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1.Felted wool pom poms from Etsy seller Berry Island, $18
2. Careful, this paper poppy gift topper from Terrain might be prettier than the gift itself! $14
3. Delicate porcelain blooms from BHLDN can decorate anything from the table to your hair to dessert. $10 each
4. Do you wish you could felt some flowers? While She Naps shows you how to DIY daffodils.
5. Sugar flower artist Emily Lael Aumiller and the ladies of Poppies and Posies teamed up for a very "sweet" photo shoot. Via DesignSponge
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6. Winter flowers from Cocon are stitched and stuffed for a soft, squishy bloom. €32
7.Hands down the most beautiful paper flowers I've ever seen. Don't take my word for it-- Martha Stewart loves them, too! Honeycomb Dahlia via The Green Vase, $85
8.These wood flowers are probably stronger than the vase that holds them. Via Etsy seller Uncommon, $34-68
9.The Forever Flower Ceremony Backdrop is meant for a wedding, but I'd use it as a permanent wall hanging. From BHLDN, $1,800
10.Want to craft your own fabric peony? Check out this tutorial from Creature Comforts.
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I like some of these. I always want a little bits of colour to fill my pretty vases (we never have real flowers around because we'd have to buy them) and I think fake silk ones are so obviously fake that they hurt the eyes. Some of these, like the first picture, are kind of alien looking and are fun.
I have been looking for sheets of the colorful heavy crepe paper my mom used in the 60's to make her crepe paper flowers. I used to help --
but now can't find the paper - not at Michael's or (ugh) Hobby Lobby. I think the only place is from a German company online.
I really like the versions that geometrically suggest flowers instead of mimicking them (especially #1 and #8).
@LoveDecor,
You can get crepe paper at Dollar Stores, in the wrapping paper section. Probably also at places like Hallmark stores.
I like those felted wool pom poms especially.. they remind me of Dr. Seuss.
So the less like real flowers the fakes look, the more acceptable they are? Interesting.
I LIKE silk flowers. I have silk cherry blossoms in an Asian style vignette in my bathroom. They add a pop of white agianst the blue walls.
I have a chartreuse silk orchid on my mantle. (I kill real ones.) It brings colors of the upholstery and nearby painting together.
Right now, I have silk poinsettias (white) on my breakfast table and holly in the kitchen.
They make me smile, give a reason for my beautiful vases to be in use, and aren't tempting to my cats (who sometimes tip over containers of wter...)
While I enjoy cut flowers, my budget doesn't run to keeping them on hand, and silks last. Nobody else has to like them, but to me they are just another decor element. I know they aren't real, my guests know that, but, like a painting of flowers, they bring the sense of nature into a space that maybe can't support the real thing financially or because of low light levels or rambunctious pets.
I love these stylized, quirky flowers! And yes, they really are much more appealing to me, than those that attempt to give the illusion of realism. They lighten the ambiance, introduce a spirit of playfulness and humor. They're enchanting.