Artificial Flowers and Artificial Plants Have Their Advantages
While few things are as lovely and fragrant as real flowers and
plants, artificial flowers and artificial plants do have their
advantages in some situations. If you are planning an event, or
need to send a remembrance, sometimes artificial flowers and
artificial plants make the best sense.
When many people think about artificial flowers and artificial
plants, they think of those awful plastic arrangements found
gathering dust on discount department store shelves. But things
are quite different today and realistic silk orchids or flowers
have replaced the tacky plastic flowers and plants of the past.
Weddings
Artificial flowers and artificial plants can be great for
extending a wedding budget. Silk flowers can be used in place of
real flowers, and with a drop of scented oil applied in the very
center, most people can't tell the difference between the two.
Silk flower wedding arrangements are also perfect for high
traffic areas where real flowers would take a bruising.
Artificial flowers and artificial plants make perfect pew
decorations. Guests may accidentally brush up against them as
they are seated, but the petals will look as lovely as ever. You
never need to worry about silk orchids or flowers wilting.
Scrapbooking, Crafting, and Cake Decorating
Artificial flowers and artificial plants are the perfect way to
add floral accents to scrapbook pages and crafts. For example, a
copy of the wedding invitation is usually saved by the bride for
a keepsake. Silk flowers, whole or with petals and leaves
separated for convenience, can be used to decorate the pages of
a scrapbook or keepsake frame.
You can also decorate a cake with realistic silk flowers that
are far more beautiful and dramatic than piped frosting
creations, and you can save them afterward in a keepsake box.
Bereavements
Sending flowers in times of sorrow is a time honored tradition,
and real flowers are both lovely and fragrant, but they fade
away all too soon. Many families have a custom of offering
bereavement floral arrangements to friends and family as a
poignant remembrance of a loved one's passing. Silk flower
arrangements make a lasting gift that will bring back fond
memories of absent friends and family for years to come.
Artificial flowers and artificial plants made today are just as
beautiful and nearly identical to the real thing. If you want
the beauty of flowers in your life, why not add some permanence
with lovely silk flowers and plants.