We all want to surround ourselves with peaceful, positive energy, and nature is a powerful and proven tonic. The down economy has been stressful for families, this year more than ever Moms need and deserve flower gifts that create homes where they feel happy, harmonious, loved and completely disconnected from the hectic pace of their busy routines. Our free Do-It-Yourself Mother’s Day Flower Guide gives you easy, affordable and wonderful ways to use flowers to honor mom soothe her soul and inspire her celebration of the joy of life.
Embracing tips from Jayme Barrett, personal fulfillment expert and a leading authority on inspired living, anyone can transform their Mother’s home into a soothing refuge, haven, retreat or sanctuary for Mother’s Day. Click here’s to view Jayme’s suggestions on transforming any sanctuary http://bit.ly/7yiNWs
You can introduce a range of positive floral energies in your Mom’s home with these simple, do-it-yourself directions to creating arrangements inspired by Barrett’s interpretation of feng shui. Her seven soul-stimulating energies include gratitude, wellness, inspiration and motivation, love and romance, new beginnings, serenity, and prosperity. Her floral formula factors in color combination, shape and significance, vase style, placement in the home and flower variety.
Use these floral designs to express love, honor and gratitude for the Moms in your life. Create a soul nurturing sense of serenity, prosperity and inspiration this Mother’s Day and have plenty of money left to pick-up the family brunch check with DIY farm fresh, wholesale and discount flowers from LA Flower District California Flower Mall :
Gratitude: Reminds us to be grateful for the little blessings in life
Gratitude: Reminds us to be grateful for the little blessings in life
Key Colors: A low, clustered arrangement in all shades of pink symbolizes opening the heart and making others more receptive to you.
Vase Style: A glass container of any size is fitting, as its transparency exhibits openness.
In the Home: To start and end the day counting your blessings, place this depiction of gratitude on a nightstand, dresser or in the kitchen.
Suggested Flower Options: Ranunculus, alstroemeria, tulips, spray roses
Wellness: Evokes balanced feelings of mind, body and spirit
Wellness: Evokes balanced feelings of mind, body and spirit
Key Color: Yellow is the primary color for this emotional energy, as it represents the sun, life force and health. Supplement a big burst of blooms with greens, which induce nature’s healing energy, and white, which reflects serenity.
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Vase Style: Choose an oval or round, terra-cotta, wood or bamboo container to replicate the Earth’s element, providing grounding and balance.
In the Home: Locate this energy in the living room or family room to enhance the space of relaxation, meditation and family connection.
Suggested Flower Options: Gerbera, carnations, solidago, hydrangea (white or green), callas, pompons, chrysanthemums
Inspiration and Motivation: Infuses the soul with rejuvenating energy
Inspiration and Motivation: Infuses the soul with rejuvenating energy
Key Color: Red epitomizes motivation, fame, courage and power. Design an up-shooting spray that also includes sensuous, rich orange and fuchsia, which suggest enthusiasm and exuberance.
Vase Style: A tall mirrored or shiny metal container of any kind will stoke inspiration. Mirrors boost positive energies and bring good luck, which will circulate through all endeavors.
In the Home: The home office is an ideal place to inject motivational energy — or the power of now. Anyone will feel encouraged to reach for the stars and live life to the fullest.
Suggested Flower Options: Roses, callas, Asiatic lilies, snapdragons, hypericum
Love and Romance: Sparks intimate connections and blossoming love
Love and Romance: Sparks intimate connections and blossoming love
Key Color: A tight bunch of flowers flush with burgundy and red embodies feelings of passion and romance. Incorporating lush pinks and peaches will help invite love and inspire kindness.
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Vase Style: A circular vase is the perfect shape for never-ending love.
In the Home: Spark feelings of adoration during a meal in the kitchen or dining room. As you nourish your body, you will be dually energized by love and encouraged to show your affection throughout the day and night. Flowers are a great addition to the bedroom too.
Suggested Flower Options: Stock, roses, alstroemeria
New Beginnings: Welcomes change with open arms and mind
New Beginnings: Welcomes change with open arms and mind
Key Color: Stimulate joy, enthusiasm and excitement with a simple arrangement featuring the color orange. Complement it with white — the color of purity and freshness — and green, characterizing new opportunity and growth.
Vase Style: A square, ceramic vase brings an earthy energy, proclaiming that while the sky’s the limit, it’s good to keep your feet firmly rooted on the ground.
In the Home: Put the spirit of new horizons on display on a mantle or coffee table, where it will instill faith, creativity and endless possibility.
Suggested Flower Options: Gerbera, carnations, Asiatic lilies, spray roses, alstroemeria
Serenity: Allows our minds to unwind and release tension, bringing a sense of calm to our lives
Serenity: Allows our minds to unwind and release tension, bringing a sense of calm to our lives
Key Color: Loosely arranged hues of blue, violet and lavender evoke serenity and will help clear the mind of stress. Blue represents the ocean and sky, while shades of purple invoke spiritual energy.
Vase Style: A cobalt blue glass vase represents inner wisdom and will help add balance. The blue is yin (soft, curving, cyclical) and the glass is yang (straight, shiny, linear) for a perfect equilibrium.
In the Home: Setting this in the entryway will set the tone for tranquility as you step inside your home from the chaotic world outside.
Suggested Flower Options: Hydrangea, delphinium, lisianthus, stock
Prosperity: Stimulates action and indicates success and richness
Prosperity: Stimulates action and indicates success and richness
Key Color: Let red or deep purple dominate this abundant arrangement, intimating accomplishment and wealth. Accent with shades of gold, the preeminent color for good health and fortune.
Vase Style: Select a metallic, perhaps golden container, representing a pot of gold.
In the Home: Give homes a boost by placing this inspirational bouquet where you welcome guests or potential buyers.
Suggested Flower Options: Lilies, roses, lisianthus, snapdragons