Poinsettia, or the star of Bethlehem, has already become a symbolic Christmas plant and today it is difficult to imagine a Christmas table without poinsettia flowers - the star of Bethlehem. Interesting inspirations on how to makeChristmas decorations made of Bethlehem starscould be found at the Christmas exhibition where Polish florists showed their ideas.
In October this year. European organization Stars for Europe, as part of the EU campaign United Stars, organized an unusual Christmas exhibition led byChristmas decorations made of various varieties of poinsettias Christmas decorations made of Bethlehem stars were prepared by eminent florists, representatives of floristic schools in Poland. Plants were presented against the background of modern furniture, in several styles: elegant, classic, vintage, modern and glamor.
Bethlehem star decorations full of elegance and brilliance
Unusualarrangement of Bethlehem starsin an elegant style was made by graduates of the Floristic School: Katarzyna Lerska, Aneta Opolska, Anita Dołowa and Agnieszka Pieścik-Jek. The work was coordinated by the founder of the school, the international Master of floristry - Małgorzata Niska.
Poinsettia Christmas decorations - Bethlehem stars
The inspiration for thispoinsettia decorationswas the movie Breakfast at Tiffane's. The authors of the works prepared arrangements full of glamor, elegance, but also classics and simplicity.The arrangement was dominated by slightly green poinsettias with a subtle white color, combined with silver and green baubles. Delicate and subtle dishes in silver and white colors and slender, white candles added elegance to the arrangements, which was the mainstream of the project.
The authors of the work wanted to combine timelessness with the classic, emphasizing the charm and naturalness of the plant, without destroying its beauty. The florists boldly combined poinsettias with cloves, eustoma and green pine needles. The dishes are finished with delicate and subtle ribbons that emphasize their elegance. It's hard not to admit that it turned out very nice, chic and elegant, emphasizing the festive nature of Christmas.
Poinsettia decorations in vintage style
The composition in a vintage style with a predominance of natural elements, including tree bark and wood, was arranged by Dr. hab. Ewa Skutnik, Dr. Julita Rabiza-Świder and a mistress of floristry, Sylwia Bednarek, lecturers of the Postgraduate Studies in Floristry - The Art of Flower Arranging.
Poinsettia Christmas decorations - Bethlehem stars
The vintage style is a combination of opposites, hence the idea to introduce rustic, very natural elements into a modern interior. It is a style in which you can surprise and even shock you with unusual combinations. The element of surprise manifested itself in compositions whose forest character was juxtaposed with very simple and minimalist lines of furniture.
The pink and apricot star of Bethlehem played a major role in all the works, transformed by the introduction of pieces of wood, pine shoots and yews with fruit in red arils. The casing itself, in which the main composition is arranged, is made of old, slightly gray boards. Thus, a clear contrast was created between the rough structure of the board and the light gloss of the furniture.
Showing poinsettias as the most important element of theseChristmas decorationsguided the authors when creating rustic Christmas trees.In this case, the cutpoinsettia flowerswere juxtaposed with gray-painted dogwood shoots, cut holly shoots with clearly shimmering red fruits, and cut shoots of black pine.
Classic Christmas star decorations
The Art & Decor facility decided to face the classic style by preparingChristmas decorations of red poinsettias , heavenly apples, wild shoots and fruit. The arrangement was dominated by reds, browns and greens. The author of the works was the mistress of floristry, Agnieszka Nożewska, who is a lecturer at the Art & Decor School.
Poinsettia Christmas decorations - Bethlehem stars
The author of the arrangement decided to use red and green colors, in line with the tradition of Christmas. The interior was decorated with numerous compositions that emphasized its unique character.The florist combined small compositions with large forms. The main table decoration was composed of small compositions of red poinsettias, maroon carnation, green-pink hydrangea, rosehips and a privet in combination with candles and baubles. Next to the table there are Christmas trees in red and silver casings, which were made using a garland technique from pieces of thuja and nobilis fir. The Christmas trees were covered with privet fruits, ash old leaves, pieces of gypsophila and decorated with pine cones and baubles.To give thispoinsettia Christmas decorationa slightly humorous twist, the florist put poinsettias in red casings, which she decorated with red ribbons, baubles, little birds and decorative houses.
glamor style poinsettia decorations
The Flowering Horizons School, promoting floristry in Opole, arrangedChristmas decorations with poinsettiasin a glamor style, juxtaposing them with white decorations.The work was dominated by elements of black and purple. The authors of the works were the Mistresses of floristry, Magdalena Birula-Białynicka, the artistic director of the institution, Monika Bębenek, the director of the school and Marcin Duda, the manager of the Opole-based Prestige-Flowers warehouse.
Poinsettia Christmas decorations - Bethlehem stars
The main idea of the stylization was to show a luxurious image of the star of Bethlehem. The basic colors were purple, white, silver and black. For the arrangement, paraffin bowls were used, placed on silver vases, in which poinsettias flaunted. As a decorative element, scarves made of Korean fir needles, glass and brocade pendants with cut flowers of yellow poinsettias and bunches of pine needles were added. This is how the economical, elegant styling was created. A decoration in the form of a free-standing frame with marbled poinsettias, fatsja leaves, philodendron and palm trees is also shown.The plant was placed in glass tubes filled with white pine cones and silver sashes. The whole was complemented by amaranth platters, crystals reflecting the light of candles and paraffin bowls with intricate structures made of grass, Eseveria, orchid and rypsalus sprouts, which were a perfect background for the main character of thisdecoration - the Bethlehem star
Christmas star decorations in a modern style
Poinsettia Christmas decorationsin a modern style were prepared by the masters of floristry, lecturers of the Polish Floristic School - Katarzyna Cepa and Katarzyna Kluba, under the watchful eye of the founder of the school, Małgorzata Bukalska.
Poinsettia Christmas decorations - Bethlehem stars
The inspiration for the modern style was the thought of less is more, i.e. simplicity and minimalism. The specificity of the arrangement was the use of the cutBethlehem star , which emphasized the modern character of the interior.Thanks to appropriate protection, the plant has retained its beautiful, fresh appearance.
In thispoinsettia Christmas decorationyou can see a fun with a classic shape, an extraordinary combination of plant and non-plant materials and the use of interesting techniques. All the materials on the background of which the uniqueness of poinsettias was emphasized, were handmade from burnt wire and black sticks. The arrangement is dominated by multicolored poinsettias combined with various flowers that warm the room and at the same time break the classic colors of Christmas. This means that these unique decorations can decorate the interior not only during holidays, but also perfectly match the nature of other celebrations in the winter period: weddings, name days or baptisms.
