Original handmade gifts are back in fashion! The capabilities of modern needlewomen allow them to create real masterpieces from familiar objects. To surprise your friends with an unusual gift, you can make bouquets of sweets with your own hands. By spending a few evenings you can really surprise the birthday boy, as well as acquire a useful and exciting hobby. Step-by-step instructions for creating individual elements, as well as creative ideas for the overall design of such beauty are presented in our article.
Of course, one of the main stages of creating any masterpiece is careful preparation. Beautiful bouquets of candies require a certain mood and even inspiration, so you must first stock up on candies in bright packaging, suitable materials for creativity, and a good mood.
If you look at photos of successful crafts, you can highlight individual decorative elements and flower arrangements. You can create a suitable bouquet from separately prepared flowers according to the principle of making a real composition.
For this you will not need a lot of materials, an approximate list of which is presented below.
- Candies of the selected assortment.
- Corrugated and colored paper, organza, foil or ribbons for a beautiful “flower” design. Beads, satin ribbons, cords and ready-made figures are also used for additional decoration of the bouquet.
- Packaging, mesh or just a piece of fabric to create a bouquet packaging.
- Barbecue sticks or toothpicks if you plan to make flowers on stems.
- Foam rubber or polystyrene for fastening. You can use hardened polyurethane foam.
- A glue gun makes such work much easier.
- Adhesive tape for fixing, and you need to purchase several varieties at once: transparent, paper and colored.
- If necessary, you can use ready-made containers: vases, flower pots and decorative dishes. A bouquet of sweets in a basket will be a wonderful interior decoration and will leave a long-lasting memory of the giver.
If you use small-diameter wire for the frame, you need to consider ways to disguise it. In addition to the above materials, you can come up with your own design, as well as additional decor. These can be bows, paper butterflies and flowers, as well as small soft toys. A do-it-yourself autumn bouquet of sweets looks original, based on real leaves treated with paraffin.
You will also need a tool for the job. These are regular scissors, paper glue and small pliers if wire is used. In addition, you may need a glue gun for fastening large parts and spare rods for it.
Sheets of cardboard, ready-made dishes and wicker baskets can be used to decorate the work. Original bouquets of sweets are obtained by using interior items, fabric crafts and other tricks.
There are simply no limits to imagination, so take a close look at the possible elements.
How to make candy bouquets for beginners
Creating such an original gift requires a preliminary “test of the pen”, so be sure to practice creating simple elements and individual flowers. They are classified very simply: they use original names and models that are as similar as possible to the standard, as well as fantasy flowers, the production of which only requires a good idea.
The step-by-step process of creating individual flowers for a bouquet is described below.
Simple DIY candy bouquet
Having prepared everything you need and decided on the execution of the necessary element, you can practice on the simplest flower. Attaching candies is carried out in several ways. For beginners, the easiest way is to use products wrapped like a truffle. The long ends make it easier to attach, and the candy itself looks quite bright and impressive.
Then you need to cut out the petals of the required shape from corrugated paper. The mounting, size and color of the petals are chosen depending on your imagination. Some ideas can be seen in the photos below.
To properly decorate the resulting bouquet, you can make additional decorations. Several techniques for effectively framing decorative elements are presented below.
It is better to select candy bouquets for beginners from the simplest elements. Each flower must be made carefully, without visible flaws. It is best to use several types of sweets at once, selecting them according to the artist’s artistic intent.
Original ideas and tips for their implementation are presented below. The easiest way to start creating is to be inspired by the successful crafts of accomplished masters and craftswomen. After you have perfectly mastered the art of creating bouquets of candy, the master class will be taken from you.
Small bouquets of sweets
Such a gift would be appropriate for congratulating a large number of people, for example, a work team or a kindergarten group. It’s not difficult to make such mini bouquets of sweets, especially if you think through the range of products in advance.
For miniature products, it is necessary to select the appropriate sizes of sweets, including multi-colored dragees, which look very original in transparent packaging.
Options for small bouquets are presented in the photo.
To decorate such beauty in an original way, you can use ceramic dishes of bright colors, wicker baskets and even glasses. This would be a great idea for a candy bouquet for a teacher, as well as a birthday gift.
How to make beautiful bouquets of candy
If you have already practiced creating simple and small bouquets of sweets, and your loved ones liked the sweet composition you made, then you can safely start making more complex and beautiful compositions. We will introduce you to some examples below.
Bouquet of sweets for a wedding
A good idea to surprise a young couple would be to give them an original handmade gift. This could be a touching cake or a bridal bouquet, as well as a beautiful thematic sculpture, decorated in the proper perspective. A wedding bouquet of sweets is often complemented by figurines of the newlyweds or soft toys.
You can give a hint to the new family by decorating the craft with baby figures made of polymer clay, which are often used to decorate birthday cakes. Or make it in the form of a pacifier for a baby.
Several ideas for successful decoration, for example, a bouquet of Raffaello chocolates for a wedding celebration. This gift is also suitable for a romantic evening, as well as congratulations on Valentine's Day.
You can decorate the gift with a photo of the couple, as well as thematic symbols (rings, cards and other attributes).
New Year's candy bouquets
Winter holidays cannot be imagined without a sweet treat. Photos of successful crafts demonstrate the ability to make sweet bouquets of sweets on a bottle of champagne.
There is no shame in coming to visit with such a surprise. This will also help to decorate the New Year's table in an unusual way, because such decor will be appropriate and original.
The easiest and most affordable way to make an elegant Christmas tree is to decorate a regular cardboard cone with a variety of sweets. To do this, it must be at least 30-50 centimeters high. Starting from the top and in a spiral, you need to screw Christmas tree tinsel onto it, securing it in several places with tape. After this, candies are hung on the “Christmas tree” in random order using small pieces of adhesive tape or paper clips. The brighter and more varied the wrappers are, the more interesting the composition will be.
Bouquet of sweets for children
This decoration would be a wonderful gift for a child. A bouquet of sweets for a girl can be made in the shape of a Barbie doll dress, as well as a favorite cartoon character. Some ideas are shown in the photo below.
A bouquet of sweets in a basket would be appropriate, but for boys we offer an original version of their favorite activities.
Be sure to make children's bouquets of sweets bright, and also take into account the tastes of the birthday boy.
You should not use “adult” sweets flavored with alcohol, or too dark chocolate.
A pleasant surprise for the baby will be the additional equipment of the bouquet with a soft toy, as well as a photo of the hero of the occasion. You can also use a kinder surprise when decorating.
Bouquet of sweets for a man
Your loved one will definitely like this gift, especially if you add something special to the idea. It could be your favorite football, computer game, or even a memorable gift. If you are going to a birthday party with such a surprise, you can also make a secret compartment for candies or use a ready-made box of sufficient depth for this.
The most popular are thematic gifts and original designs.
Representatives of the stronger sex can also additionally decorate the gift with a bottle of good alcohol, your favorite perfume, or simply provide a greeting bouquet with a card with money. A good idea for a man's gift would be a modified tree - topiary, which is sure to please with its original design.
You have already learned how to make bouquets of sweets, but other information will be very useful here. It is advisable to watch at least one video for beginners, and also pre-select a “standard” in the photo.
As in every business, there are secrets and nuances. Many craftswomen learn about their existence from their own experience, and we will tell you about them right now.
Basic tricks for creating a bouquet of sweets:
- Using corrugated paper, you can manually give the product the desired contour. To do this, simply straighten the fold or bulge with your fingers. The edge of the paper can be wrapped around a pencil to smooth out the outline, and you can also “curl” individual elements of the flower with a knitting needle.
- To attach the flower to the stem, it is best to use special decorative tape. If you don't have one, you can use a strip of corrugated paper lightly moistened with water. By slightly pressing it with your fingers, you can achieve a tight fastener, especially if thread was previously used.
- The base for a bouquet of sweets should be quite stable, but not very heavy, because together with the sweets such a gift will be too heavy. Styrofoam glued to a piece of cardboard is ideal. To work with polyurethane foam, it is advisable to make a contour of paper or cardboard, where the foam will be placed until it hardens.
- For shaped crafts, it is best to cut out a shape from polystyrene or foam in advance, wrap the visible parts with foil or corrugated paper, and only then decorate with candies.
- It is appropriate to decorate candy bouquets for Teacher's Day using real leaves, pre-treated with melted paraffin. This way they will not only keep their shape well, but also last longer.
- A basket for a bouquet can also be made from sweets, using flat tiles in individual packages. To give the product rigidity, chocolate bars can be glued onto a folded sheet of cardboard or a finished box.
When choosing the main components for the upcoming work, you should not stop at one type of sweets. Chocolate bouquets of candies are varied, so you can vary and combine different types. Multi-colored marmalade pieces in transparent packaging, as well as candies without packaging, look great.
Small flat tiles are suitable for creating frames, as well as “building” material for sweet houses. By turning on your imagination, you can adequately play up the birthday boy’s favorite sweets, as well as create a unique masterpiece using the simplest and most affordable materials.
A sweet bouquet of sweets with your own hands is a great gift for a loved one on any occasion.
It is appropriate to give it to a child or mother, or as a surprise to newlyweds. Almost everyone loves sweets, and such a spectacular presentation will definitely surprise and intrigue. Our article presented step-by-step master classes on how to make a bouquet of sweets, and also considered original options for congratulations.
Quite often, in order to present an original gift, you have to work hard. It can take days, weeks and even months to think about and search for a suitable gift for a loved one. Especially if you remember that the combination of a good, original and at the same time inexpensive gift is rare. In this case, handmade gifts come to the rescue, which can be beautiful, practical, and budget-friendly at the same time. For example, a sweet bouquet of candies is a great DIY gift option for both children and adults. Despite the keyword “bouquet”, this gift can be made in the form of a basket, doll, heart, car or ship. The first three options are ideal for the birthday of a mother, beloved wife or little girl. But sweet cars and other equipment will certainly win men’s hearts. Despite the apparent complexity, making a candy bouquet is very easy and simple: from corrugated paper, ribbons, fabric, cardboard of different colors and similar improvised materials. As for the “filling”, it is better to choose tasty and expensive candies for the bouquet, for example, Raffaello or Ferreroroche. This will give your gift presentability and sophistication. You will find master classes with step-by-step photos on making bouquets of candy for beginners below.
Easy DIY candy bouquet for beginners - step by step photo
The first version of a very easy DIY candy bouquet for beginners is also suitable for children. To make it you will need small square or round candies of different colors. The minimum number of candy flowers for a DIY bouquet in this easy tutorial for beginners is about 5-7 pieces.
Necessary materials for an easy DIY candy bouquet for beginners
- candies
- double-sided colored cardboard
- paints and brush
- skewers
- double sided tape
- scissors
- template for petals
Step-by-step instructions for an easy do-it-yourself bouquet with sweets for beginning craftsmen
- First we make stems for future flowers. To do this, paint the skewers green and let them dry completely.
- Using a template, we cut out flower blanks from cardboard, for example, in the shape of a chamomile. The size of the petals should match the size of the selected candies.
- Glue the resulting petal blanks to the stems and leave until dry.
- Let's move on to decorating the flowers. We secure the candy on each petal with double-sided tape. We decorate the center of the flower using candy of a contrasting color.
- All that remains is to cut out and attach green cardboard leaves to the stems. Ready!
Sweet bouquet of ribbons and sweets for mom’s birthday - step-by-step lesson with photos
A sweet birthday gift for mom can be original if you arrange it in the form of a bouquet of ribbons and sweets. Such a bouquet can act as an independent gift, or as a tasty addition to the main present. Find out how to make a sweet bouquet of sweets and ribbons for a birthday gift for your mother in the step-by-step lesson below.
Necessary materials for a sweet bouquet of sweets and ribbons for mom's birthday
- round shaped candies
- wide organza ribbons
- corrugated paper
- scotch
- wire
- narrow golden ribbon
Step-by-step instructions for a sweet bouquet of ribbons and candies for mom's birthday
- Our sweet bouquet will consist of candy flowers decorated with gold paper and airy ribbons. Therefore, at the first stage, we wrap each candy in golden corrugated paper so that at the bottom we get a small tail.
- We also wrap the thin wire, which will become the basis for the flower stems, in paper and secure it with tape. We connect both blanks.
- Now we move on to the formation of buds. We make them from a wide ribbon, which we wrap around the core of the flower several times, forming petals. We secure the buds with a thin golden ribbon.
- When all the flowers are ready, we collect them in one bouquet and wrap the stems with tape in several places.
- At the end, we make a beautiful packaging bag from corrugated paper of a contrasting color and insert a ready-made bouquet of candy flowers into it.
Beautiful bouquet of corrugated paper and sweets with your own hands - master class with photos
Corrugated paper is the main material for decorating beautiful bouquets of sweets with your own hands. For example, in the next master class, using this material you can create a very delicate and tasty bouquet of snowdrops. Such a beautiful bouquet of sweets and corrugated paper with your own hands will be an excellent gift for any woman.
Necessary materials for a beautiful bouquet of corrugated paper and sweets
- oblong-shaped sweets, such as truffles
- wooden skewers
- scotch
- corrugated paper
- threads
- scissors
- soft wrapping paper
- ribbon for decoration
Step-by-step instructions for a DIY bouquet made from corrugated paper and candies
- The best candies for this lesson are those that are oblong in shape, like truffles. Their packaging allows you to easily attach sweets to skewers.
- We insert the skewer inside the tail of the candy and secure this structure with tape.
- Then take a small piece of white paper and make a bow, as shown in the photo below. This is a blank for the petals.
- We slightly straighten the edges of the workpiece and fix the petals with threads.
- For one snowdrop you will need three such bow blanks.
- We cut out long narrow blanks for leaves from green paper.
- We fix the leaf near the base of the bud. Then we decorate the entire stem with a thin long ribbon of corrugated paper.
- Using a similar pattern, we make the remaining flowers.
- We wrap the finished flowers in bright paper and decorate the bouquet with a beautiful ribbon.
Original do-it-yourself bouquet of paper and candies “Roses” - step-by-step master class with photos
Another original version of a sweet bouquet of sweets with your own hands can be made from paper roses. The flowers in this tutorial are voluminous and very similar to real flowers. Learn more about how to make an original bouquet of sweets and paper “Roses” with your own hands in a step-by-step master class with photos below.
Necessary materials for an original do-it-yourself candy bouquet “Roses”
- candies
- corrugated paper
- skewers
- scissors
Step-by-step instructions for an original do-it-yourself bouquet of “Roses” made from sweets and paper
- To make one rose you will need: 1 square (10 by 10 cm), 4 rectangles (3 by 10 cm), 6 rectangles (8 by 12 cm). These blanks need to be made from pink paper. Another small rectangle will need a green tint.
- Each pink blank needs to be given a rounded shape, like the petals in the photo below.
- Then we wrap the candy in the largest blank so that we get a bud.
- Glue the bud to the skewer.
- We take smaller petals and wrap them around the bud, forming slightly curled edges, like a real rose.
- Moving in a circle, we attach all the petals to the bud.
- At the end, cut out a sepal from a green rectangle and glue it to the base of the bud. Ready! On average, a beautiful bouquet may require from 5 to 12 such roses.
How to make a beautiful bouquet of “Doll” sweets for a girl, video
A beautiful bouquet of sweets can also be an original gift for a girl, for example, if you make a dress out of it for a doll. Such an unusual and at the same time delicious serving will definitely delight the little princess. Learn more about how to make a beautiful bouquet of “Doll” sweets for a girl in the video below.
An original bouquet for a boy made of sweets in the shape of a car or a ship - master classes with video
An original bouquet of sweets can be prepared for a boy, for example, in the form of a ship or a car. Of course, such a birthday gift will require effort and creativity. But this sweet surprise will be remembered by the hero of the occasion for a long time. Step-by-step instructions for an original bouquet of sweets for a boy in the form of a car and a ship can be found in the video below.
A beautiful bouquet of homemade sweets is an excellent sweet birthday gift for both adults and children. If desired, a candy bouquet can be made in the shape of a heart for a loved one, a basket of flowers for mom, a doll for a girl, a car or a ship for a boy. We hope that our step-by-step master classes with photos and videos on making light and simple bouquets from corrugated paper, ribbons and candies will help even beginners master this technique. Give not just roses, but bouquets of sweets, for example, Raffaello or Ferrero Rocher!
Hello again, my guests! I continue to take photographs out of my chest, as I did DIY candy roses and tell you step by step about each stage.
The simplest candy composition is a basket of roses, you can make buds, you can make open buds. So let's get started!
For the candy basket you will need:
Corrugated paper (red and marsh color)
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Floral wire
Tape
Wicker basket (you can also buy a wicker basket in my online store)
Penoplex (or polystyrene foam)
Candy (I used "Autumn Waltz")
Satin ribbons
For pounds: organza, toothpicks, double-sided tape, stapler)
Tools (glue gun, pliers, scissors)
I always start by preparing a basket. I cut out the foam plastic for the basket, glue it to the bottom with a hot gun, and glue a handle if necessary.
We stretch the edges of the narrow workpiece, and in the second workpiece we stretch the middle. Next, fold the edges in with a skewer.
We wrap our candy in a narrow piece and secure it with tape. Next, we wrap our bud in a second blank and also secure it with tape.
We cut out the leaves from the greenish corrugation as follows, and also fix them with tape.
We cut the floral wire (I always use 1.2) into 3 parts. We cut the base of the bud with scissors, apply hot glue to the cut and insert a wire into the bud.
We take a strip of greenish corrugation and use hot glue to wrap the stem of our rose.
We trim the roses to the desired height and insert them into the foam. We insert COUNTIES between the roses. See. In my new Master Classes you will see how I make bouquets without using a single pound)))
We continue to insert pounds and roses!
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What to give to your dear mother or grandmother, what to give to your beloved on March 8? “Flowers,” you answer. Indeed, flowers are a wonderful gift for a woman on a holiday. “Candy,” others will add. That's right, candy is also a win-win option. Let's combine two ideal gifts for March 8th and give a bouquet of sweets with our own hands! And it’s easy and simple to make even for beginners; in this article you will find a master class with a step-by-step description of how to make a bouquet of sweets. Our bouquet will consist of tulips and irises. Below we will tell you how to make tulips and irises from corrugated paper.
How to make a bouquet of sweets master class
We will need corrugated paper blue and yellow,
“Martian” candies - one candy for each flower in the bouquet
Basket and foam
We will also prepare a ruler, thread, tape, scissors, double-sided tape, wire cutters, 0.9 mm wire
To decorate the basket you need ribbons, butterflies, decorative flowers, leaves
Decorate the perimeter of the basket with ribbon or tea bags.
Making irises from corrugated paper
In order to make an iris flower from corrugated paper, we need wire. We measure 10 centimeters.
To better fix the corrugated paper flower, wrap the end of the wire with double-sided tape.
We attach the candy to the wire by the “tail” and wrap it with thread
We cut out three rectangles measuring 2.5 cm by 7.5 cm from blue paper - these are the future iris petals.
Cut out flower petals from corrugated paper.
We twist the paper flower petals a little with scissors.
We wrap the petals of the iris flower to the stem with threads.
Cut out the petals again.
We draw out the edge and center of each petal for a bouquet of sweets with our own hands.
We wrap three large petals around the flower, forming an iris flower.
We wrap the stem of a paper flower with tape.
Our first iris for a bouquet of sweets is ready!
Corrugated paper tulip
Now we will make a tulip with our own hands for a bouquet of sweets.
In order to make a tulip from corrugated paper, cut out a rectangle measuring 6 cm by 7.5 cm, and for the second layer, three rectangles 3 cm by 7.5 cm.
By analogy with the iris, we cut out the petals. To do this, fold a large rectangle along the corrugation line into three equal parts and cut it out as shown in the photo.
We pull out the middle of each tulip petal from the paper.
We tie it to the stem with the candy. We learned above how to make a stem with candy using the example of iris.
For the second layer of tulip petals, cut out three petals according to the shape shown below.
The middle of each tulip petal needs to be pulled out of paper.
We wrap the petals with threads in a checkerboard pattern relative to the first row, and wrap the stem of the tulip made of corrugated paper with tape.
Video: How to make a bouquet of corrugated paper candies
Text prepared by: Veronica
Handmade is now in fashion and appreciated more than ever! You can surprise a loved one, a work colleague or a small child with a handmade gift. And modern opportunities for needlework are so wide that they allow you to create truly original and unique gifts.
If you want to see sincere emotions in the eyes of the recipient, we recommend trying to make an unusual candy bouquet. Non-standard surprises in this design will not only be pleasing to the eye, but will also become a delicious treat for tea.
You won’t spend more than a few hours of active work making it, but you will truly surprise those around you. Oddly enough, often this type of activity develops into a hobby and even a form of income.
Today there are many variations of such bouquets: with sweets and tea, with sweets and fruits, etc. But in our article we will tell you the most famous instructions on how to make a bouquet of sweets yourself at home.
Necessary materials for making bouquets
After looking through dozens of pages of interesting photos of candy bouquets, it’s easy to come to a conclusion about the most commonly used products for work.
An approximate list of required materials and tools:
- Candies of the required assortment (can be completely different in color, shape and size).
- Corrugated paper, simple colored sheets, it is possible to use colored foil, various ribbons, beads, etc.
- Kraft paper is now fashionable for wrapping bouquets.
- Long skewers and toothpicks are used as a base for the flower stem.
- A glue gun saves a lot of time and effort.
- Of course, you can’t do without a few rolls of tape.
Pineapple bouquet
You can give a very cute and creative gift to a friend or child - a candy pineapple bouquet. Such a simple work can be created using just a plastic water bottle - this will be our basis.
For work you will need:
- plastic “pot-bellied” bottle 1.5-2 liters;
- for convenience, a glue gun or regular glue;
- corrugated paper in green shades;
- candies in gold foil.
The working process
First, you need to take a previously prepared clean bottle as the basis of our future bouquet and cut it crosswise into two parts in a ratio of 1/3 and 2/3. After separating the bottle, insert the lower small part inside the larger part. Before this, we advise you to shorten the overall length of our pineapple and add “plumpness” to our tropical fruit.
The next step is to make the pineapple leaves. To do this, cut long leaves from green corrugated paper and then insert them into the top of the bottle where the cap is usually screwed on. Well, that’s all, your irresistible pineapple flower bouquet is ready!
Bouquet of snowdrops
For the flowers themselves you will need:
- small favorite candies;
- glue or glue gun;
- snow-white and light green corrugated paper;
- thin wire.
We begin to make preparations for our bouquet with snowdrops. To make leaves, take light green paper and make rectangles about 7x5 centimeters, connect them in half lengthwise and turn in the upper corners using scissors.
Now the fun part is making the flowers. From our snow-white paper we cut 3 rectangles with side dimensions of 1.5x6 cm.
All rectangles are slightly sharpened from the middle to the top, while the bottom corner is slightly cut off. In the middle part we stretch the petals and glue the petal to the leaf, do this with the rest of the petals.
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As a result, we cover the stem of our flower with green corrugated paper (the width of the strip is about 1 cm), to which we glue several leaves. Our work is ready.
In these simple ways you can give a gift that your friends and family will remember for a long time, because it was made with soul. It is worth noting that making such lovely surprises will not require incredible costs and months of work. The main thing is to stock up on a positive attitude, delicious sweets and creativity, and everything will work out for you!
Photos of candy bouquets
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