Collect a bouquet of fresh flowers. Bouquets for special occasions

It is difficult to imagine a solemn moment without picturesque flowers. They decorate the interior of the house and serve as signs of attention. You can easily buy a plant arrangement in the store, but if you want to make it yourself, take a moment to immerse yourself in this interesting and creative process.

How to make a bouquet of fresh flowers correctly

Creative and exciting activity– making bouquets of fresh flowers requires knowledge and skills. To make a beautiful composition, follow certain rules. Need to consider:

• intended for a woman or a man;
• combination of color scheme;
• incompatibility of plants with each other;
• sizes in accordance with the donation situation;
• texture of the components - it is better to use different ones (needle-shaped, terry);
• undesirability in composing use large quantity plants;
• proper preparation material for the composition;
• beautiful design and packaging.

Types of flowers for a bouquet

The art of arranging bouquets of fresh flowers - floristry - takes into account that each plant in the composition has a special meaning. It can be conveyed without words to the person receiving the gift. Plant meaning:

• lotus – health, happiness;
• calla lilies - poise, beauty;
• peony - wealth, glory;
• rose - love;
• lily - nobility;
• aster – charm;
• irises - wisdom, peace;
• tulips - wealth;
• lavender - admiration.

Decorative greenery plays an important role in composing the composition. It helps to highlight beauty, add volume, and revitalize. Popular plants in floral design:

• Asparagus. Its feather-light branches create volume and decorate the bride's bouquet.
• Aspidistra. Wide, big and dark leaves This plant is set off by flowers with a rough texture.
• Gypsophila. The cloud of its small white flowers creates lightness and volume.
• Bergras. Its unusual, thin, thread-like leaves, collected in a bunch, add grace to the bouquet.
• Fern. These carved graceful leaves decorate a bouquet of different flowers.

Plant preparation

How to make a bouquet of fresh flowers so that it stays fresh and beautiful longer? To do this, collect them early in the morning or late evening. To properly prepare plants for composition:

• delete lower leaves at the stems;
• remove thorns from roses;
• on chrysanthemums and plants with hard peduncles, make cuts up to 2 cm;
• remove anthers from lilies;
• burn the flower stalks of dahlias and peonies on fire, put them in cold water;
• Make an angled cut on the stem under water.

Bouquet shape

When starting to compose a bouquet, think about the shape. It may vary in size and assembly patterns. Small original compositions from small plants, which are based on a wire frame. They are used as:

• neck jewelry;
• bracelets;
• boutonnieres for the groom's suit.

Large sets can be symmetrical in shape - pyramidal, oval, round. Asymmetrical compositions are characterized by the appearance of an irregular triangle or crescent. When compiling, the following forms are often used:

• loosely assembled - good as a gift option;
• round – ideal for desktop use;
• one-sided - from plants different lengths, located in tiers;
• linear - consists of several peduncles and greenery;
• Biedermeier – modern style with dense placement of plants and trim with ribbons and lace.

Combination of flowers in a bouquet

If you have a question about how to make a bouquet of flowers so that it pleases with its beauty and does not irritate you, consider all the subtleties. When creating a color scheme, use the following options:

• similar – colors close to each other, for example, yellow, orange and red in different shades;
• contrasting – looks bright and optimistic;
• monochrome - one color, but different shades;
• polychromatic or rainbow - all the diversity of the palette.

Decoration

When composing and decorating a composition, decoration should not be intrusive and distract from the integrity of the idea. The design depends on the occasion to which the gift is dedicated:

• birth of a child - bears and hearts are used;
• New Year's Eve - supplemented with sweets, figures of animals, birds;
• romantic date - characterized by the presence of beads and butterflies;
• autumn anniversary - allows additions in the form of branches with berries.

How to pack a bouquet of flowers

When making bouquets of fresh flowers important point is packing. It serves as decoration, but does not draw attention to itself. With the help of design you can hide the shortcomings of the kit. It is important to choose the right material and not overdo it using decorative elements. Synthetic materials are used for decoration:

• film – colored, transparent;
• organza – plain, with sparkles, patterned;
• artificial mesh that retains its shape well.

Original bouquets of fresh flowers are decorated using natural materials. They give the composition a finished look, look organic and stylish. Popular packaging options include:

• thin felt – successfully complements tall compositions;
• sisal - decorates sets with a short stem;
• jute mesh – serves as decor for status compositions;
• corrugated paper - has good drape.

Look at the photo below to replenish your piggy bank with new ideas. A round set of roses, decorated with felt that matches the color of the flowers, looks elegant. The packaging in corrugated paper, which does not distract attention with its colors, beautifully complements the composition. Bouquets of flowers collected using the spiral technique are distinguished by their splendor and grace. They will be appropriate for any special event. A mini bouquet of tulips is perfect as a gift for a girl on a first date.

For those who don’t like to throw away wilted bouquets, florists have figured out how to extend the life of cut plants. Creative bouquets in a box of fresh flowers will delight you with their splendor for a long time. You can use toys and butterflies for decoration. In addition to fresh flowers, they decorate in this way japanese tree bonsai. The secret is that the box contains a special sponge soaked in water.

Useful tips

Candy stand- ideal sweet gifts, created with your own hands, which can be given to anyone: a woman, a child, a man, and for almost any holiday or even just for no reason.

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Original bouquets are pleasing to the eye. Later you can take them apart and eat the candies. A bouquet of sweets is not a simple banal gift, but a real surprise that will always be unique.

Candy bouquets for beginners

The simplest bouquet candy can be made using plastic bottle, which should be taken as a basis. Thanks to the elongated round shape of the bottle, it can be used to create an original pineapple “bouquet”.

For work we will need:

-- Plastic bottle (preferably a pot-bellied 1.5 liter bottle)

Glue or glue gun

Green corrugated paper

-- Round candies in golden wrapper

Let's get started:

Prepare a suitable bottle as a base for the bouquet. The bottle should be pot-bellied, but if you don’t find one, take a regular one 1.5 liter plastic bottle and cut it into two parts, approximately 1/3 and 2/3, and insert the lower part inside the upper one. Before doing this, cut off the excess piece from the bottom. This will allow you to make the base less elongated and shorter:

When the base is ready, cover it with candies in even rows. It is better to take large round-shaped candies, but any other candy is also possible.

Cut from corrugated paper leaves of the future pineapple and insert them into the neck of the bottle, as shown in the photo. Your pineapple bouquet is ready!

A very simple bouquet of flowers can be made using corrugated paper. This type of paper is ideal for various crafts, as it folds and glues easily and has a rough texture.

For work we will need:

Candies in shiny foil

Corrugated paper red and white

Wooden skewers

Styrofoam

-- Scotch

Let's get started:

Fill the pot tightly foam plastic. Cut the paper into squares of the desired size, approximately in the photo 10 by 10 centimeters.

Pierce the center of the square with a skewer and press down the paper to form a flower as shown in the photo. Then secure the base of the flower with tape. It's better if duct tape will be the same color as the paper. You can also use green tape to wrap around the base of the flower and the skewer. You will get a leg.

Place candy on the sharp end of a skewer, and then stick the skewers into the Styrofoam pot. Without the red flower paper it will look like this:

In the end you should end up with something like this basket with red flowers:

Wrap the pot light corrugated paper and tie it with a red ribbon.

Another simple but cute bouquet of flowers can be made using wires and oilcloths.

For work we will need:

-- Small plastic pot for flowers

Candy with two tails

Colored oilcloth and ribbons for packaging flowers

Long dense wire

Scissors and nippers

Green tape

-- Styrofoam

Let's get started:

1) Prepare the base: insert a colored oilcloth into the pot, and on top lay a dense layer of polystyrene foam. You can cover the foam with foil or paper on top so that it is not visible.

2) Prepare “twigs”: to do this, secure them to a wire three candies each using tape.

3) Every branch wrap with colored oilcloth, tie with twisted flower ribbon.

4) Stick all the branches into the pot with the base. simplest the bouquet of sweets is ready!

Candy bouquet: ship

Build candy boat not as difficult as it seems. The algorithm is exactly the same as with regular bouquets: you need to prepare a base with foam, as well as candy blanks on skewers, decorated with foil or paper.

For work we will need:

-- Candies

Skewers or toothpicks

Colored wrapping paper for flowers

Wicker basket

Scissors

Thick thread

-- Glue

Let's get started:

1) Prepare small elongated basket and cut out a suitable piece of foam, securing it well inside the basket with glue.

2) Make blanks from short skewers or toothpicks, sweets and colorful paper.

3) Stick the skewers with candies into the foam so that the base is not visible. In front and behind you can make elongated cones from paper.

4) Make the masts of the ship from long skewers and square or rectangular pieces of paper which will serve as sails. Decorate the top of the mast with paper flags.

5) Use a thread to fasten the bow of the ship and the mast.

Bouquet of sweets: tulips

This unusual bouquet candy tulips can be made using ordinary calico fabric and wire. You need to be patient and use a little imagination.

For work we will need:

-- Candies

Pieces of fabric measuring approximately 10 by 10 centimeters in pink, red and white colors

A piece of green felt for leaves

Scissors

Green tape

-- Skewers

Let's get started:

1) Wrap the candies in fabric so that it turns out tulip bud. If the candies have a flat base, you can take two candies as shown in the photo.

3) Stick a skewer into the bottom and tie the bud with tape, wrapping the skewer to the end.

4) Cut out leaves from green felt and attach them to the base of the bud with the same tape. The flower is ready.

5) Make the desired number of flowers from fabrics of different colors and collect them into one bouquet, tying it up satin ribbon.

Bouquet of sweets: poppies

Very popular bouquets are made from sweets and artificial poppies. Corrugated paper and wooden skewers are also used for this.

For work we will need:

-- Candies

Long skewers

Wicker basket

Styrofoam that will fit in a basket

Scissors

-- Regular and double-sided tape

Let's get started:

1) First you need to prepare the flowers. To do this, wrap the candies in foil and attach a skewer to them. Cut out a rectangle from green paper and make one side stamen cuts.

2) We wrap green paper with cuts around the base of the bud - it turns out inner part flower.

3) Cut out the petals. For each flower you will need 4 pieces. Then each petal needs to be crushed in your hands and straightened to create the effect of delicate poppy petals.

4) To the bottom of the petal stick a piece of double-sided tape, then wraps the petal around the bud. We do this with all the petals.

5) The result should be a poppy flower like this:

6) Making a green leg. To do this, cut out a thin strip of paper and stick a small piece of double-sided tape to the edge, then wrap the strip around the base of the flower and down to the end of the skewer. paper in in this case can be replaced with green tape.

7) Wrap the skewer paper in two layers so that the stem is thicker. At the end, use the same tape to secure the end. Instead of tape, you can use glue.

Patterns They look something like this on an A4 sheet of paper:

You can make a whole one basket of poppies with sweets:

Bouquet of sweets: roses

The most popular flowers – roses. Like other flowers for candy bouquets, they are usually made from corrugated paper, whose properties allow us to make perfect flower, as close to natural as possible.

For work we will need:

-- Candies

Long skewers

Colored corrugated paper: red and green

Wicker basket

Styrofoam that will fit in a basket

Scissors

Additional decorations for the bouquet

-- Scotch

Let's get started:

1) Secure the candies onto the skewers with tape. The number of sweets depends on the size of your bouquet.

2) Cut out red paper rose petals. These petals may be different shapes as in the photo. (You can see the size and shape of a natural flower).

3) To make the main bud, take a rectangular sheet of the same red corrugated paper. Sizes may vary depending on the size of the future flower, but approximately 10 by 18 centimeters.

4) Use your fingers to stretch the middle of the sheet.

5) Wrap this sheet around the candy on the skewer and secure it at the base with tape.

6) Using tape, attach all the remaining petals to the base one by one.

7) Spread and bend the petals down to form a rose flower, as well as so that the candy inside the flower is visible.

8) Wrap the base of the flower and the skewer green paper or green tape. The flower is ready. You can make roses of other colors and arrange them into a bouquet composition, adding additional details.

Bouquet of sweets: crocuses

Delicate colorful crocuses can also be easy to make with your own hands from paper. Place a delicious candy in the center.

For work we will need:

-- Candies

Long skewers

Colored corrugated paper

Before work, you need to prepare everything you need to compose the composition: flowers, greenery for decoration, a tool for cutting stems, packaging material and tape. The choice of plants depends on who the gift is intended for.

By learning how to arrange flower bouquets, you will be able to create stunning compositions

To make the bouquet look impressive, use the following tips:

• the composition will be more natural if the stems are of different lengths;
• decorative greenery should not cover the flowers;
• when using inflorescences of the same type, select exhibits with different stages of bud dissolution.

The color of the bouquet can be monochromatic, consistent in a single color scheme, or contrasting.

How to make a bouquet of fresh flowers: instructions

Stages of creating a floral composition:

1. Having selected the largest and bright inflorescences, connect them together.
2. Place small flowers around the resulting base.
3. Create a border of greenery using ferns, herringbone or other ornamental plants.
4. Pack the resulting composition in foil or colored film, securing the attachment points with a stapler.
5. Tie the package with a ribbon and decorate with a bow.

If the bouquet is complemented by cereals, their heads should rise above the buds.

Experienced florists advise following the following rules:

• one bouquet should not contain more than three varieties of inflorescences;
• combination of field and exotic or garden flowers looks ridiculous;
• roses, lilies and other elegant representatives of flora look great on their own;
• When collecting a bouquet of flowers for a young girl, you should give preference to delicate shades, while for older women, richly colored flowers are better suited.

A lush bouquet of flowers, collected independently, will become a great gift for a name day, wedding, special event or holiday. All necessary plants can be collected in the garden or purchased at a specialty store. Packaging film and tapes are sold in flower shops. When working on a composition, you can show your imagination, but you should not neglect the advice of florists.

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 about the language of colors and the correctness of their combination. 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 of 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- lately on this beautiful flower popularity has increased greatly, 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 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 business card March 8 – 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 great choice for romantic people who personify sunlight and the tenderness of spring rain.
• Alstroemeria – 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 herbs 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 for a long time keeps moisture inside. Thus, by saturating it with water at certain intervals, you create comfortable microclimate for 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 bright colors in the basket

Beautifully tie a bow from a satin ribbon on a bouquet - great option decorations 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 like hydrangeas and spray roses can get 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 your 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 happy marriage to the hall Modern materials allow you 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, basic set materials for decoration and take action! 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 hat box you will find out by watching the video:

Making a bridal bouquet from fresh flowers is an art that requires certain knowledge. Our detailed instructions with a specific plan of action will help you step by step to make a beautiful porta bouquet. You can create a classic base and fan with your own hands. In addition, we will tell you how to effectively arrange flowers on them and how to attach them. You will also learn how to create the perfect composition of roses and freesias, roses, orchids and greenery.

Having mastered the technique of creating a porta bouquet, you can save a little on a wedding bouquet.

Simple model

Here are detailed instructions that will allow you to manually make a classic base:

1. Cut out a circle with your own hands from cardboard with a hole in the middle. Make a small wedge-shaped cut on the side.
2. Glue in the central part satin ribbon.
3. Glue several strips of double-sided tape around the entire circle.
4. Wind the tape glued with the tip in the center around the entire circle so that there are no gaps.
5. Glue the cutout onto the cardboard circle using glue (the base should become slightly concave).
6. Secure the edge of the tape with glue.
7. Cover a cardboard tube (which will serve as a handle for the bouquet) with several strips of double-sided tape and wrap it with satin ribbon, fixing its edges with glue.
8. Step by step decorate the bottom edge of the handle with rhinestones.
9. Place a circle wrapped in satin on the handle, and glue a semicircular piece of floral foam on top of it.
10. Decorate the edges and the junction of the circle and the handle of the bouquet holder with lace ribbon, rhinestones and a bow.
11. Decorate the strip of porta bouquet around the floral foam with a pearl thread.
12. The final touch in the design is to insert or glue fresh flowers to the base. You need to compose them one at a time.

Beautiful base in the form of a fan

This is what MK looks like (master class):

1. You will need a round cardboard base with a hole inside. Fold it in half, form a fan frame using wooden stick, wrapped with tape and fixed in the center.
2. Cover the resulting fan with beautiful satin ribbons.
3. Decorate the edges of the structure and the cutout at the bottom with thin braid.
4. Glue several ribbons to the frame (they will act as handles).
5. The next stage of production is to attach the flowers to the bouquet with double-sided tape.
6. Secure the frame with glued ribbons, tying them together.

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If you have already decided to use fresh flowers, but have not decided what exactly the finished composition will be, we will help you. You will find out why you need it at all, what it is and what it should be, how much it costs, how to choose it to match your outfit and the time of year.

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How to make a wedding bouquet from fresh flowers

Below you will find detailed instructions that will help you do everything as needed.

With roses and freesia - step by step

Here's what to do:

1. You will need cream roses, lilac freesia and pittosporum (greenery).
2. Remove excess petals from roses (leave 1-2 branches).
3. Arrange the flowers in a spiral, placing one on top of the other, alternating roses and freesia. It is necessary to ensure that they are evenly spaced.
4. Secure the stems by wrapping them with anchor tape.
5. Frame the bouquet with sprigs of pittosporum and secure the greenery with anchor tape. Excess leaves can be cut off with pruning shears.
6. Re-secure the stems of the bouquet with anchor tape.
7. Trim the stems of the bouquet to the required length (15-20 cm).
8. Secure the satin ribbon at the base of the bouquet with a pin and wrap the stems tightly, leaving the last 2 cm untouched. Secure the tip of the ribbon with pins.
9. Decorate the bouquet handle with a lace bow.

Classic version - manufacturing instructions

Action plan:

1. You will need roses, orchids, eustoma, and salal greens.
2. Remove all leaves from flowers.
3. Wrap a wire folded in half with tape to the upper half of the stem, which will be located along the edge of the bouquet.
4. Cut a flower from an orchid and make a stem out of wire. Bend it in half, attach a cotton pad soaked in water to the base of the flower, and wrap the wire with tape.
5. Cut off a branch from spray roses and attach a wire to it.
6. Collect the ball. The top of the bouquet should be slightly higher and take on a rounded shape on the sides. Flowers are placed in a circle, interspersed with sprigs of greenery.
7. When the bouquet has increased slightly due to the number of flowers, the stems are wrapped with tape so that the bouquet does not fall apart during assembly.
8. The lower part is covered with green leaves.
9. The base is tied with a strong thin ribbon.
10. Trim the stems and the wire on them to the required length of the handle.
11. Compress the stems by wrapping them with strong, thin tape.
12. Wrap the handle of the bouquet first with tape, then with satin tape (glue with hot glue).
13. The bouquet handle can be decorated with lace, rhinestones, cameo.

Of course, there are many more options for arranging a wedding bouquet for the bride; we have only talked about the most popular and simple ones. We hope our master classes will help you make it yourself!