Create a green and white flower arrangement for a St. Patrick’s Day-themed table. You’ll also find the steps to make shamrock napkin rings, using an easy and fun method that can be customized to match your table décor for any season or holiday.
Happy Monday!
It’s one of my favorite days of the month, when I join my blogging friends
for some flower therapy and Monday Morning Blooms!
You can find my blogging friends’ links to their floral inspiration at the bottom of this post.
With Spring around the corner, ‘Green’ was our common theme
for this month’s edition of Monday Morning Blooms.
And with St. Patrick’s Day less than two weeks away,
my thoughts have turned to green and shamrocks!
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To create my flower arrangement, I started with a favorite tool, chicken wire,
to support the flower stems for easy arranging.
Chicken wire is an eco-friendly, aka, “green” :) alternative to wet flower foam as it is reusable.
Cut your chicken wire at least 4 inches wider than the opening of your container,
so you have some excess wire to bend and hold against the walls of your container.
I like to use a coated / painted chicken wire which is rust-resistant after repeated uses.
I purchased a white painted chicken wire several years ago which has since tripled in price,
but this green coated wire is available and would blend with floral stems.
If needed, you can use waterproof floral tape across the opening of your container
to keep the chicken wire from lifting as your arrange your stems.
Tip: Use a Lazy Susan Turntable for flower arranging and
easy viewing of all sides of your arrangement while working!
I used an assortment of grocery store blooms for my arrangement. . .
alstroemeria, mums, (both white and green, big and small),
green carnations and white hydrangeas.
Here are few tips to help extend the life of your flowers in your arrangement:
Cut your flower stems at a 45 degree angle for maximum water uptake and
remove any leaves below the water line.
Always add floral preservative packets to your vase water.
If you don’t have any floral preservative, you can make your own with this easy formula.
Check your water level to top it off as needed and change your water
every other day if possible, to reduce bacteria and extend the vase life.
To get the most bang for your buck and life from your flowers, use an
an anti-transpirant spray like Crowning Glory that seals in moisture!
It dries clear and is safe to use on all flower types, especially beneficial
for flowers that are prone to wilting due to moisture loss, like hydrangeas.
I made Shamrock Napkin Rings to coordinate with my napkins and placemats
for the table. using upcycled cardboard rolls, ribbon and a wax seal stamp,
using the same method as I did, HERE.
This is a fun DIY and way to make easy and affordable
napkin rings, customized to your table décor!
Help yourself to a sweet shamrock . . .
A Clare’s Irish Oatmeal Biscuit, served up in a cabbage leaf bowl!
Shamrock shaped plates are served up on Bordallo Pinheiro cabbage leaf plates. . .
As well as Irish sentiment plates. . .
“There are two kinds of people, those who are Irish
and those who wish they were!”
“If you’re lucky enough to be Irish, you’re lucky enough.”
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Table Details:
Cabbage Leaf Plates and Bowls / Bordallo Pinheiro, Tuesday Morning, several years ago
Napkin Rings / Bed, Bath & Beyond, several years ago
Goblets / Artland Iris, HomeGoods, many years ago
Shamrock Placemats & Napkins / Storehouse, HomeGoods
Shamrock Plates / Grace Teaware, HomeGoods, last year
Irish Sentiment Plates / Shannon, HomeGoods, several years ago
Flatware / Hampton Forge, Sophia, Horchow, several years ago
Clare’s Irish Oatmeal Biscuits / World Market
Green Tablecloth / Amazon
Shamrock Wax Seal Stamp / Etsy
Visit my talented blogging friends to see their floral inspiration this week:
Pam at Everyday Living
Lidy at FrenchGardenHouse
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Thank you for the advice on the chicken wire. You sure do love St. Paddy’s Day and always have great ideas.
Very pretty and creative ideas!! Thank you! 🍀🍀🍀
Such a beautiful arrangement of green and white flowers Mary! You make flower arranging look so effortless. I love your napkin ring tutorial too. Happy Monday ☘️
Good morning, Mary ☘️ I love your green and white arrangement of alstroemeria, mums, carnations,and hydrangeas! It is a beautiful welcome for spring and St. Patrick’s Day. The DIY shamrock napkin rings are adorable and the Irish sentiment plates are a perfect addition to your “green” table. I miss Tuesday Morning since they closed their store here. The shamrock napkins, placemats , and plates are fabulous…you always find the best table “goodies”! Please pass me an Irish oatmeal biscuit to enjoy with my coffee.
I always look forward to sharing Monday Morning Blooms and flower therapy with you 💚
You sure do have a gift when arranging florals, Mary. That looks so pretty, as does your table setting. I often hesitate buying flowers, simply because of the prep work it takes to ensure they last beyond a day or so (and I usually have all the groceries to put away too). But, I do love having arrangements through the house. And you make arranging flowers seem so easy! Happy Monday morning blooms!
The wax seals perfectly coordinate with the napkins! I love the colors. Are the home goods napkins and placemats paper or fabric? Recent find?
The flowers are beautiful Mary, and I love the cute blue and green shamrock placemats and napkins! Very clever napkin rings too~ your table is so pretty and Spring fresh!
Your arrangement is just perfect on your happy, St. Patrick’s Day table, Mary. Of course the dishes, sentiments, napkin rings and placemats all look so pretty together. I’d love an oatmeal biscuit, please. ☘️💚☘️
Mary, your shamrock napkins and placemats look so nice with your Bordello Pinheiro pieces. You find so many darling shamrock plates and Irish sentiment plates that coordinate so well with your tablescape. I am constantly impressed with your DIY napkin rings. Love the cute shamrock biscuit in the mini cabbage bowl too.
Your flower arrangement is so pretty and brings all your elements together for your “green theme”. Your tips on using chicken wire, flower preservative, and Crowning Glory work very well. Crowning Glory really works!
It is greening up here. Trees are leafing out earlier than normal it seems.
Top of the Day to you, Mary! Your green and white arrangement of alstroemeria, mums, carnations,and hydrangeas is perfect to welcome spring as well as sure to be a leprechaun favorite for Saint Patrick’s Day! Your shamrock napkin rings are so fun, I love making things with my collection of wax stamps, this is such a great idea.
Loving everything about your green table. Like Pam, I’m missing Tuesday Morning’s since they are closing every single store in California too. I’d love to join you at a this table, and enjoy an Irish biscuit with you. It’s always such a delight sharing Monday Morning Blooms and flower therapy with you 💚 Lidy
Mary, Love this post. Wonderful ideas and instructions. I have the table runner that matches your placemats and napkins! Happy Monday! Clara❤️
Mary, what a gorgeous green and white floral arrangement! Green and white looks so fresh and ready for spring. Your entire beautiful table setting complimented by the pretty flowers is perfect for St. Patrick’s day. Happy Monday, sweet friend!
love it, Mary!
Such cure rings, fun project! Love your green and white, like my garden, snow and green plants! Been a Heck of a winter!
Stunning arrangement, Mary. It is perfect for that awesome SPD tablescape!
Mary, you always present us with beautiful florals. Your green and white flowers arrangement of of alstroemeria, mums, carnations,and hydrangeas is stunning. Love the shamrock dishes.
An Irish oatmeal cookies would be welcome with my cup of coffee. The DIY napkin rings are darling. Gotta love that wax seal.Looking forward to your St. Patrick’s Day post on Friday.
Cute, cute, cute! You are really getting good usage out of your sealing wax stamps, love the chocolate idea and now this “seal” for the napkin rings. So smart!
Lovely table setting. Stunning flowers. What a beautiful look to carry through St. Patrick’s Day!