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1. Select a
collection of flowers and berries in different sizes, textures, color
shades, and shapes. Remove all of the foliage from the stems, and
wrap each stem with floral tape. Begin arranging the flowers and
berry stems in your hand to create a tight, compact ball of flowers.
Wrap the stems together with floral tape just below the flower blossoms.
Step 1
2. Cut the stems
from seven large grape leaves, and make stems using 22-gauge wire.
Arrange the leaves around the flowers to form a collar, and join all
stems into one main stem cluster with floral tape.
Step 2
Step 3
3. Using
2-1/2-inch coordinating ribbon, begin wrapping the handle at the top
of the stem cluster by holding the bouquet in your hand so that the
flowers are facing away from you. Leave a tail of ribbon about 2 feet
long on the left side. With one hand, pinch and hold the ribbon
together at the stem top. With your other hand, tightly wrap the
ribbon down the stem, covering the pinch with the first wrap. As you
wrap, make sure that the ribbon remains flat.
4. When you have
reached the bottom of the stem handle, fold the ribbon over the
bottom end of the handle so that the back of the ribbon is facing up,
and begin wrapping back up the handle. When you are finished there
will be ribbon tails on both sides of the bouquet. Tie a large, full
bow at this point. Secure the ribbon in place with 2-inch
pearl-headed corsage pins. Trim the tails of the ribbon to the length desired.
Tip:
Complete collections of classic bridal flowers are available, or you
can choose nontraditional blossoms for one-of-a-kind bouquets.
From the book "Your
Guide to Creativity" by Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.
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