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Baby's Breath: 200 stems pictured for those who want to know. UPDATE page 2!!!

MrsA, on October 7, 2015 at 1:40 PM Posted in Do It Yourself 19 43

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I received the two boxes of baby's breath I ordered from Costco today. It was between Costco and Flower Explosion. I wanted the New Love variety of FE but felt safer with my familiarity of Costco which offers Million Star. I went with Costco in the end and I will say I am not disappointed. I ordered it to be delivered today (Wed 10/7, 3 days early) and it was....at 10:30 am as promised. It takes (5) 5 gallon buckets to hold it all and you have to purchase your own flower food! I prepared the water with a little bleach for bacteria and cut the stems at an angle under water. When I started considering BB I found tons of gorgeous images but still clueless how much I would need. For those of you considering it here is a picture of how much 200 stems is. I've yet to actually do anything, but I will add images as I do things. But I wanted to put it out there and give people an idea.

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Ally · on October 7, 2015 at 1:42 PM
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All the baby's breath!
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thefunbean · on October 7, 2015 at 1:46 PM
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It looks so pretty in those buckets!! Can't wait to see what you do with it! I love baby's breath.
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FFW · on October 7, 2015 at 1:47 PM
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Well update on how you use it.
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AG2005 · on October 7, 2015 at 1:49 PM
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Thanks for posting. I couldn't figure out how much I would need but I think 200 will be more than enough!
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Corinne_ · on October 7, 2015 at 1:50 PM
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Thank you so much for this! I'm gonna do lots of Baby's breath too and it's great to see how much that actually is!
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FutureMrsBrbr · on October 7, 2015 at 1:54 PM
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Thank you for the photo! It puts into perspective how much is actually there.
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MrsTex · on October 7, 2015 at 2:01 PM
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Thank you! I ordered the exact same amount with the fear I wouldn't have enough, now I feel better
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Amanda · on October 7, 2015 at 2:02 PM
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OooOooohhhhh AaaaAAAaaaaahhhhhhhh pretty!!!!!!
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Liraea · on October 7, 2015 at 2:23 PM
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Would you mind sharing how much this cost?
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MrsA · on October 7, 2015 at 2:37 PM
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Absolutely....You can buy a hundred stems for $89.99. You can also buy if you are NOT a member but they will charge you a $10 non-member fee...which I am not a member. So with 200 stems and the non-member fee and tax I paid $200.32. Without the fee: $190.

I'm glad people are finding this useful. I searched all over the net trying to put into perspective how much I needed to order. Thursday my FMIL and FSIL's are coming over to help arrange them. I will keep tabs on how many stems I used for each thing and post pictures to give people an idea of what # of stems looks like in an arrangement. And I will have different sizes.
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Reggie · on October 7, 2015 at 2:47 PM
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That's probably really helpful for people because it was so hard to know how much to order when it came to flowers. We ended up with WAY too much.
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Christina · on October 7, 2015 at 2:58 PM
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Wow, they look great @MrsA2B! So much more full than I would have imagined.

I can't wait to see how your arrangements turn out Please keep us posted!!
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Stacy · on October 8, 2015 at 8:53 PM
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Yeeeeeesssssss for this! Can't wait to see how you use it! This is very helpful!!
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Soon2B Mrs Shuey · on October 8, 2015 at 9:00 PM
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I will be doing the same...thanks for posting and I can't wait to see the pics.
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Lisa · on October 8, 2015 at 9:01 PM
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I wonder, can you order it from Sam's as well? We don't have a Costco around, but we do have a Sam's nearby
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LizzyC · on October 8, 2015 at 9:14 PM
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What a great resource thanks! I'm always like well wtf how far is 100 stems gonna go???
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Stacy · on October 9, 2015 at 9:25 AM
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You can get them from Sam's club as well. You order them in bulk from their website and the order is delivered to your door!
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LizS2485 · on October 9, 2015 at 9:50 AM
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Thank you! I'm planning on using mostly baby's breath with dried lavender to accent and I had no idea how much I would need or a price range (obviously I have a year but this is a great reference!)
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LizS2485 · on October 9, 2015 at 9:51 AM
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Can I ask what you are using it for? Bouquets, center pieces, everything?
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