When it comes to winter flowers, poinsettia is probably going to be what pops into your mind first! In this blog, we are going to walk through a few different ways to create/paint these classic holiday beauties and we will also think outside of the traditional holiday color schemes and styles (because remember, winter isn't only during December!).
OYL Flower: Poinsettia
Painting Technique: Dip Dye and Hand Paint.
OYL Flower: Mystic Moon
Flower Morphing Technique: Sometimes the flower you want to replicate takes a little bit of extra craftiness. The mystic moon has the perfect size and shape to create an XL poinsettia but the petals are too round. To create the right petal shape, first wet them (I used a spray bottle of water) and then trim a point on the edge of the petals with a small scissor (haircutting scissors worked really well for this!).
Painting Technique: Dip Dye Method and Spray Paint.
OYL Flower: Mystic Moon
Painting Technique: Hand Painting.
Bark flowers are an amazing option for winter arrangements as they can be transformed into the red/green/gold/silver traditional holiday color palette or be used as-is for decor that can be out all season long! Our bark sola flower assortment and barkie smalls assortment are the perfect introduction to some of our favorite bark flowers. Styles may change with each assortment but that classic, timeless, neutral winter look will always be included!
When keeping the flowers in their natural state, I like to bring in color with other seasonal items like dried oranges, burgundy berries or leaves, brunia (which is a soft gray) and evergreens.
One of the things I love most about the bark sola wood flowers is that you can get great dimension in your flowers just by dip dyeing them! The bark tends to repel most of the paint/water/glycerin mixture and comes through on your dyed flowers. All of the flowers above were dip dyed in craft smart "Holiday Red" and then I added some craft smart "Light Gold" accents on the petal edges, flower centers or both using just paint and a paint brush!
Another thing I love about bark flowers is that they are very sturdy flowers! This means you can use spray paint to get a metallic shine (as pictured above) without having to worry as much about petals cracking or breaking.
For holiday arrangements, poinsettias are a must! And you can dye your other flowers in a similar color scheme for a cohesive look. For an all-winter-long look, using cream and bark flowers is timeless (not to mention, saves you a ton of time dyeing flowers!).
There are also countless color combinations that can be used for winter pieces that you can play with. Let us know in the comments what your favorite winter color palette is!