Silk Bridal Bouquet Tools

Video Transcript

"The tools you're going to need to make a silk arrangement, the first one would be, and if you need it, is a bridal holder. And this is what it is, you can get it at any of the hobby stores, handles come in any different type of direction. But for silk you want to get a hard Styrofoam insert instead of a water insert. You'll need a pair of scissors if you're going to be using ribbon to cut a ribbon, nice and sharp, so that you get clean edges. Wire cutters, whether they're this type of a wire cutter, or something like this which is a little bit heavier, for heavier stems if you have weak muscles in your hand. This is what you use to cut the stems down. There's needle nose to help you get down into those tight little spots as well. The other thing you would use is glue. I particularly use a glue gun, which is a standard glue that you could buy at any of the craft stores. There is also a adhesive Oasis glue that a lot of people would feel comfortable using. If you use a hot glue gun, make sure you have water, so in case you burn yourself, you can shove your finger in there and it's instant relief. You also need wire if you're going to do long cascade type of a flowers, and the most important thing is that you need is a floral tape. Again, you can get it at any of the hobby stores, and it's to cover and put things together and it stretches to help hold it together. And that's what you basically need for the tools to put a bridal bouquet together."