Easter is just around the corner! Time to get your house ready. Of course, you can do that with Easter branches with Easter ornaments, painted eggshells and an Easter Wreath, but there is more. In this article we’ll share 5 fun DIY ideas!

5x DIY Easter decoration

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Mini Orchids are ideal to use as Easter decorations because they don’t take up a lot of space. This is perfect because the table is probably already filled with the Easter brunch! For example, place the small plants in empty egg shells, and you have a very easy but cute Easter decoration.

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Easter centerpiece

If you glue a few empty eggshells together, you can make a wreath! It looks so cute, right? Place the wreath in a big bowl, place a bit of moss in the middle, put a few flowers in the eggshells and you’re done. Click here for the DIY.

From egg to candle

Another fun idea with empty eggshells: use them as mini candle holders! Start by spraying the egg carton in a colour of your choice. Peel the eggshells halfway open to fit the tea lights. When the egg carton is dry, place a bit of moss in it, follow with the eggshells and tea lights, and add some extra decoration. Click here for the DIY.

Orchid kokedama

Another nice Easter decoration with an Orchid: a kokedama. You can make this by wrapping moss around the root ball of the plant. Use an Orchid in an Easter colour to make sure it fits your other Easter decorations. Click here for the DIY.

Bunny napkins

You may need a little while, but once you get how to fold napkins into Easter bunnies, they will become the eye-catcher of the Easter table. Watch the video below and you’ll master it in no time! You’ll find the DIY here.

Need more inspiration? Also read: Orchids as a feature on the Easter table

Do it yourself: an impressive plant arrangement with orchids as the radiant centrepiece! How do you make it? You can read about it here or in the video below.

Items needed for your plant arrangement with orchids:

• Potting soil
• Flowerpot
• Trowel
• 2 mini Tillandsias Cyanea
• 2 Bromeliads
• 2 orchids Phalaenopsis
• 2 smaller orchids Phalaenopsis
• 1 Medinilla
• 3 Codiaeums
• Branches

Step-by-step:

Step 1: Half-fill a large pot with potting soil.
Step 2: Remove the plastic pots from the plants and immerse them in a bowl of water.
Step 3: Distribute the plants diagonally across the pot.
Step 4: Press them down firmly with some extra potting soil.
Step 5: Distribute the plants until the pot is nicely filled, and leave some space in the middle for the orchids.
Step 6: Place the orchids in the centre of the pot. Make sure that a little orchid soil remains between the roots.
Step 7: Place the mini-orchids on the edge of the pot and drape some of the roots over the edge.
Step 8: Water the arrangement if the soil feels dry or the plants start to droop.

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Time for winter inspiration with orchids. These plants are perfectly suited to interiors that make you feel at home and are essentially a reflection of your own character. This time we have gone for trendy, warm colours, prints and a personal touch by choosing crazy and distinctive accessories. No obvious styling, just surprising and dynamic combinations time and time again. Because that is where orchids come to the fore! We hope that we will inspire you and that you will soon have a head full of ideas for your home. You’ll start to look at your own interior and orchids through different eyes! We also hope to challenge you to get creative with your plants and your surroundings with our latest festive photos and DIY ideas!

Winter: time for new inspiration with orchids!

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Decorating your Christmas table with flowering plants like orchids can add a festive and natural touch to your Christmas decorations. Here are some ideas to incorporate orchids into your table decorations to steal the show at Christmas dinner this year. Read on and get inspired for orchid style ideas for a blooming Christmas table.

A dining table full of colour

The dining table is a place where you gather with loved ones. A place that, especially during the holidays, deserves extra attention and decoration! And what better way to do that than with orchids in warm, cheerful colours? For example, create smaller groups by combining the plants with twigs and candle holders.

Read also: A Christmas tree of orchids

Want to really go all out? Then go for a centrepiece by putting several orchids together on the table.

Photo: Thejoyofplants.co.uk

This Christmas we are doing things differently, we’re going all-out. The festive season is the ultimate pleasurable part of the winter. And even more so if your interior enhances the Christmas atmosphere. How do you do this? Be dazzled by orchids! Thanks to their versatility and luxurious appearance, Christmas has never been so atmospheric. To inspire you, we have listed 5 DIY Christmas decorations with orchids. Because making them yourself is even more fun than buying them!

A suitable orchid for every occasion

The dark, chilly days call for warm colours, luxurious prints, details and lush greenery to carry you away. Orchids adapt perfectly to this atmosphere and each different variety can add the finishing touches to any occasion or space. The lush Cymbidium and Cattleya create a fabulous feeling and fill every empty space perfectly. Phalaenopsis, Dendrobium and Paphiopedilum shine majestically on tables and complete the look. Vanda sways festively in every corner and cupboard and pouts with its colourful flowers and aerial roots. The delicate flowers of Cambria, Oncidium and other special varieties take care of the details and fit beautifully anywhere, even by the Christmas tree!

DIY: 5 Christmas decorations with orchids

To make the holidays even more fun, we came up with 5 festive Christmas decorations with orchids, that you can easily make yourself before or during the holidays (or any other occasion). They’re ideal to make the table, the gifts or your living/dining room even more beautiful.

DIY gift wrapping with orchid

Are you going to give Christmas presents? To make giving extra special, we came up with a cute DIY with pretty paper and the most beautiful flowers. For this DIY project, we used the Vanda, Cambria, Cymbidium Cascade and Oncidium. Read in this article how to make such a beautiful gift box yourself or watch the video for instructions:

DIY plant arrangement with orchid

We also made a modern version of the Christmas decoration, with the most beautiful green plants combined with a Phalaenopsis as a radiant centerpiece. Read the instructions for this plant arrangement in this article, or watch the video:

DIY orchid in a bell jar

This orchid in a bell jar will create sparkles in every room! A beautiful bell jar filled with twigs, greenery and the impressive Paphiopedilum. And you can easily make it yourself. We’ll explain how you can do this in no time at all in this article. Too tricky? Watch the video:

DIY Christmas place cards with orchids

Looking for a fun way to make Christmas place cards? We created a DIY idea especially for a festive holiday table: mugs filled with mini orchids and a golden name tag to make everyone’s place setting extra special. Fancy having a crafty afternoon? Then follow the steps in this article or watch the video for instructions:

Thanks to: Home Stock Rotterdam, HAY Rotterdam

DIY scented sticks with Cambria and tuberose

Are you ready for compliments on the way your home smells? With these DIY scented sticks with Cambria and tuberose, you can bring the smell of winter into your home in 4 simple steps. This way you don’t only enjoy the lovely smells of this season outside, but also inside. Read the instructions in this article!

Photo: Thejoyofplants.co.uk

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Giving is more fun than receiving. Isn’t that right? To make giving extra special, we have come up with a cool DIY idea for gift wrapping with orchids, using beautiful paper and the prettiest orchid flowers. For this DIY project, we used Vanda, Cambria, Cymbidium Cascade and Oncidium. Have a look to find out how you make such beautiful gifts yourself or check the video below for instructions.

DIY: Gift wrapping with orchids

Items needed:

• Different orchids
• Pruning shears
• Water tubes for flower stems
• Wrapping paper
• Ribbon, twine and/or gold wire
• Adhesive tape or glue
• Scissors

Step 1: Wrap the gifts in nice wrapping paper and cut a couple of flower stems from the orchid of your choice.
Step 2: Wrap the gifts and wrap a festive ribbon around the gift, secure with a dab of glue.
Step 3: Lay the orchid on the gift and fold the ribbon over it. Secure it on the back with glue.
Step 4: Insert the orchid’s stem into a flower test tube with water to make it last longer.
Step 5: Wrap gold wire around the gift and insert the stem.
Step 6: Repeat this with as many gifts as you like! Use different orchid species for variety.

Read also: How to make orchids rebloom again?

This orchid in a bell jar will create sparkles in every room! And you can easily make it yourself. We’ll explain how you can do this in no time at all. Too tricky? Watch the video.

Items needed:

• Orchid: Paphiopedilum
• Moss
• Twigs
• Bell jar
• Bell jar base or stand
• Pruning shears
• Bowl of water to immerse your orchid
• Waste bin for wood chips

Step 1: Distribute the moss across the base of the bell jar.
Step 2: Remove the plastic pot from the orchid and remove the loose soil.
Step 3: Immerse the orchid’s roots in a bowl of water.
Step 4: Place the orchid firmly on the moss.
Step 5: Add the branch to the orchid and attach with a piece of wire.
Step 6: Place the bell jar over the orchid. Use a water spray to water the orchid from time to time.
Step 7: Insert a twig between the bell jar and the base so that the glass does not fog up.

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Looking for a fun way to make Christmas place cards? We have created a DIY idea, especially for a festive holiday table: mugs filled with mini orchids and a golden name tag to make everyone’s place setting extra special. Fancy having a crafty afternoon? Then follow the steps below or watch the video below, to make Christmas place cards with orchids!

DIY: Christmas place cards with Orchids

These place cards with orchids are perfect for a festive holiday table! They look stunning but are easy to make.

Necessities

• Mini Phalaenopsis orchid
• Mugs
• Orchid potting soil
• Bowl of water to immerse your orchid
• Beautiful thick paper
• Printer and nice font (or handwritten)
• Scissors
• Satay stick
• Glue / Pritt stick
• Tassel
• Gold foil
• Gold foil glue

Step 1: Fill the jars or mugs with orchid potting soil.
Step 2: Remove the plastic pot from the orchid and immerse it in a bowl of water.
Step 3: Place the orchid in the jar and press it down with orchid potting soil.
Step 4: Distribute a few strands of Tillandsia or moss across the pot to fill it up.
Step 5: Write or print the guests’ names on a rectangular piece of paper. Make sure you can fold the paper around a skewer and secure it like a flag.
Step 6: Cut a triangle off the corner of the flag that you’ve made.
Step 7: Spread a little glue on the end of the flag with a brush and apply the gold leaf.
Step 8: Brush over the gold foil so that only the tip of the flag remains gold and the rest of the gold foil comes off.
Step 9: Insert your name flag in the pot with the orchid.

Looking for more Christmas DIY inspiration? Have a look at 5 Christmas decorations with orchids

Perfumer and co-founder of Nose Store Nicolas Cloutier is fascinated by the orchid: “The orchid is a very mysterious flower that fascinates me. The flower has a sexual connotation due to what it looks like and in literature. This makes me think of Proust, who used the expression ‘make Cattleya’ whenever he talked about love. These flowers, some of which smell a bit of vanilla and greenery, grow in trees, as if from an enchanted forest, like in our imagination.

Nicolas Cloutier is fascinated by the orchid

The orchid in its natural habitat

The orchid has a prominent spot at Nose, including in the jasmine we have outside as if it were in its natural habitat. At home, I have jasmine in the bathroom, where they get enough light, not too direct, and it is nice and humid. The Cattleya is my favourite, because of what Proust said about it… and that inspires me tremendously!”, said Nicolas Cloutier.

Nose Store

Nicolas Cloutier, co-founder of Nose Store. Nose is a beauty concept store and webshop, which focuses solely on designer brands and one main idea: diagnosing the right perfume for the customer.

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