Bridesmaid Bouquets

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Assorted floral picks
• Assorted colors of ribbon
• Wire cutting tool
• Floral tape or floral wire
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun
• Sewing pin

DIRECTIONS:

1. Use wire cutting tool to cut apart floral picks.
2. Separate floral stems into similar color palettes so the bouquets coordinate with one another.
3. Starting with greenery, begin building the bouquet in your hand and creating a frame for the shape. Add larger flowers next, making sure to disperse the color and texture throughout. Add additional fillers and small flowers to fill any gaps that appear.
4. To finish off the bouquet, add several stems of additional greenery as a collar around the base of the bouquet. This helps to hide any imperfections in the stems and fills out the base of the bouquet.
5. Wrap floral tape or floral wire around the base of the bouquet to secure the stems in place. Use wire cutters to trim the ends of the stems.
6. Use scissors to cut a piece of ribbon about 18" in length. Using a hot glue gun, glue one end of the ribbon to the bouquet to cover the floral tape/wire. Continue wrapping the ribbon around the base of the bouquet, leaving about 1-2" of the stems exposed at the end. To secure the ribbon, fold the end of the ribbon under and insert a sewing pin upward into the bouquet at an angle so the pin does not poke through.