DIY Mason Jar Floral Arrangements

I'm lucky because my mom is an amazing Floral Designer.

I got to accompany her to the flower market last week and pick out the flowers for our Thanksgiving dinner table.

I wanted to go for more vibrant and cheerful colors that were more unexpected than the usual Thanksgiving subdued neutrals.

DIY Mason Jar Floral Arrangements

You will need:

Mason Jars and Raffia to tie around the Mason Jar

 Flowers of your choice.  

Our main flowers were: (from left to right)

Hot Lady Roses

Red Celosia

Thistle

Hypericum Berry

Billy Balls

Dried Wheat

Dried Oak Leaves

Set up all the Mason Jars you want to use and just start filling them in with the flowers.

I started by placing about four roses into each Mason Jar, since the roses are the fullest flower to start the foundation of the arrangement.

Then choose another flower to add, and start placing that flower into all the jars.

Once you have put all the options of flowers into the jar, you can go back through the arrangements and add more where needed.

Clearly my Thanksgiving outfit was inspired by these festive floral arrangements!

Our dining room table has a really unique feature--a canyon carved out in the middle of it. 

This 'canyon' is perfect to place floral arrangements inside.

The Mason Jars added the perfect touch to keep the table rustic and unique.

Hope you enjoyed this little DIY!

The great thing is that you can make any type of arrangement in Mason Jars--just follow what inspires your for colors, textures and style!

xo

***You can check out my Mom's floral business here.***

Bouquets to Art

Last night I attended the gala at the SF De Young Museum to celebrate the new exhibit Bouquets to Art.  Bouquets to Art features 150 floral designers prominent in the Bay Area who design a floral arrangement to complement a piece in the permanent collection of the museum.

The gala was a fun way to get dressed up, drink cocktails in the museum, listen to live music and wander around the museum all night. 

My sister and our boyfriends attended the gala in honor and support of my mom (Savage Rose Florals) who was one of the floral designers to create a piece at the museum.

Everyone should go this week if you live in SF to visit the museum since it only lasts though Sat 3/19.

I wore my vintage polka dot dress and DIY floral garland head piece to be festive for the event.

Below is my mom’s amazing floral piece. 

The art piece in the permanent collection she got assigned is the ancient Mayan stela.

  My mom decided to focus on the headdress with large plumes to base her arrangement on. 

The flowers looked even more spectacular in person.  I am so proud of her work! 

Below are other pieces from the exhibit to give you a sneak peak into the creativity of the floral world!

If you are in San Francisco this week you must attend this exhibit! 

Visit the De Young Museum site for more information here.

Visit my mom's site to see more of her work here.