I love getting flowers as a gift, but nothing beats buying flowers for myself.

I recently reviewed <a href="http://www.coolmompicks.com/2012/03/take_back_the_bouquet.php#more">a flower arranging kit </a>for work and it taught me two things:

1. Inexpensive flowers are just as nice as expensive ones (see my arrangement of tulips and daffodils from the grocery store above)

2. The right tools make all the diference

This isn't about your buying the kit I reviewed -- it's about not using incompetence as an excuse. I love flowers, but I hated the way they look when I arrange them at home. Truth be told, I also dislike the way florists arrange them sometimes -- I'm very particular about what I like (no! baby's! breaaaath!) -- and when I realized that all I really needed was some tape and a good pair of clipper, why! That has made ALL the difference.

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