In a vase on Tuesday: Pinterest inspiration

I can endlessly look at bouquets and flower arrangements which means that I can easily get lost on Pinterest. I stumbled across the arrangement pictured below over the weekend and it inspired me to try something similar for Cathy's weekly meme. 

The arrangement was displayed on a pedestal on the runway at the Fall 2012 Jil Sander fashion show. I'm guessing these pedestals and "bouquets" lined the runway, though I've only seen individual examples like this one. The container is probably plexiglass but I have not determined if the flowers are real or fake.

I used a small glass container and real flowers. It was hard to push them in and keep the first ones in place while I added more blooms. Tweezers were too short to be of much help and any kind of kitchen tools too big and awkward. Finding flowers that were large enough to make an impression but small enough to squeeze into this narrow container was also a challenge. There's no water in the vase so this bouquet only lasted as long as it took to snap the picture. It was a fun challenge and made me realize those Jil Sander displays took more work than I first imagined. 

To see what other gardeners have put into a vase this week, visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden who hosts this weekly meme.

Comments

[Lisa at Greenbow]

Good try. I can see how this would be a challenge. Stuffing blooms into a vase and trying not to squash them. It turned out very pretty. The original must have been fake flowers. Or they stuck them into florist base and covered it, which would be a trial.

[Linda from Each Little World]

LIsa — ​Having tried this arrangement I think you are right that they must be fake flowers.

[Barbara H.]

Your picture is lovely, especially with the screen behind it giving a soft green accent to the flowers.

[Loree / danger garden]

Wow! Nice work...and I like yours a lot more than the inspiration photo.

[Susie]

I think this turned out quite nice. Stimulating to see ideas like this. I've seen floral designers use chop sticks for tight spaces.

[Peter/Outlaw]

Oops, the flowers fell all the way in your vase. It's a pretty if short lived effect.