Well, it’s about that time of year again when the leaves start to fall and we spend hours raking up the mess in the yard. Between the leaves and the rain it can be quite a messy task. Here at www.thesilkeffect.com we can’t do much about that problem but we can make your indoors feel like the great outdoors without all the mess. Bring the best part of nature back into your home with one of our affordable silk plants, trees or floral arrangements.  At our website you’ll find all kinds of decorating additions to inhance your home or office.

It’ll soon be that magical time of year again when family and friends gather to celebrate the holidays. Thanksgiving and Christmas are typically the warmest times of the year. Why not add to the warmth already captured in your home with our holiday offerings. Whether it’s a silk floral centerpiece for your dining room table or a fabulous wreath for your door these delightful arrangements will have your guests feeling the spirit of the season.

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Having plants in your home can be a great way to add life and nature to every room in your home or office.  However, caring for and maintaining those plants can be expensive and time consuming.  With a silk plant, you not only get the beauty of a live plant, but you don’t have to worry about the mess of transplanting or the worry of watering.  Plus, with an extensive collection ranging from artificial tropical plants to your simple yet elegant tabletop silk plant, you’ll be sure to find the silk plants you’re looking for right here.

Create an oasis in your home or office with our collection of lifelike silk plants. Virtually maintenance free, our plants will add warmth and softness to any room as well as adding a comfortable environment to work or relax. Our wide assortment of silk plants include everything from hanging plants, table top selections to enhance any room to artifical floor plants ideal for filling in larger empty corners and spaces.

Create an oasis in your home or office with our collection of lifelike silk plants. Virtually maintenance free, our plants can add a warmth and softness to any room that provides a comfortable environment to work or relax. Our wide assortment of silk plants includes everything from beautiful floral arrangements, candle assortments, silk plants & silk trees that are ideal for filling in larger empty corners and spaces.

Live plants need watering, furtilizing and dusting to maintain their beauty but our artificial florals are much simpler to care for.  First tip – Don’t buy those aerosol cans of compressed air. They are expensive and don’t last long. When time to dust a simple light vaccuming will clear the dust away.  Use a panty hose over the end of the hose to disfuse the strength of the air flow.  Or, if you feel your vaccum is to strong use a hair dryer set on the coolest setting to avoid the heat melting the glue holding the product together.

If extra cleaning is necessary try a cool water wash. Fill one side of your sink with cool water. It must be cool or at the least tepid. Hot water will melt the glue used to hold the leaf together. Add about a teaspoon of lemon dish detergent, which contains a small amount of bleach and is safe for all silk products and the lemon will help dissolve the grease and heavy dust.

Swish the silk product in the water. If the dirt is heavy, you may need to wipe it some while it is under water. You can damage the underside of the leaves with a heavy hand though so be careful. Be careful not to scrub, this can fray the edges of the material and the plant will look old and tattered.

Once cleaned, place the product on a towel or paper towel and blot it dry. If you rub it you’ll end up with the same effect as if you’d scrubbed it in the water so be gentle. Now place it back in it’s original container and let it finish air drying.

We recommend that if you’re cleaning a floral arrangement, remove and clean one stem at a time and replace it before cleaning the next. That will eliminate the need to have the arrangement re-designed.

Many people mistakenly believe that all artificial flowers look bad. Perhaps they only see ugly flower arrangements that definitely won’t make them fans of these products. But even real flowers arranged haphazardly can look unappealing.

Silk flowers are very beautiful. Unfortunately, the mistake commonly made by people when creating silk arrangement’s is that they simply dump bunches together without thought to the design. Learn from techniques used by florists when they make live floral arrangements. For instance, only group flowers with colors that complement each other and add extra floral leaves to give the arrangement more character.

When you’re attending a holiday gathering, whether with a variety of relatives, or just friends, it’s nice to bring a gift for your gracious host.  After all, they’ve spent considerable time cooking, cleaning, and preparing for guests in their home.  Here are a few gift ideas sure to impress a host, and ensure you are invited back next year!

~Silk Flowers– while fresh flowers aren’t always practical in the winter, a silk poinsettia or arrangement is sure to be a delight for the holidays and year round.

~Wine and Champagne – a fine wine or champagne is an excellent gift that can be shared by the host and everyone at the party.

~Butterscotch and Chocolate – these holiday treats are sure to be a delicious delight, whether in a small box for the host or a larger box for everyone to share.

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I often host dinner parties at my home and there’s nothing better than serving dinner on a beautifully decorated table. When I have guests over, I like to use one of my fancy tablecloths and display a centerpiece of flowers. Unfortunately, since the economy has been so bad lately my husband lost his job.

Because of this, I have had to scale back my decorating tastes. No more fresh flowers every week. As a trade off, I have started using silk flowers. I simply set up my table like usually and replace the fresh flower centerpiece with a silk flower bouquet The silk flowers are just as pretty as the real ones and they last a heck of a lot longer.