests dine are decorated with fancy artificial flowers arrangement which many a guest carry home as a token of the wedding. Many a times the brides or the bridesmaids even carry artificial flower bouquets.
Fabric and Paper flowers
Besides silk Fabric such as ribbons and wool and paper too can be used to make artificial flowers. Though of course paper flowers are not likely to last very long. These flowers can easily be made at home. You would also require wires for the stems, hairpins or needles to use as stamen and a floral tape that can be easily obtained from a florist. As for the fabric, you can be as creative as you like and experiment with different fabrics right from lace to cottons. There are endless tutorials available on the internet so all you need to do now is get started!