BEST SPRING STEMS FOR 2024 || TIPS & TRICKS FOR STYLING || WHAT TO LOOK FOR ||

hi guys and welcome back to my channel if you are new welcome my name is Santa and on this channel we talk all things home decor home athetics mixing high and low with no old and in today's video we are discussing some of my favorite faux spring stems as well as some tips and tricks as we transition into these spring months so if this is something you are interested in watching just keep on watching I cannot believe we are already coming into the spring months I think I say that every single video but these years seem to be flying by and this Seasons keep getting shorter and shorter in my opinion but in today's video I'm going to do kind of a two-part the first part we're going to do a miniature shop with me I'm going to take you guys to World Market Hobby Lobby and Michaels just showcasing the best spring stems that I came across Within These trips things to look for and then the second portion I'm going to take you guys into my living room and walk you through having multiple Arrangements within One Singular space I've gotten this question a lot about how you mix how do you not overdo it and so so I'm going to give you guys a little bit of clarity and some pointers on what I do when it comes to my space and bringing in multiple Arrangements multiple different types of stems and how to make them all work and mesh well together so hopefully you guys enjoy today's video without further Ado let's get into today's video our first stop is Michaels and I have to admit Michaels is not a place that I shop at very frequently I definitely think it is a store that I overlook but I do think that their stems are a little overpriced in my opinion my go to is definitely Hobby Lobby when it comes to selection as well as pricing but I did want to showcase the best stems that I could find for the springtime if Michaels is somewhere that you shop on a regular basis versus Hobby Lobby in some of the other areas but typically when I shop for stems especially during the springtime and bringing color into my home I like things to be a little bit more muted so I will do light lavenders muted blue thistle Lamb's Ear things that are not in your face when it comes to color just just cuz I don't want it to compete with anything else so I think if you're going to bring any color I would stick with those tones unless you truly love the bright colors and by all means please do what makes you happy and what you enjoy bringing into your home but these were some of my favorite stems here at [Music] Michaels next up was World Market which is a spot that I've been shopping at more frequently they don't have a ton in the floral department but I did want to highlight the ones that I loved they had these really beautiful bundles that were available for $10 which I thought were really fun but they do have a really great selection they are on the pricier side but if you love World Market if you love their stem these were a lot of really beautiful options as well to bring in for that Springtime [Music] season lastly we are hitting my favorite four stems hands down which is Hobby Lobby they have the best selection of stems their prices are very reasonable especially when they're having their sales which is the only time I think you should ever shop Hobby Lobby but be on the lookout for not only your florals you also need to be on the lookout for filler filler is very important when it comes to putting an arrangement together and that means your greens things that aren't going to have a floral attached to them things are going to act as a filler like this lambier right here bringing in color and texture so definitely be on the hunt for some of these really beautiful spring time florals here at Hobby [Music] Lobby as a side note when it comes to picking stems steer clear of anything that is super stark white this just reads faux in my opinion you want to go for something like this Magnolia stem that is definitely more of an ivory it's a more softer look that stark white is just going to read very unauthentic versus something like this that's going to have more of a softer appearance [Music] Cosmos are one of my favorite floral for the springtime Hobby Lobby has four different variations Ivory white a mauve and a very dusty pink the ivory dust pink and mauve are my favorite so if you're wanting to pop in that color those are really beautiful option [Music] now having faux stems in our homes I know are not for everybody I know some people enjoy having real stems but for those of us who enjoy having faux stems the whole point is to trick people into thinking the stems are real bundles like this these super bright colors are going to do the complete opposite so make sure when you are shopping that you are looking for things that have really beautiful texture really nice coloring even Your Greens you need to be on the lookout for things that are super bright green and just look faux are not going to pass try something like this that have a very muted tone down a little bit more of a sagey green or kind of olivey green are going to be beautiful in anybody's home all right first tip for you guys when it comes to your faux stems they're going to come very straight like this now to make your stems feel more realistic and have movement the first you guys want to do is to really bend them so they have movement and obviously in real life branches don't grow stick straight so by really manipulating your branches to have some movement and to have some Bend within the branches is going to make them feel and look a lot more realistic so that is the first step when it comes to creating a really beautiful and realistic Arrangement now typically when I do style I will do odd numbers this location that I bought these from unfortunately only had four of them so that is what we are pairing with but my rule thumb I usually do odd numbers when it comes to really anything in Decor ornaments stems groupings you usually do odd numbers I'm doing four in this vase but typically I would probably do five if they had them available but this is the first Arrangement here in my living room so the next Arrangement is going to be going on my coffee table and I'm utilizing a lot of the stems that I already own so I paired the Water Crest stems which are the brown ones white Cosmo and and some asparagus bushes so one thing I want you guys to pay close attention to the reason why I did more of a toned down look for this Arrangement is because you guys can see the Magnolia stems in the line of sight I didn't want these arrangements to be competing with one another hence why I didn't do a ton of these cosmo flowers I just popped them in for color and to also showcase that we are in the springtime but I brought in a lot more Greener and a little bit more visual interest and texture through these Water Crest stems so pay attention to the proximity in which you are styling your stems as well as coloring those Magnolia stems are very Brown they don't have too much green on them so I wanted to play off of those same natural Colors by bringing in a more tone down and not so inyour face Arrangement so that way they would complement one another all right and the very last stem we are going to be bringing to my living room space is this really beautiful dried German status I really enjoy styling with this for multiple reasons this brings in a very muted color it brings in texture and it's low profile so if you are in the same predicament like me where I have my TV behind me you don't want anything that's going to be obstructing your view so this is a really great alternative now one thing I do want to state to you guys obviously this is not like inyour face spring I'm definitely working with what I have but just giving you guys some ideas on how to make multiple Arrangements work in a single room together and so definitely bringing in another element like a dried stem will definitely play well with some of the other arrangements that I currently have so I'm going to be just placing this in the small base and lastly a lot of people ask me how many Arrangements can you have in a room now rule of thumb is you want to have three Arrangements per line of sight but I always I always push the boundaries I don't always have to be in a box you don't have to be in a box either if you want four or five just be conscientious of the colors that you're choosing making sure that each stem compliments one another you're not bringing pink and purple into a room but you're doing it in a very tasteful minimal and muted way and I think it'll look just fine so in a particular room three Arrangements three to four Arrangements per line of sight and again to just make sure that all of those arrangements complement one another play with height texture and of course your coloring and let me know down in the comments if you guys want another video like this maybe with a little bit brighter colors just because I know this is very toned down for spring I'd be curious to hear your guys' thoughts Down Below in the comments but yeah hopefully you guys enjoyed today's video all right guys and that is it for today's video I hope you enjoyed uh do keep on the lookout I'm going to be bringing you guys a video as we get a little bit closer into the spring months of some spring floral arrangements just to kind of inspire you guys on getting outside your comfort zone being able to pair multiple different faux stems together to create really beautiful Arrangements I've done this for fall winter and now here we are spring so be on the lookout for that video but until next time I love you guys so much thank you for being here and we'll see you guys in my next video peace [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] he