Tomorrow is Valentine's Day-- day of love, romance and "OH CRAP!" Randall of xkcd had a
great comic about it today, in fact...
Now, I know all my ladies are prepared because that's the nature of our half of the population but the gents... well, there's always a wonderful crush of fellas racing for those last few roses at the store! I also know that my loving husband hates buying things for me because I can always find a deal, so this one's for you guys!
Who says you need to spend $50 on cut flowers and a vase? Tomorrow, you can stop by your nearest thrift store/Salvation Army/whathaveyou and pick up a vase for fifty cents, and pick up some pink, purple, and white flowers at the grocery store. Your lady will be so impressed you went to the trouble, it will totally make up for not paying through the nose for the
smallest bouquet FTD has to offer! (which is mostly carnations, anyway)
"But Meg!" you exclaim, "I don't know how to do that!" No worries, my friend, here's a basic tutorial on picking up flowers and putting them in a vase. Low on effort, high on reward! You can use the money you saved to take her out for a nice dessert or pick up a bottle of wine!
Get yourself the basics-- a vase, some water, flowers, and scissors!
I had this vase around, but it cost me about fifty cents at the thrift store
I love the colors here, and this was the $5 bunch!
Get an idea of how much taller the original stem is than your vase
On an angle cut off a couple inches to start with
Still a little tall! Cut off another inch or two to get it about right
Cut the rest of your flowers at varying heights-- all one height is boring!
Don't: leave on wilty looking leaves and flowers! They'll make the bunch last a shorter amount of time!
Don't: Feel like you need to use all the included schtuff-- this one was included in the bunch, but I didn't think it was necessary. Simple is good!
Voila! Your bouquet is ready for presenting!
And pretty from any angle!
