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Making An Easy Artificial Flower Arrangement In A Silver Dish

In: Decorating Tips & Tricks, DIY Decorating Projects

I’m going to show you how to make a super easy artificial flower arrangement in a vintage silver dish that’s both pretty and so affordable!

On a recent thrifting haul, one of the pieces I found was an antique silver serving dish. It was a bargain! I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with it at the time but I figured it out.

When I hit the thrift or antique stores I always have my eye out for old silver serving pieces. Silver trays are a great addition to your decor stash and are so versatile to use in your decorating. Silver bowls and dishes can be used for housing flower arrangements, plants, or even seasonal decor like pinecones or ornaments.

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Step 1. Clean The Silver

Don’t be discouraged if you find a silver piece that is covered in black tarnish! It’s actually pretty easy to fix it right up!

There are a few different types of silver cleaner/polish on the market and I’ve tried a few but I really like the Twinkle Silver Polish Kit. It’s a thick cream and easy to rub on whatever silver you are trying to clean.

using silver polish

All I had to do was wet the little sponge and rub it all over the silver dish.

cleaning a silver dish

It didn’t take much elbow grease to get the shine back! I left a bit of the aged patina on the dish…I personally like that look…but if I kept scrubbing I could have gotten it all out I think.

silver dish

Step 2. Making A Flower Arragement

Since the silver dish has a pretty low profile I wanted to keep my artificial flower arrangement on the lower side height-wise as well.

When I was at Hobby Lobby recently I found these little Lily of the Valley floral picks (they are in the big aisle with the bins not with the regular artificial flowers). I believe they were .99¢ each. I thought they were so sweet and just the look that I am going for with this flower arrangement.

lily of the valley floral picks

All I did was cut a piece of floral foam from a bigger block and drop it into the center of the silver dish.

The artificial flowers are pretty lightweight so I didn’t secure the foam to the bottom of the bowl.

How easy is this flower arrangement…now I just poked the wired flower stems into the floral foam!

putting together a flower arrangement in a silver bowl

I’m using 8 of the Lily of the Valley picks. One important thing I did was to make sure that I poked some of the picks in at a sideways angle…I want to have a full-looking flower arrangement that fills the silver bowl.

making a flower arrangement

You can see in this picture how I angled some of the flowers down and in more natural directions. That is the good thing about artificial flowers…you can bend the wires into shape!

Step3. Fill In The Silver Dish

Once I had the artificial flowers arranged how I wanted them it was time to hide the floral foam and fill in the empty space.

First, I used Spanish moss and filled in the empty spaces around the base of the flower stems. I pushed the moss between the stems too.

adding moss to a flower arrangement

Once I had the Spanish moss in place I grabbed clumps of green moss and tucked chunks on the sides of the floral foam and then filled around the silver bowl.

green moss
green moss in an artificial flower arrangement

Finished Flower Arrangement

So I spent $3.99 on the silver dish and less than $8 for the flowers to put together this lovely arrangement. It’s the perfect addition to my china cabinet shelf.

I love to be able to combine vintage pieces and flowers in my home.

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By: Jennifer Howard ¡ In: Decorating Tips & Tricks, DIY Decorating Projects ¡ Tagged: diy decor, thrift store finds

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  1. Pamela says

    January 30, 2022 at 8:45 am

    I made this yesterday! 😍 Found the same floral picks at Hobby Lobby. It is bigger than it looked in your pictures so I don’t have a silver footed bowl big enough but do have a vintage hammered aluminum one. I love it so much, thank you for your creativity. My husband liked it too.

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    • Jennifer Howard says

      January 30, 2022 at 6:42 pm

      Yay! I love that!! Send me a picture (if you want, no pressure!) at [email protected]

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  2. Amy says

    January 23, 2022 at 5:05 pm

    I love this! I have some silver bowls to try it out with too!!!!

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    • Jennifer Howard says

      January 24, 2022 at 7:39 am

      Yes…then send me the pic and I’ll add it!!

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  3. Pamela says

    January 23, 2022 at 8:38 am

    Darling little floral! In your last post I thought the flowers were real. I’m going to copy this with a footed silver piece of my own.

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    • Jennifer Howard says

      January 23, 2022 at 2:54 pm

      Aren’t the flowers so cute!! I hardly ever see artificial lily of the valley either. They are in the floral pick bins at Hobby Lobby. I think they were 99¢,so it’s a good,cheap project…my favorite kind!!

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