DIY – Fall Mums

Fall is just starting to show in the trees, and we have a whole bunch of gorgeous fall decor in stores already! One of my favorite Fall flowers is mums. They add a splash of color and are really fun to dress up to make them even more festive. 

In this arrangement I used a variety of items, all of which you can pick up at the floral department in any of our stores. If your store doesn’t have a full floral department, you can probably find most of these items at a local craft store too! 

What you’ll need is:

  • Mums (indoor or outdoor and any color) 
  • Tin bucket, or other decorative pot, large enough to fit mum inside
  • Floral foam 
  • Wired ribbon
  • Scissor
  • Flexible wire 
  • Cattails 
  • Lotus pod
  • Midelino sticks 

The trickiest part is making the ribbon into the bow. Just take your time with it! Going slow and steady will make it turn out the best. And you can always start over if needed too! 

I hope you enjoy dressing up your fall mums! 

Ashley
Floral Manager, Sauk Rapids

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