Splicing Flowers

Do-It-Yourself Decorating

Stem, Stick, and Wire

Well, white it is—some beautiful lilies of the valley. I loved these delicate little flowers! There were lots of blossoms attached to each stem, but I was able to cut them apart like the peonies. The only issue was, their stems were then much too short to stick in the basket. So, I took these green wooden sticks and attached them to the flower stems with a little wire.

Stem, Stick, and Tape

After that, I wound green florists’ tape around the stick and wire to strengthen it and cover up the wire. I repeated the process with each bunch of flowers, and it worked out great. This is the technique to lengthen, or even strengthen, any flower stem that needs it. Again, you can find the wire sticks and tape in the flower section at a craft store (or even Wal-Mart).