Flower Bouquets

When flowers come to mind, the first image somebody conjures up will generally be a nice big floral bouquet filled with assorted colors and species.
Given as a gift, a bouquet is often dressed up to be as elaborate as can be. When used for events such as weddings, they often contrast with what somebody is wearing.
If they are stationary fixtures such as on a ledge, a flower bouquet will often complement the surrounding gardens, chapel or reception.

There are generally two types of bouquets – a wedding bouquet and a regular bouquet sent to a loved one or friend from a florist.

How to Make your Own Bouquet

Like anything arts and crafts related, if you’re motivated and have a touch of creativity and practical skills, creating your own bouquet can be enjoyable and satisfying, and of course you can create the exact style you’re after.
In essence, a bouquet of flowers isn’t really that complex. It’s a bunch of flowers and plants wrapped together with tape. It may also be wrapped with paper on the outside.

1. Bundle the flowers and stems together into one neat package by hand. Tie a few rubber bands at the top, midsection and bottom of the stems in order to keep them loosely tied for the reinforced tape.

2. Depending on the materials you have, to bind the stems together you can either -
• If you have floral tape (which you can purchase from brick & mortar florists or general hardware stores), this is the ideal option as it becomes adhesive naturally when stretched. It also tends to come in a natural green.
• Otherwise, you can use any other form of tape – mask tape and duct tape aren’t pretty, but can easily be covered with paper and lacing.
• Wire can also be used, but is far less efficient than tape.

3. Wet some paper towels and wrap them around the base of the cut flower stems. This will provide them with some form of water to keep them from wiltering as long as conveniently possible.

4. Many people struggle with getting the paper looking as fluent and crease free as an expert florist does. If you’re wrapping wax paper, place the bundled bouquet on a flat surface, wrap the flower evenly and tie another rubber band at the bottom.

For extra style, you can but a diagonal strip in the wrapping paper to add some flair to the bouquet – or simply wrap the bouquet with un-cut paper on a 30 degree angle. If you’re not confident in doing this yourself, florist stores often sell their own pre-designed floral cones to make the process easier.

Pictures of Flower Bouquets