Do-It-Yourself Inexpensive Flower Bouquet
It's one thing to spend lots of money on a wedding dress for your big day or for a valuable dream gift for that special occasion, but it's quite another to spend it on something nature already gives you for free. If your goal is to plan a beautiful wedding on a budget or give a beautiful and meaningful gift without spending lots of money, the easiest place to cut corners is with do-it-yourself flower bouquets. Skip the florist, gather your own flowers, buy a few inexpensive supplies and get ready to create beautiful flower bouquets yourself.
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Things You'll Need
- Stem stripper
- Floral preserving solution
- Floral wire
- Wire cutter
- Floral tape
- Ribbon
- Hot glue gun
Instructions
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Remove damaged petals, thorns and excess foliage with a stem stripper (available at your local garden supply store).
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Soak fresh flowers in a preserving solution for several hours before you plan to work with them.
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Take one stem with one hand and place it in your other, and add stems, one by one, to that hand until you get to four.
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Arrange the four stems into a square pattern (a flower pair above a flower pair).
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Add more stems, one at a time, to the bouquet. Keep these a little lower than the square of four stems. Keep adding until it looks like a dome.
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Wrap floral wire in a spiral down the length of the stems. Start at the top and keep the wire loose. Be sure to stop at least 1 inch from the bottom of the stems. Floral wire helps support weak stems.
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Cut the wire, and wrap floral tape around the top of the stems as close to the top as you can. Keep it secure.
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Keep wrapping the floral tape in a spiral motion down the length of the stems. Keep it tight to avoid any wrinkles or exposed wire.
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Cut a piece of ribbon so that it is approximately three times longer than the stems.
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Tuck the end of the ribbon inside the floral tape at the top of the stems, and wrap the ribbon in a spiral motion down the length of the stems.
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Secure the ribbon with hot glue when you reach 1 inch from the bottom of the stems.
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Tuck the ribbon under the bottom of the stems and begin to wrap the tape upward on top of the previous spiral.
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Secure the floral tape at the top of the stems with a hot glue gun.
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Wrap a separate piece of ribbon around the top of the stems and tie into a bow.
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Tips & Warnings
When arranging the flowers, try standing in front of a mirror and holding the bouquet as you would if you were in a bridal party. This will help you see the bouquet from the onlookers' perspective.
References
- Photo Credit bouquet 5 image by Nathalie P from Fotolia.com
