Milk Carton Floral Summer Craft

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Wooden Milk Carton

Trendy these days are flat vases that explore a formal “grid” treatment of colors, shapes, and textures. Make a bold statement with contrasting colors and try exploring the compatibility of fruits and vegetables. Even dried flowers and berries add to the dramatic look, especially in winter.

Materials:

•	Decorative multi-sectioned wooden box
•	Tight flower-head blossoms in complimentary, bright colors (yellow ranunculus, orange gerber daisy, pink tulips, red carnations, purple tracelium, green lotus pod)
•	Floral foam
•	Sharp knife
•	Double-stick tape
•	Ziploc® sandwich bag

Instructions:

1.		Soak floral foam for 30 minutes.
2.		Line inside of each section of wooden box with Ziploc® sandwich bag, attaching to upper edges with double-stick tape to protect box from being damaged or stained by water.
3.		Cut floral foam into squares to fit sections of box.
4.		Push floral foam into each section and secure.
5.		Hold flower stems up to box’s vertical edge to judge how much of stem should be cut (top edge of flowers should meet top of box’s edge.)
6.		Cut flowers’ stems with sharp knife on 45-degree angle to absorb the most water and to assist in pressing stems into floral foam.
7.		Continue cutting flower heads until you have enough to fill the section with flower heads (or use one large flower to cover entire section).
8.		Start in corner of one section and continue inserting blossoms very closely to each other in rows, until section is complete. (Replace tighter or looser blooms to achieve a tightly packed-in block of color.)
9.		Continue process with each section, checking for color compatibility until box is complete.
10.		Mist flower heads and keep floral foam as moist as possible so blossoms remain fresh.

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