A wedding bouquet is one of the main attributes of a festive event. It can be made not only from natural or artificial flowers, now beads, money and other materials at hand are used to create bouquets.
How to make a wedding bouquet of fresh flowers?
To make your own amazingly beautiful wedding bouquet from spray roses, chrysanthemums, callas, hydrangeas, lilies or peonies, you need to familiarize yourself with the special technique. Each such attribute for the bride is individual, it can be in the form of a ball and simply tied with a ribbon. Autumn bouquets are full of bright colors, they most often use plants whose flowers are bright yellow, orange, rich red.
If no additional options are used, and the buds are on their stems, then it is best to keep the bouquet in water so that it is better saturated with moisture and does not wilt. The main disadvantage of such a composition is that it is impossible to make a complex design, because the leg is very large, and the flowers cannot be bent. Helps bend stems and rotate them in the required direction with a wire that is inserted into the stem or attached to it. Thanks to this technique, the composition is original and rather complicated to please the bride.
After creating a picture of the future bouquet, the stems of each flower must be cut to the specified length. They are fixed on the wire and covered with a floral ribbon. Such compositions are called taped.The main advantage of the technique is that you can create any designs of complexity, but there is no necessary nutrition for the flowers. Such accessory cannot keep its attractive appearance for a long time.
You can completely cut off the stems, and bait flowers on the wire, however, the lifespan of such a bouquet is as short as in the previous case. You can use the port-bouquet, that is, strengthen the stems of the plant on a damp sponge. It will not work to give the composition any shape, only falling or round. If you take large inflorescences, the bouquet will be quite heavy.
Often used glue technique, when different parts of the plant are simply attached to the base. You can collect such a bouquet in an hour, only it will wither very quickly. If you plan to use the bouquet only at the end of the evening, it is better to use the frame technique, when there are cones with water on the stems, so that the plants feed on moisture and for a long time retain an attractive appearance. True, such bouquets always turn out to be very large and heavy.
One of the most popular flowers in wedding paraphernalia is considered a rose. If you use flowers that are small in size, such a bouquet will suit any bride, since it emphasizes her fragility and femininity. Collecting a song is advised several hours before the celebration. To compose a bouquet yourself you will need:
- flowers
- floristic and satin ribbon;
- twigs;
- pins.
Leaves and thorns are completely removed from roses; the length of the stem is shortened to thirty centimeters. Four flowers will be the center of the composition, they must be bandaged with a floral tape from the bottom of the stems at a distance of ten centimeters. Each new rose that is added to the bouquet is fixed with a tape. A round shape can be achieved if the subsequent roses, which are attached around the base, are located a little lower.
If you want, you can add a few twigs as an additional decoration. After the composition is completed, the bottom is cut, all the stems are wrapped with satin ribbon, which is fixed with pins. Compositions in the form of a ball are very popular. So that the flowers retain their appearance a little longer, you can make a bouquet with a port-bouquet.
This will require:
- double sided tape;
- sponge;
- satin ribbon;
- port boulevard;
- flowers
- glue gun.
As a rule, port bouquets are already ready for sale, a sponge saturated with moisture is inserted into them, but so that it takes the form of a ball. Sponge can be moistened with a simple syringe. To prevent water from draining, a dry piece of sponge is fixed to the handle below. Using double-sided tape, leaves are attached to the expanding part. They move in a circle. The satin ribbon is fixed from the end of the handle, now they wrap the surface of the handle with double-sided tape and lay the ribbon on top. The tip is glued.
Diagonally trimmed leaves are fixed in the cuff of the sponge, this cut allows you to increase the coverage area, in addition, they will have enough moisture, so they will remain green for a long time. To create the necessary shape, it is better to take small buds of roses. Stems of flowers are shortened to 6 centimeters and stuck in a sponge. The buds should completely cover the inner structure.
How easy is it to assemble a bouquet of artificial flowers with your own hands?
Some materials that we are not used to seeing as crafts, are gaining popularity, since such bouquets have long retained their attractiveness. You can make any composition of any complexity from the ribbons, money, artificial flowers, and even beads and corrugated paper. The most difficult thing is the foundation, because it helps to arrange the bouquet in the intended form. You can create it using materials that are always at hand, and polystyrene.
To form the structure you will need:
- some polystyrene;
- PVA;
- cardboard tube;
- threads
- toilet paper.
For a ball with a diameter of 20 centimeters, foam plastic with a thickness of 5 centimeters and the same area is required. First, a cardboard tube is applied to it and a hole is drilled along its diameter. You can cut it with a simple clerical knife. There should be two such pieces. The pipe is placed in the foam until the middle and all parts are glued together, they will be the bottom of the composition. It is better not to use “Moment” for bonding, as it will only corrode the material.
With the same clerical knife, the ends of the foam are cut so that a circle is obtained. The cardboard reel is inserted into the formed circle, fixed with adhesive composition. Now you need to stick toilet paper on top of the foam ball, which is first soaked in PVA glue, and then placed on top. When the surface is evenly coated with paper, wait for it to completely dry.
Now you can pick up the necessary artificial flowers for the composition and use the glue gun to fix them on the surface of the ball. The advantage of such a bouquet is that it can remain as a keepsake and be kept in the family for a long time. In winter, the composition will not freeze, will not lose shape.
On the table
Before deciding which composition will decorate the table of the newlyweds, it is necessary to take into account the general theme, the design of the hall, the bride’s bouquet, wedding dress and much more. This item is made from both real and artificial colors. It is imperative that everything is combined with textiles and the surrounding space.
If the celebration takes place outdoors, the most attractive option is to use live roses, lilies and other plants. In the banquet room, you can combine natural flowers with artificial ones or use only fake ones, which will cover not only the newlyweds' table, but also the columns and guests tables. The bouquet usually covers most of the table, but there should be space for food, champagne bottles, a chest for collecting money and other paraphernalia. To create, you will need:
- frame;
- wire;
- flowers.
A magnificent composition always looks very impressive, in which there are flowers of different sizes. In the center should be the largest buds, all the rest around. Along the perimeter of the frame, buds are attached to the wire in the necessary direction. It is thanks to the wire that the composition becomes lively and mobile.
To the car
An original and stylish bouquet looks on the car, and it should be quite large so as not to get lost on its hood. They place it not only in the center, but also from the sides. Often used together are ribbons of organza and satin. In combination with fabric, this decoration looks stylish. A bouquet for the car is formed, most often, of artificial flowers, as they withstand the pressure of the oncoming air during movement. The composition is attached to the frame with glue or wire. Such a bouquet should be more dense so as not to crumble from the wind.
In the middle there is always a dense base, you can take as its foam, cardboard tube or polypropylene, but it will be more difficult to work with it. If the composition is triangular in shape, then the foundation must be so. Around the structure, the flowers are glued to the adhesive or baited to the wire that wraps the frame. The advantage of using wire is that you can rotate the buds in any direction.
We make unusual compositions as a gift
You can give a bouquet for a wedding, but make it not of flowers, but, for example, a sweet present made of caramel. There are master classes that offer to learn how to make compositions from money, beads and other materials. Such gifts always look spectacular, touching and unforgettable.
Out of money
Even if you use souvenir instead of real notes, such a bouquet is breathtaking. It is not difficult to make such a design yourself; it is enough to make a little effort.A glue gun, bills, paper and wire are useful for manufacturing, it is desirable that it be steel. From the end, the wire will have to be wrapped with double-sided tape, since glue does not stick to it. We take a simple album sheet and cut it into four long strips, each of which is folded four times. We wrap the resulting workpiece on the wire and fix the end to glue. This is the future stem of the flower.
The formation of one flower takes six bills. We fold the first one in half using a screwdriver, bend the edges, put the second one on top, but slightly move it, and so on, all six pieces with a big shift each time. If the bills are fake, they can be glued, and if real, put on an elastic band and twist on the stem.
From fruit
A fruit bouquet can be made not only from artificial fruits and berries, but also real ones, however, the work will take much longer. From the side, this option looks original and in a special way. Sometimes not even ripe berries and fruits are used to create a composition., oddly enough, but they allow you to create something incredible. Often the composition is based on apples, because their color palette is different and allows you to choose the right fruits for the theme of the celebration. Such a gift is not only beautiful, but also delicious, because you can eat it. Before use, the stalks are removed, and the fruits themselves are mounted on skewers. So that they do not turn black, you can sprinkle apples and other cut fruits with lemon juice. Bananas must be glazed, grapes are soaked in cognac.
From beads
Recently, bead bouquets have gained immense popularity. The process of their creation takes a lot of time, the cost of such compositions is much greater, since the bouquet can be stored for several generations. Depending on the theme, the color of beads and beads is selected, each flower is collected separately. These are not only large roses and small daisies, but also additional decorative elements.
The main thing is that all the beads are combined not only in size, but also in the color palette. As a basis, wire is used. It will take about five coils to create one bouquet. All flowers gather around one central, they should be attached at a distance of three centimeters from the bud to get a dense composition.
Beautiful examples
Examples of beautiful and extraordinary bouquets are presented in a wide variety. The most expensive today are jewelry wedding bouquets, which are professionally made from natural stones and crystals
Compositions of fabric and ribbons look original; wonderful roses can be made from silk. They can be decorated with rhinestones, beads. Among the examples of how a good bouquet should look like, a combination of soft pink flowers with bright berries.
Dark blue tones of cornflowers with black calla lilies, bright orange apples with purple irises. There are many design options for this accessory for the bride, it remains only to choose which is most suitable for the celebration, given the dress, the design of the hall and other subtleties.
See how to make a bouquet with your own hands in the next video.
