With the Holidays behind us and Spring just around the corner, the urge for something a little funky to adorn your living space shifts into high gear with the first pick of the week for 2009.  This simply elegant, yet oddly unique,  Calla Lily arrangement is sure to catch the eye of all those who pass by.   I can visualize this arrangement in my entryway, reflecting off a mirror strategically placed behind it to ensure all angles can be enjoyed.  Now if I can just get Husband to replace the recessed light in my entryway with a spotlight my dream vision would be complete. 

This spectacular Calla Lily Silk Flower arrangement stands over 24" tall and comes in pink (shown) as well as cream and yellow.   The stem of the leaf gives an unusual twist (pun intended), while the acrylic water keeps this arrangement in perfect position and enhances the appearance of reality.

The MSRP is $91.00, we normally sell this item for $73.88, however, right now if you receive our newsletter and use the coupon code you can purchase this arrangement for the low, low price of  $62.80!

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I would love to hear your comments on this pick of the week.  Good, bad or just plain ugly in your mind; all opinions are welcome.  If you would like to see one of your favorites from our website featured here as pick of the week just say the word.  Please use the comments link below and tell me what’s on your mind.  

In addition to our previously announced sale on Holiday items between now and December 16th, we’ve decided to sweeten the pot and put a few more of these fabulous products on sale through the end of December. And if that weren’t enough, we’re going to give you free domestic shipping (excluding Hawaii and Alaska) to boot!

On sale, you’ll find a 30 inch Ball Cone topiary, a 30 inch Double Ball topiary and a 30 inch Triple Ball Topiary for the unheard of low price of $125.99! These fabulous topiary trees are made here in the good old USA and have a normal MSRP of $224. That is almost $100 of the normal retail price!

Like your topiaries with a little twist? Well we’ve got our 30” Single Spiral topiary also on sale for only $143.99 which is almost $80 off the MSRP

Looking for something bigger? Well we’ve got you covered. You’ll find that the 40” Natural Juniper tree is also available on sale for $143.99 which saves you even more when you consider it’s normal retail price is $223.00.

And if you hurry, we’ve still got great savings on our preserved Bonsai trees, Cone & Berry Globes, Country Topiary, Rose & Hydrangea arrangements, Holiday Berry Tabletop and Centerpieces and a 4 Rose & Salal Cube. All of these special holiday items if ordered between now and the 16th of December, 2008 will be shipped for free (same caveat applies as above) AND you’ll get it in time for Christmas!

So don’t wait in either case or you might just miss out on the best savings of the year!

Designing for the holiday season doesn't need to be a difficult or expensive process. Stick with simple, and be creative!

Choose simple flowers to decorate with. Use silk daisies, silk roses, silk alstromeria, etc… in autumn colors like red, orange, yellow… A simple floral bouquet as a centerpiece always adds class to the table.

If you are looking to "class it up a bit", finish it off with a gold ribbon! Add in small tea light candles around the room and table in dark red and white for that special touch of elegance.

Tired of the same old boring place cards? Try using what nature gives you right in your own backyard. Go out and grab some interesting leaves in bright colors, grab a silver pen and add the names of your guests! These make very innovative and inexpensive place cards that will give your table that Fall feel and be something thatyour guests will talk about until next year.

 Want to make something unique this year that you can use all year round? Try this easy idea as featured at CountryLiving.com. Grab some small Styrofoam balls in assorted sizes and get an assortment of artificial daises in autumn colors. Now cut the stem of the fake daises down to about 1 inch to 1.5 inch. And simply stick the stems into the Styrofoam balls so the daisies cover the entire ball. Place around the table or add some string or ribbon to hang from a chandelier. These can be used as accents around your house to add color all year round.

You can also easily make an interesting arrangement using a medium size pumpkin cut in half and hollowed out. Fill the pumpkin with Styrofoam. Get some artificial roses, artificial daisies, artificial cabbage roses, whatever flowers interest you. Cut the stems down to about 3 inches in length, start sticking and placing the flowers in the Styrofoam however you would like. Make it dense and make it interesting! Add in fake berries, twigs, leaves, whatever will give it the autumn feel. Finish it off with adding a few small pumpkins and/or gourds around the table and room to tie it all together!

One last simple design idea: grab some more tea light candles and measure the base of the candle they should be about an inch wide. Next, take some mini pumpkins and drill a small opening the size of the candle so it sits well in the pumpkin. Now you have attractive little candle holders that you can use on your table or around the room.

Most of all have fun with your designs! Make them your own and stand out from the holiday crowd of traditional decorators. As always, we encourage you to check out our comments section below. Give us feedback, tell us your designs, and add in photos. We would love to hear from you!!

Preston Bailey presented this great idea on how to create a Halloween center piece on the cheap in his blog.

This is elegant and creepy!
You can make your own at home easy and affordably.
Get yourself some silk flowers, black spray paint, a glue gun, ( of course) and some other fun things to throw in like spiders or snakes, this list could go on forever.
As you can see I used some extra butterflies and birds I happened to have.
We broke the butterflies in half and let some of the green of the birds to show through to make it extra creepy.

You can achieve a similar effect using any of our silk flowers and some viney-grass to hang down.

If you have ideas on how to create great items with our products and would like to share them, please use the comments section below to share with everyone.

Here on the Amazon Foliages blog, we intend to highlight not only information that we feel will be of interest to our customers, but also to highlight new items and how permanent botanicals canmake your life better.

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