The Gift of Flowers

Sometimes it’s best just to go with a classic - like roses on Valentine’s Day. Simple and elegant, they never go out of style. The only problem is, supermarkets and florists charge far more for a bouquet on the 14th of February than they do on any other day of the year.

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Here we give you a couple of tips on how to avoid being taken to the cleaners when gifting flowers on Valentine’s Day.

First of all, buy your flowers the day before - it’s amazing the difference a day makes! Heading to the store a day early will save you a lot of money, and also take the rush out of shopping.

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Secondly, arrange and doll them up yourself. When you buy a ready made bouquet in a special vase, you’re paying, not only for the flowers, but also for the labor and the extra service. With this mason jar bouquet, you can give flowers in a beautiful and unique vase with a heartfelt message, and not be brought to your knees in the process.

Materials:

• Mason jar
  

• Flowers
  

• Paper doily
  

• Print out of the phrase: “Merci, Gracias, Thank You…… for your Love”

Tools:

• Printer
  

• Scissors
  

• Water
  

• Hot glue gun
  

Instructions:

1. Cut your phrase into a strip of paper and roll up each side to create a scroll.

2. Glue it to the center of a paper doily, then glue the whole thing to the center of the mason jar.

3. Add water and flowers to the jar.

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