Bridal Bouquet

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Paddle Of Floral Wire
• 3" Wide Sheer Ribbon
• 7/8" Wide Sheer Ribbon
• 5/8" Wide Sheer Ribbon
• Wire Cutters
• Scissors
• Assorted Artificial Flowers (2 of each stem)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Cut the floral bushes apart into individual stems keeping them long as possible.
2. You can also have the smaller blooms in small groups of flowers up to 3.
3. You will build the bouquet in your NOT dominant hand.
4. Use your dominant hand to insert the flowers into the bouquet.
5. Start with the largest flowers that will be in the middle of the bouquet.
6. Keep adding flowers to the bouquet.
7. Switch up the colors, textures, and sizes as you build the bouquet.
8. Work around the bouquet as you are building it so that it is balanced.
9. Once you have the bouquet to the size that you want, take the paddle of wire, and tightly warp the flowers together around the stems.
10. Snip the wire and tuck the wire ends into the stems.
11. Wrap the bunch of stems with the 3" sheer ribbon.
12. Tie it at the back of the bouquet in a knot and snip off the ends.
13. Use the 1" ribbon and make 3-5 long loops in each color of ribbon, laying them on top of the previous bunch of loops.
14. You are making a floppy long bow.
15. Tie the bunch around the bouquet and leave the long ends of the ribbon about 20" in length.
16. Snip the ends of the ribbon on a diagonal to give a finished look.

JOANN HACKS:

• As you build the bouquet look at it from above to keep checking on the height of the bouquet. You want to vary the height of the flowers to upscale the arrangement and make it more interesting.