Week 26 – Flowers in a Jam Jar
I love simplicity. We live in a world where everything is so complex and multi-layered now. As though the “bigger the better” is the order of the day.
For my birthday recently a close friend turned up on my doorstep with a small jam jar with some flowers in it. Flowers from her own garden – it was so delightful and was placed in the centre of my dining table.
Inspired by a Gift
The flowers remained on the table for around 10 days before I had to discard them. The plastic bag containing the water, still had water in it. The jam jar was small but it provided me with the opportunity to use this as one of my creative projects this year.
From the garden I sourced some plant life. The plastic bag was reusable, but it needed some fresh water. The rubber band was still OK.
Step 1 – put water into the plastic bag – not too much
Step 2 – put the rubber band around the top of the bag
Step 3 – put the plastic bag into the jam jar – carefully
Step 4 – release the rubber band slightly to allow some stretch to put the stems of the plant life into the water
Step 5 – Arrange
Step 6 – Give this to someone or just enjoy it in your own home.
A Simple Display
A small display of flowers like this uses less water. There is no spillage as the water is securely held in the plastic bag. The rubber band also acts as a support for the stems. And you can be wonderfully seasonal without taking too much from the garden. A great way to bring a little of the outside indoors – even more important now as the season begins to change and the days grow shorter and darker.
