I'm not sure about you guys, but I always check out the acrylic flower arrangements that stores have to offer, and they are always SO expensive, and they never have exactly what I'm looking for. I saw a video online of a DIY version and I was immediately entrigued. I saw that there was an acrylic water kit offered at Michael's and I was ready to give it a shot.
This set was $14.99 (I'm pretty sure), and Michael's always has a 40% off coupon for a full priced item. With the coupon this ended up costing me about $9.
I wanted a specific style of vase, that I of course couldn't find anywhere, and a friend of mine from work had one at home she let me have. I wanted white tulips, and again, they were kind of expensive. From Hobby Lobby and Michael's they averaged to about $2.99 for a single flower, so I decided to check online. I found a seller on eBay who was selling 6 flowers for $7.50, so I bought two sets. Total for the flowers was $15, including shipping.
I arranged the flowers in the pot first. I had to cut the stems to make them work for my vase, and for that I used wire cutters (who am I kidding, my boyfriend used wire cutters I'm not strong enough).
I then followed the instructions on the Quick Water Kit, which entails mixing the two solutions into equal parks and stirring for 3-5 minutes, slowly. Now this stuff will ruin some things. You need to be very careful what it touches, and whatever container you are using to mix and also whatever you are using to store is going to be ruined. YOU CAN'T PUT THIS STUFF IN YOUR SINK. It will ruin it.
After mixing your solution thoroughly, you can pour it into your vase. After pouring it in, place your flowers into vase. Be sure to place the flowers in the position you want them to be FOREVER. After about an hour, you can no longer move your flowers. In my case, the flowers filled the vase so they were not moving around. If your flowers can move, you can always zip tie them together, or whatever you have to make them stay in one place.
Leave your flowers over night to dry, and you're done! As simple as that. You now have your own homemade flower arrangement for much cheaper than the retail store prices.
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