First, wash the vase in warm soapy water (wash with your hand or a paper towel). To dry, I use coffee filters (as it doesn't leave any streaks).
Second, if want to wrap ribbon around the vase, measure the ribbon. Wrap the ribbon around the vase...make sure you know how you want around the vase before you glue it onto the vase. To secure the ribbon, you can use a glue gun, double stick tab, or small glue dots -- to hold the ribbon in place.
Third, place a few inches of river rocks at the bottom of the vase.
Fourth, place some Spanish moss.
Fifth, it's time to check if the foam fits properly and/or needs to be cut to fit into the vase. Wrap a little bit of Spanish moss around the foam. Place it into the vase. It looks great if some moss moves up to the edge or little bit above the vase.
Sixth, use wire cutters to cut the silk flowers....individual stems.
Lastly, add your single floral stems into the foam. You can include additional leaves and/or other flowers (to your taste).
