What you need:

• a bouquet (this one had 2 lily stems, 6 roses, 5 carnations and greens)
• a vase ( this one was 5.5 inches H x 6.5 " W)
• 2 handfuls of clear marbles (found here)  
• clear 1/2 inch waterproof tape (found here) 

Supplies needed:

• pruning shears (found here)
• floral stripper (found here)
• scissors
• plastic fork

Steps: 3

Rated: Easy Arrangement

You know, you go online and order flowers that comes in a box.  They arrive and look pretty, but how do you arrange an online bouquet in your vase?  Here is a trick to make that bouquet look pretty in almost any vase.  For instance, I received a beautiful birthday bouquet from my son and a gorgeous yellow hand blown Art Deco vase from my good friend, so I thought, "I'll put the birthday bouquet in the birthday vase."  My first attempt failed!  I thought the marbles would hold the stems, but the vase is wide at the top and the stems splayed out.  "Now," I thought, "I'm goin' for the waterproof tape to keep the stems in place."  Tip: use marbles and a grid of waterproof tape.  It worked like a charm.  You can buy marbles like I used (click here) and you can buy the waterproof tape (click here).  

Don't forget to visit the Shop page for all of your supplies:  (click here)                                          Once you have your marbles, waterproof vase, bouquet, and your vase you are ready to begin.