Another cheapie bouquet from the grocery store. I made this awhile ago, but thought it would be pretty for St. Patrick’s Day, if you’re a holiday-decorating type. It’s green button mums, and a weed-type flower whose name I don’t know called Alstromeria or Peruvian Lillies (thanks, Lisa N.!).
I chose them because they’re the same color family, but totally different textures.
First I took all the crazy leaves off the bottoms of these guys.
Then I pulled the mums apart so I could work with arranging individual flowers instead of a stalk with a bunch of different heights.
They look cool together, and I was happy with the result.
Fair warning, both flowers lasted forever and then a weird thing happened. The mums didn’t grow in water, but the weed flowers did, so at the end of the week it was a big ol’ mess. Ah well.
Then I made this tiny guy for my bedside with leftover flowers.
Twofer.
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Mighty Girl 
I like it! What a cool idea. For what it’s worth, those are Alstromeria or Peruvian Lillies. I only know that because I had a friend and it was her favorite flower. They come in all colors too, so this idea can be used in lots of ways! Thanks for sharing!
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You should be counting these bouquets among your 1000 lovely things made.
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The flowers are alstroemeria. Very pretty!
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I kind of like the big ‘ol mess even more! They reminds me of succulents, almost? 🙂
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