Birthday Flowers

Materials:

precut floral foam base or two square blocks of floral foam
kitchen knife
floral preservative
chrysanthemums, daisies, carnations, roses or any other flower of choice
scissors
pie plate
anti-transpirant

Steps:

1. Purchase a precut floral foam base, or cut one from two square blocks of foam. Just place the container for the "cake" on the blocks and cut out the desired shape with a kitchen knife (figure A).

2. Saturate the foam in water, being sure to add floral preservative to the water.

3. Use chrysanthemums, daisies, carnations, roses or any other flower you'd like. Garden flowers also work great.