Since ancient times, bouquets of artificial flowers have been used to decorate the interior. Now they are made both to create doubles for the bride, and as an original gift.
Over time, manufacturing techniques and the materials themselves began to change. At first, such compositions were made only from paper, fabric, foamiran, ceramics and clay. Then heavy ceramics and clay, which harden after firing, were replaced with polymer compounds and lightweight plastic. Well, no one has canceled the use of ready-made artificial flowers, which can be bought in many stores. This article describes in more detail what materials are used to create bouquets with your own hands, what their advantages are and how to make them.
Materials and their features
Popular materials for making bouquets of artificial flowers with your own hands have their own characteristics:
- Plastic flowers are the most practical. This is a very cheap and lightweight material. However, the low cost is offset by the short period of use, because sooner or later the pigment on the surface of the plastic will begin to fade and the flowers will have to be replaced.
- Polymer clay is heavy but durable. There is no way to drop such bouquets, because this material easily splits.
- Textile. The products are durable, strong and inexpensive, but they collect a lot of dust or can fade in the sun. Among the disadvantages, one can also highlight the weight of such a bouquet. Sometimes it reaches several kilograms.
- Paper or satin ribbons. This composition looks very impressive, but will not last long.
Additional decor includes:
- beads;
- beads;
- ribbons;
- glass balls;
- buttons;
- brooches;
- pearls;
- chains;
- ropes;
- twines.
Important! In order for the decoration to last as long as possible, it is not recommended to place the compositions on the windowsill or where there is a lot of sunlight.
Containers for artificial flowers
An artificial bouquet made by yourself can stand in different containers:
- In pots. Classic option.
- In vases. It will look very original if you fill a glass vase with smooth pebbles and multi-colored balls.
- In wicker baskets. They look very cute and cozy.
- In a flowerpot. A cover, for example, a knitted one, is put on the pot, and it is hung from the ceiling by a loop.
- In bottles or glasses (suitable for miniature compositions).
In addition to beautiful decorative compositions, you can make a bouquet of artificial flowers with your own hands for a beautiful bride or simply as an interior decoration. Below we will look at the most interesting ideas.
Master classes
The floristry industry does not stand still; new forms, types of flowers and color solutions are emerging. Artificial bouquets are not an innovation, but a very original option.
Bouquet of kanzashi
Every bride wants her bouquet to be the best and unique, even if it is a duplicate. An artificial wedding bouquet made with your own hands using the kanzashi technique (made from ribbons) is ideal for this.
You can create any flower from ribbons, give it different shapes and choose the color you want. This composition is also suitable as the main bridal bouquet. It will look original and bright in photographs. It’s easy to make it yourself, all you have to do is turn on your imagination and put your soul into it.
For an artificial bouquet for a wedding you will need:
- Ribbons (for buds, handles and leaves). One flower requires approximately 40 cm of ribbon 2.5 cm wide.
- A roll or roll, for example, from kitchen napkins.
- Wire.
- Glue.
- Threads.
- Styrofoam ball.
- Lace or openwork ribbons.
- Decor (rhinestones, beads, etc.).
This will be a bouquet of artificial roses. Forming a flower:
- We take one ribbon for a flower bud, bend the edge and stitch it, tightening the thread so that a petal is formed. For one flower you need to make 11 petals.
- We attach all the petals to the wire. For one rose you will need 5 cm of wire with a diameter of 6 mm. One of its edges bends into a loop. The petal is smeared with glue on one edge and wrapped around the wire.
- To form a rose bud, 3 petals are glued, then in the first row - 3 more, in the second (final row) - 5 petals, the last one is glued under the first. This way you can independently adjust the size of the buds.
- For green leaves you will need an atlas. It is necessary to cut the tape 5*5 cm (one sheet). It is folded in half, each corner needs to be burned with a candle. The leaf is glued under the rose bud.
- To make the base, the foam ball must be cut in half. Only one piece is needed for the bouquet. 4 through holes are made in this half, and a place for the roll is cut out. The same holes for the wire are made in it, it is mounted on glue and wire.
- Now let's start decorating the bride's bouquet, made with our own hands from artificial flowers. The roll is decorated with a green ribbon. First, rectangles are cut out of the tape to cover the bottom edge, after which the tape is wound over the handle.
- All the roses made are strung onto a ball. Here you can dream up. Roses can be made plain or combined in several colors, for example, blue and white. This will depend on the style of the wedding and the image of the bride herself.
- Having decorated the composition with roses, you need to secure the green leaves along the bottom edge. You can glue an openwork ribbon along the bottom of the bouquet under the leaves, it will look more elegant and interesting. You can make two tiers of loops from satin ribbons that will decorate the bottom.
- All that remains is to decorate the flower ball with beads, stones and rhinestones.
This hand-made artificial kanzashi bride's bouquet will delight guests and become the highlight of the celebration.
Bouquet made of clay
For a decorative bouquet of artificial flowers made by yourself, polymer clay is also suitable as a material. You can make many different types of flowers from it. Such a composition in a beautiful vase will ideally complement the interior of your home.
What you will need:
- Clay in three colors (two for buds, green for the stem).
- Latex gloves.
- Stationery knife.
- Toothpick.
- Beads for decorating the flower core.
- Board for work.
- Wire used as a frame.
Our flower will need white and pink clay to give it a natural look. Sequence of work:
- Wear gloves to avoid the material sticking to the bunches and to avoid getting dirty.
- You need to pinch off identical pieces from two multi-colored bars of clay. Roll them into “sausages” on a board. Wrap one of the finished “strips” in a spiral around the other.
- Roll the clay into a ball, which is cut in half. You will get two pieces, from which a pair of buds will come out.
- Roll each hemisphere into a round pancake. One side of it needs to be pulled out a little and lengthened, like a leaf. Twist it into a bud.
- To give the flower a natural look, it is necessary to lengthen the wide part of the flower a little too.
- Use a toothpick to make a hole in the middle of the bud. A stem will be inserted into it, which is made of wire wrapped in clay or crepe paper. The core is decorated with beads.
- All that remains is to repeat this process as many times as you need flowers. You can use your imagination and make several buds on one stem. Then it will turn out very original.
Important! When the material begins to dry out or becomes difficult to work with, you need to add a little baby cream. If the clay begins to stick, you need to sprinkle the board with talcum powder.
To create more complex flower buds, templates, stamps and stacks are used.
Cascading bouquet-understudy
This option uses the taping technique, which allows you to give the composition any shape with your own hands.
To create a cascading wedding bouquet of artificial flowers you will need:
- Small artificial roses (40 pieces).
- 2 branches of white carnations.
- 10 rose leaves.
- Artificial greenery with small leaves (several branches).
- Thin floral wire (0.7 mm).
- Glue gun and glue for it.
- Tape.
- Wire cutters.
- Lace about 50 cm.
- Scissors.
- 15 beads for decoration.
- Satin ribbons 2 m long (width 4 cm and 2.5 cm).
- Decorative button.
The process of making a duplicate bouquet of artificial flowers:
- It is necessary to trim the carnations so that only the “legs” remain of them, which will be used to form the stems of the roses. We use this carnation wire, cutting it into pieces of 4-5 cm. There should be as many such pieces as roses will be used to create the composition. We put buds on these segments. First, apply a drop of glue to the tip of the wire.
- For further formation of stems, floral wire is used. It needs to be wound to the legs of the roses so that the ends of the wire become a continuation of the existing legs. The same must be done with all the flowers and sprigs of greenery.
- Now you need to tape the wire using tape. While stretching it from top to bottom, you need to wrap the ends of the wire tightly.
- We assemble a bouquet by putting one flower together and forming the “head” of the composition. It is better to secure everything with tape several times during the process. It is necessary to alternate red and white flowers, periodically inserting small greenery, trying to form a hemisphere.
- Let’s start decorating the handle of an artificial bride’s bouquet made with our own hands, this option will also be beautiful. But since now we are talking about a cascading bouquet, we need to make a falling part. To do this, take 1 rose, then 2 more roses (heads) are located below. There should be 3 more roses under them. At the same time, do not forget to add cloves and herbs. The number of roses will depend on the required length (you can make it up to the floor).
- We combine the hemisphere and the falling part so that they become one. Everything is fixed with tape.
- To decorate the stem of the bouquet, you need to surround it with leaves and secure it well again.
- We cut the satin ribbon (4 cm) into 8 pieces 10-12 cm long. All pieces need to be folded in half, folded and secured with glue. We paste the leg of the composition in a circle with such blanks.
- We cut off the excess stems with cutters, everything is fixed with tape.
- We begin to decorate the leg along the entire length using ribbon (2.5 cm).
- The final stage of making an artificial wedding bouquet with your own hands will be decorating roses with beads. There is no need to glue them into each rose, but arrange them randomly. You need to tie a lace ribbon on the leg and decorate it with a decorative button.
There are many reasons to give someone a bouquet of flowers: birthdays, weddings, important ceremonies. I must admit that flowers are a universal and proven gift, but sometimes they are a little boring. Sometimes you can replace them with something else more interesting. Flower bouquets are also an important element of weddings and room decoration. But both the table decoration and the wedding bouquet do not necessarily have to consist of fresh flowers. We offer interesting bouquets from a variety of materials.
1. From paper.
There are hundreds of ways to make different types of paper flowers. This paper bouquet is quite inexpensive, but its implementation requires patience and creativity. That's why it's most exciting. Flowers can be made from colored paper, fabric, newspapers, books, notes and even cards. You are limited only by your imagination.
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2. From comics.
This is a special type of paper bouquet that will especially appeal to comic book fans.
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3. Made from polymer clay.
This is a rather heavy and expensive bouquet. It also requires a lot of patience and dexterity, but it is really beautiful and very impressive.
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4. From buttons.
To make such a beautiful bouquet you need a large number of different buttons in appropriate colors.
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5. From brooches.
This is quite an expensive, but very impressive bouquet. Ideal for a woman's wedding. The bouquet is made of brooches, pendants and decorations in the shape of flowers.
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6. Made from feathers.
This is an adorable bouquet, perfect for little girls or bridesmaids. Made from a large number of fluffy feathers, closely tied together and tied with a white ribbon. It looks great only when there are really a lot of feathers.
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7. From peacock feathers.
This is a unique version of a feather bouquet. Peacock feathers are elegant, slightly exotic and almost magical. Collected in a bouquet, they look truly unique. It is best to choose a ribbon with shades of purple, blue, garnet or emerald green.
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8. Made from balloons.
A bouquet of balloons gives many possibilities. You can make a bouquet of heart balloons, a bouquet of simple multi-colored balloons, and even knit oblong balloons in the shape of flowers and arrange them into a bouquet.
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9. From cards and dice.
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10. From money.
Giving money as a gift is always inconvenient. An original way to give money for a gift is to collect it in a bouquet and tie it with a ribbon.
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11. From pencils.
This is the perfect bouquet for Teacher's Day. This is also easy to do. It is enough to cut out colorful flowers from paper and make a hole the size of a pencil in them. Then insert the eraser at the end of the pencil through these holes. The paper flower should rest on the metal frame of the elastic and not slide down.
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12. From art brushes.
Is your friend who loves to draw celebrating his birthday? Or maybe you want to wish your artist friend success and the creation of a unique painting? Then give this bouquet. They look really very original.
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13. Made of pearls.
To make such a bouquet you need wire and a large number of artificial pearls. This elegant bouquet is perfect for a wedding.
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14. From lottery tickets.
This is a good alternative for giving money, for example, to a young couple. Instead, it's worth buying a few lottery tickets and giving yourself a chance to win much larger sums than you might otherwise be able to afford.
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15. From shells.
This bouquet is ideal for a wedding held in the summer. It's even better if the wedding takes place on the beach.
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16. From berries.
This beautiful bouquet, unfortunately, can only be made in summer, when there are plenty of berries, raspberries, and blackberries. You need to collect several of your branches along with leaves and tie them into a bouquet.
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17. From Lego.
Flowers made from lego bricks are quite labor intensive and expensive, but they are really durable and make a great gift. It can be given to both young people who will appreciate the joke, as well as for children, and a little older, but still young in spirit people.
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18. From the Christmas tree.
This is an ideal bouquet during the Christmas holidays. Suitable primarily for decorating interiors and tables. We make a bouquet from fir branches. We can add some minor decorations or flowers to it. The branches can be left without additional decoration, tied only with a ribbon in the colors of gold, red and green, and dusted with artificial snow.
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19. From cones.
This is a modest, natural, very cute bouquet.
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20. From apples.
This is a beautiful, but rather heavy bouquet. Several apples should be tightly packed onto hard, hard sticks, and then a bouquet of them should be made using green twigs.
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21. From rowan.
This bouquet is somewhat reminiscent of a bouquet of forest fruits, but is made from fruits growing on trees and shrubs, such as rowan, chokeberry, and blackthorn. In addition to a branch with ripe fruits, it is worth tearing several of these still unripe, yellow or green ones. This adds more color to the bouquet.
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22. From autumn leaves.
There are two ways to make a bouquet of leaves. You can roll them into roses and make a bouquet out of them. Another, easier way is to collect several branches with small, colorful leaves and combine them into a bouquet.
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23. From Easter eggs.
This bouquet is an easy way to decorate the Easter table.
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24. Made of felt.
Felt has recently come back into fashion. Fashionable felt bags, brooches, phone cases, jewelry. So why not make felt flowers? If you know how to sew at least a little, try them. Of course, every woman will be delighted with this bouquet.
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25. From ears of corn.
This is a lovely bouquet you can do at the end of summer. It can be made very easily and quickly from golden ears of wheat, which just need to be tied with a modest ribbon. The bouquet is delicate and romantic.
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26. From kinder surprises.
This bouquet is a great gift for a child. It resembles Easter bouquets, but uses surprise eggs. The bouquet is quite expensive, but it definitely makes an impression, your child will be delighted. It is best to glue surprise eggs onto plastic balloon sticks with glue, and only then assemble them into a bouquet.
A wedding is the main day in a girl’s life, and one of the essential attributes of a bride’s wedding dress is a bouquet. Ordering a wedding bouquet from a florist is much easier, but a composition created with your own hands looks much more interesting. We offer several master classes on creating a bridal bouquet with your own hands.
From roses on a porta bouquet
Materials and tools:
- roses - 20 pieces;
- gypsophila - 2-3 branches;
- double-sided and single-sided tape;
- floral wire;
- satin ribbon - 70 centimeters;
- Portable bouquet holder with oasis;
- stationery knife, scissors.
Master Class:
- Clean and trim the stems to the length of the bouquet handle from base to end.
- Place double-sided tape on the handle and evenly distribute the chopped stems over it, secure at the top and bottom with wire.
- Cut and peel stems 1.5 centimeters larger than the previous row. Align and secure them with single-sided tape.
- Cover the upper part of the handle with double-sided tape and stick rose leaves on it in a checkerboard pattern, covering the gaps.
- Place a second layer of stems on the handle and secure with wire.
- Wrap a satin ribbon around the handle from the junction of the stems and leaves to the end, then back, from bottom to top, and tie a bow.
- Place the oasis in the water, being careful not to direct a strong stream of water at it and leave it to soak.
- Place the soaked oasis into the base of the handle and snap the top cover onto it.
- Trim the rose stems at a distance of 5-6 centimeters from the bud, peel the bark on the stems.
- Carefully insert the buds tightly into the oasis, starting from the center, forming a sphere.
- Cut off gypsophila branches at a distance of 10 centimeters from the flower.
- Insert gypsophila branches horizontally at the junction of buds and leaves, trying to hide the transition between them as much as possible.
- Place several gypsophila inflorescences between the buds.
- Add a few leaves for contrast if desired.
From tulips
Materials and tools:
- tulips - 25 pieces;
- a foam ball with a diameter of 10 centimeters;
- glue "Oasis" - 1 tube;
- wire - 20 centimeters;
- A4 paper - 4 sheets;
- a vase or glass with a diameter of 8 centimeters;
- wooden skewer;
- adhesive tape with rhinestones;
- glue gun;
- stationery knife.
Preliminary work:
Master Class:
From wild flowers
Materials and tools:
- various flowers;
- floral tape;
- scissors;
- satin ribbon;
- pin with bead.
Master Class:
- Clear the stems of leaves at a distance of 15 centimeters from the buds. Trim all stems to 30 centimeters.
- Several basic flowers are fastened together with tape just above the middle of the stem and to the end, not reaching 2 centimeters from the cut of the stem.
- Applying several flowers at a time, wrap the stems as indicated in point 2.
- Wrap the handle of the bouquet with a satin ribbon. Secure the tip with a pin or tie a bow.
From chrysanthemums
Materials and tools:
- white chrysanthemums - 3 pieces;
- white hydrangeas - 7 pieces;
- twine - 1 skein;
- brown floral wire - 1 skein;
- brown organza 5 centimeters wide - 1 skein;
- buttons;
- pruner
Master Class:
- Trim leaves from stems.
- Place 3 hydrangeas together, creating a triangle. Place 3 other flowers just below the previous ones, forming another triangle. Place the last hydrangea in the center slightly higher than the rest.
- Insert the stems of chrysanthemums into the bouquet loosely to each other.
- Secure the stems with wire.
- Remove excess length of stems using pruners.
- Wrap the stems from top to bottom with organza and secure with a button.
- Wrap the handle of the bouquet with twine and secure the ends.
From ranunculus and roses
Materials and tools:
- ranunculus - 15 pieces;
- roses - 15 pieces;
- matthiol - 3 pieces;
- eucalyptus - 3 branches;
- rhododendron - 3 branches;
- large vase - 2 pieces;
- wire;
- pruner;
- tape;
- decorative ribbon (satin, lace);
- pins with beads - 5 pieces.
Master Class:
Bouquet in the shape of a ball
Materials and tools:
- flowers (to choose from);
- oasis;
- ribbons and lace (color to choose);
- wire;
- bag or cling film;
- scissors.
Master Class:
- Wrap ribbon and lace around the wire and tie a bow, forming a garter.
- Twist the wire to form a loop with “horns”.
- Insert a wire into the center of the oasis, piercing the ball all the way through, and bend the protruding edges, on the other hand, inside the ball.
- Wrap the bow in a bag or cling film.
- Cut the flowers on the bias to the same length.
- Soak the oasis with water.
- Starting from the center, insert flowers into the oasis, combining them.
- Remove the bag from the bow.
From orchids
Materials and tools:
- orchids - 5 pieces;
- salal - 2-3 branches;
- ostrich feathers - 3 pieces;
- lace fabric;
- long floral flasks - 5 pieces;
- tape;
- coconut fiber;
- thin wire;
- skewers - 6 pieces;
- plastic floral ribbon to match the color of the lace;
- pruner;
- scissors;
- stapler
Master Class:
- Pour water into the flasks and close the lids.
- Wrap the flasks in coconut fiber and secure it with wire.
- Trim the stems of the orchids and insert them into the flasks.
- Cut ostrich feathers 6-7 centimeters long.
- Attach the feathers to the skewers with tape.
- Cut the plastic tape into 2 pieces of 50 centimeters each.
- Use wire to attach the feather pieces to the ends of the plastic tape.
- The bouquet is based on orchid flowers, place skewers with feathers just above the buds, on different sides, attach salal branches with tape.
- Use plastic tape to tie all the stems at a distance of 6-8 centimeters from the buds, trim the stems with pruning shears to a suitable length.
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From brooches (false bouquet)
Materials and tools:
- various brooches - 80 pieces;
- artificial flowers;
- tape;
- wire;
- satin ribbon;
- pins with beads;
- glue gun;
- pliers.
Master Class:
From satin ribbons
Materials and tools:
- dense fabric (canvas, canvas);
- satin ribbons of different colors;
- foam ball (diameter depends on the size of the desired bouquet;
- handle (can be made of foam);
- beads, beads, lace ribbons, artificial flowers;
- needle, scissors, compass, pencil;
- threads to match the color of satin ribbons;
- glue gun
Master Class:
From butterflies
Materials and tools:
- silicone butterfly stamp and ink;
- scrapbooking paper;
- cocktail straw;
- wire;
- glue gun;
- scissors;
- wire cutters;
- scotch;
- decorative elements (beads, rhinestones, sequins, organza, ribbon).
Master Class:
Each of us has some kind of creative streak: some skillfully bake and decorate cakes, some write poetry, some know how to make unique crafts. If you are not an expert in a field that is close to you, this does not mean that you will not be able to do what you love. Today there are many ways to learn and develop in any field, including such exquisite art as floristics.
Lyrical digression about bouquets of flowers
What woman doesn't love flowers?
Delicate, airy, romantic, complex and intricate, strict and elegant - plants can be different, convey the inner state of a person, express the emotions of the giver and personify his feelings
Not a single celebration, the culprit of which is a representative of the fair half of humanity, takes place without beautiful bouquets in her honor.
To date, purchase flower arrangements simple and accessible in stores, florist salons, and even ordered online with delivery to the addressee. However, few people know how to make a bouquet of flowers with their own hands. For what? Firstly, this is a real work of art, which is made with your own hands, therefore it carries even more warmth and love, and secondly, in this case, the flowers are personally selected by the donor, who will describe his feelings and sensations. How to become a novice florist? We'll tell you further.
Beautiful bouquet design
Master class on making bouquets with your own hands for beginners
You can create a creative bouquet with your own hands even from simple ones. field daisies, the main thing is to have basic knowledge of the language of colors and the correct combination of them. Let's start with the semantic load:
- Rose– the queen of flowers, who always looks luxurious and expensive. As a rule, it is given to beloved women, to whom feed passion. However, if you choose spray roses in delicate lilac or beige shades, this will indicate interest and slight love. In most cases, men choose mono bouquets, although this unique flower goes well with peonies, elegant irises, freesia, which in contrast will look innocent and cute.
- Peony– Recently, this beautiful flower has greatly increased in popularity, and for good reason. Unlike roses, it is more delicate, but no less refined. In a bouquet, a peony will tell about the warm feelings that the giver experiences, but not always love ones: this is a good option for mothers, daughters, sisters and young girls. Every year new varieties are developed, and they are all beautiful.
- Tulip- symbol spring, warmth and tenderness. It is not for nothing that since the times of the USSR these flowers have been the calling card of March 8th, the main women's holiday. However, today there are much more varieties of tulips than there were in those days, so it is not at all necessary to choose standard red or garden yellow: lilac, burgundy and even blue buds look much more interesting and unusual. This is an excellent choice for romantic people who personify sunshine and the tenderness of spring rain.
- Alstroemeria– a popular flower for multifaceted compositions. On the one hand, you just want to warm up the delicate petals, but on the other hand, they are quite self-sufficient to become the main accent in the bouquet. They symbolize the feminine principle and even the independence of a beautiful lady.
Photo examples of decorating bouquets of fresh flowers
You can complement the composition not only with greenery and palm leaves. A homemade bouquet of flowers and sweets looks creative. If you want the gift to be not only beautiful and fragrant, but also tasty, place chocolate sweets among the buds - this option will appeal to lovers of sweets, and it will also add zest to the design.
Photo of a bouquet made by yourself
It’s quite possible to make a beautiful bouquet in a basket yourself using a special filler - oasis sponges, which retains moisture inside for a long time. Thus, by saturating it with water at certain intervals, you create a comfortable microclimate for the flowers, and they will last several times longer than in a vase. Another advantage of such a sponge is that, due to its porous texture, it is easy to secure the stems in the desired way and give the shape of the composition.
Beautiful bouquet of bright flowers in a basket
Beautifully tying a bow from a satin ribbon on a bouquet is an excellent decoration option and a stylish addition to the floral variety. If you want to do emphasis on tenderness and romance of the composition, choose ribbons of medium width; if the bouquet is large, do not be afraid to experiment with wide pieces of fabric. Remember to fasten the satin and wrapping paper with paper clips and tape, but do it discreetly under the bow itself.
DIY bow “Butterfly”
Harmonious combination of colors in a bouquet
To create luxurious bouquets, you don’t have to be a professional. Floristry is more art than science. If you see and feel which flowers will look perfect in one composition, try and bring the ideas to life. Of course, anyone who wants to later make this activity their job should have at least a basic knowledge of flowers. They are obtained through courses and master classes held in various creative studios. Today, this is a fairly popular type of leisure activity: an event is organized on social networks, conducted by a professional, and anyone can sign up for it, thus gaining new knowledge and skills.
Flower packaging should be harmoniously combined with the main shades of the bouquet. If a pink-beige color scheme is used, paper several shades darker is acceptable. In many cases, contrasting packaging is appropriate, but in this case you should be careful, since delicate flowers such as hydrangeas and spray roses may be lost against the background of too bright wrapping.
Jute fiber or mesh for bouquet packaging
If you are planning to go to a celebration, and you collected a bouquet of fresh flowers the day before, it is recommended to use cellophane to make the arrangement look fresh. Of course, you shouldn’t use it as packaging; it won’t look as aesthetically pleasing as with paper, but wrapping the bouquet overnight and putting it in water is a reasonable decision.
What flowers you can use to make a bouquet is up to you to decide. Even field daisies can be decorated stylish and beautiful, while gorgeous roses can be spoiled by inappropriate decorations and additions. There are many videos on this topic on the Internet: following step-by-step instructions, even a beginner can assemble an exquisite and original composition with his own hands.
How to make a bouquet of flowers from fabric?
An interesting solution for decoration - fabric flowers. Today, even at weddings, brides use additional bouquets when it comes time to traditionally throw the symbol of a happy marriage into the hall. Modern materials make it possible to create real masterpieces: for example, foamiran– the petals turn out so realistic that it is quite difficult to distinguish them from real ones, especially from afar.
The design of the bride's bouquet in this case can be completely identical to the live composition that she uses as the main one.
Creativity can manifest itself in everything, and when it comes to flowers, the flight of imagination is simply endless. If your soul requires such self-expression, don’t put it off: buy flowers, a basic set of decorative materials and go for it! Who knows, perhaps your career as a florist will begin with one bouquet made with your own hands.
How to make a bouquet with your own hands: flowers in a hat box you will learn by watching the video:
Not a single celebration is complete without bouquets - flowers help to express warm feelings and confess love. Don’t think that only a professional florist can create a flower arrangement. Of course, floristry is a science with its own subtleties and rules. This doesn’t stop you from coming up with bouquets yourself and delighting your loved ones with them more often.
Flowers have been a decoration for holidays and part of interior decor since ancient times. Centuries passed, fashion and people's tastes changed, but the tradition of congratulating with bouquets remained unchanged. If we recall modern trends in design and decor, we can come to the conclusion that bouquets of fresh flowers also serve as a means of creating coziness at home.
Don’t think that you need to spend a lot of money and look for a good florist for this. Anyone can make bouquets of flowers with their own hands. It is enough to adhere to certain rules. Before you move on to making a bouquet, you need to think through everything. It is very important to decide on the shape, color and composition.
It is worth remembering that some plants do not tolerate any proximity. If you chose wildflowers, then it is better not to add anything else to them. The same rule applies to exotic plants. For example, an orchid can be framed with a small amount of greenery. There are also flowers that are an excellent background for almost all other plants. These are irises and decorative sunflowers.
How to make bouquets of flowers with your own hands?
For those who are making a bouquet of fresh flowers with their own hands for the first time, professionals advise focusing on options from one type of flower. Floristry for beginners also involves a number of other features.
- There are several styles of making bouquets of fresh flowers. Most are done in a massive style. In this case, there is no free space between the elements. Simple bouquets of the same type of flowers can be classified as a linear style.
- Do-it-yourself flower bouquets do not tolerate stylistic overkill. When creating a composition, you should not use too many types of plants. As a result, you will get something overloaded and clumsy. 2-3 varieties and a small amount of greens are enough.
- The creation of any bouquet can be broken down point by point. First, we determine the shape and composition, then the color compatibility and the number of plants in the bouquet. If you are going to make a bouquet of flowers growing in your garden, it is recommended to cut them at an angle. Next, they should be placed in water. For those flowers that were not immediately used when making a bouquet, florists advise updating the cut - this way they will not wither longer. Remember, the number of flowers in the bouquet must be odd.
- Bouquets can be made in different sizes. For birthdays, large ones are preferable, and for weddings, on the contrary, not very voluminous ones. The shapes of men's and women's bouquets should be different. For beautiful ladies it is better to make round bouquets, and for men - elongated ones.
- Also, when forming bouquets, you should remember that there are incompatible flowers.
- This is not about composition or color compatibility. Some plants release substances into the water that can lead to the rapid death of other flowers. It is believed that roses, carnations and lilies should be placed in a vase separately.
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Sometimes the simplest bouquets look the best. A very delicate spring bouquet can be composed of white and pink flowers. To do this, just place pink flowers in the center, frame them with white ones and tie them with a pink ribbon. Peonies and ranunculus - garden buttercups - are suitable for such a bouquet.
- Prepare your tools - floral tape, garden shears, wire. Cut the flowers 45 cm long. The cut should be at an angle. To make the bouquet last longer, cut the cut again under water and place the flowers in a vase.
- Prepare the plants: remove all leaves located at the bottom.
- Find the largest one among the flowers. Take it out of the vase. Try to hold below the bud with your index finger and thumb. It is more convenient to hold it in your left hand.
- With your right hand, begin to form a bouquet of smaller buds. The flowers should be located slightly below the central stem. In order to better arrange the flowers, turn the future bouquet with the buds towards you.
- Continue to shape the bouquet by adding new stems, placing some at 45 degrees. Try to arrange the stems crosswise.
- Form the bouquet until it is the desired size. Secure it with floral tape.
- Cover the floral ribbon with a wide satin ribbon, moving from top to bottom. Align the length of the stems, making them equal. The bouquet is ready!
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You can also make unusual flower arrangements using packaging. Wildflowers, porridge, white stars placed in a cone made of craft paper, decorated with textile or paper lace, will appeal to romantic people. To do this, the finished bouquet is placed in a cone with the top cut off. Next, the paper is decorated in any way - using lace, decorative tape.
The same effect can be achieved if you use floral mesh or coarse burlap. To do this, you also need to trim several branches of yellow and pink carnations and sprigs of greenery. Flowers of the same length are placed in the center, greenery - along the edges. Preparing the decorative wrapper. To do this, we begin to wrap the upper right edge of the mesh or fabric, heading to the left. We have a cone. To prevent the wrapper from falling apart, it can be secured with a stapler in an inconspicuous place.
Cut off the top of the cone. We pull the resulting bouquet through the hole. We tie the bouquet in the middle with a decorative ribbon. The bouquet of carnations is ready!
There are many subtleties that help you create a beautiful bouquet.
If you want to make a symbolic bouquet that carries a certain meaning. Then you should familiarize yourself with the symbolism of color. Red color means love, passion, pink - tenderness, white - purity of thoughts, fidelity. Do not think that yellow color only means separation and betrayal. The ban on its use in bouquets has long been a thing of the past.
Florists advise using different textures in bouquets. This effect can be achieved by using open flowers and twigs with buds. This effect can also be achieved using the texture of the petals - terry, smooth, needle-shaped. Remember that it is better not to overdo it with the number of textures, as well as with shades. 2-3 different varieties are enough.
To make the bouquet look compositionally complete, use additional decorative elements (beads, corrugated or craft paper, ribbons).
Large inflorescences are always located in the center, and smaller flowers frame them. Try not to cover them with greens - everything is good in moderation.