Ikebana Arrangements

Floral-Foam Arrangement

Materials:

tall vase or jar
floral foam
flowers of choice (don't have to be of the Asian variety)

Steps:

1. Dunk the floral foam in water and place in container of choice.

2. Place each flower at various heights as listed above.

Open-dish Arrangement

Materials:

open dish (such as a candy dish or dish for floating votive candles)
needle holder
flowers of choice in various heights
leaves, stems of flowers
decorative rocks

Steps:

1. Set the needle holder in the middle of the dish (figure B).

2. Put the primary flower in first, then the flower with smaller greenery and/or flowers in succession until you have five.

3. Fill the needle holder with decorative rocks to hide the needle holder (figure C).

Dry Arrangement

Materials:

bark, bamboo or things that are already dry
fern leaf with a single flower
decorative rocks