Finished Bouquets in Plastic Cups (ready to be delivered)
Sorry I have been slow to post this week. I had a ground breaking for the Science Center at Cheyney University yesterday and it is Teacher Appreciation Week at school. I signed up to make 32 bouquets for the teachers at my kids’ school. I am not particularly crafty but I decided to pretend to be Martha for a couple of hours and put them together.
Goal: Create small pretty bouquets with at least one large flower in each
Budget: $50 tops
Breakdown:
Flowers:
3 bunches of Tulips: 3 x $6.99 (at the Grocery Store)
3 bunch of Wax Flowers: 3 x $3.99 (at the Grocery Store)
Ribbon:
2 spools of ribbon (1 thick roll (3 yards) & 2 thin role (10 yards) on sale at Michaels: 2 x $1.99
Total: $37
Tulip Leaf, Tulip, Wax Flower, Tulip Leaf, Thick & Thin Ribbon
Thick ribbon temporarily attached with pin
Finished Bouquet
Instructions:
1. Buy 1 type large flower & 1 type small flower in complementary colors.
2. Buy 2 types of ribbon (1 thick & 1 thin)
3. Put all of the flowers in a large vase or bucket
4. Cut smaller flowers into short pieces (These were about 9 inches)
5. Cut thick ribbon to about 4-6 inches (this will hold the bouquet together)
6. Cut thin ribbon to about 12″.
7. Pick out large flower and cut. I also used a leaf from each tulip to help wrap the back of the bouquet.
8. Add a couple of pieces of the smaller flower in front of large leaf.
9. Add large flower
10. Wrap with thick ribbon and fold over end. (Or you could use a rubber band underneath)
11. Pin temporarily in place.
12. Wrap with thin ribbon and tie.
13. Take out pin.
14. Place in water.
Thanks for sharing this idea and for breaking it down into manageable steps. They are so pretty and now they seem accessible as well.