Wedding bouquet of ribbons: making your own hands and design ideas

Bridal bouquet is one of the most important and beautiful attributes of a celebration. His presentation by the groom symbolizes the confirmation of the very proposal of the hand and heart, which was made long before the day of the marriage. The bride does not let the flowers out of her hands throughout the holiday, and then, according to tradition, throws him to her unmarried girlfriends. However, not everyone wants to part with the floral artwork. To do this, you can make a small bouquet-doubler of satin ribbons, repeating the original or contrasting with it.

There are many different materials for the manufacture of floral arrangements: fine lace, colored paper, polymer clay and many other options. However, the most popular material for a long time was and remains satin ribbons. This is due to the fact that the dense shiny fabric has many advantages.

• The material is inexpensive, and at the same time it is durable and can not lose its appearance for decades.
• Externally, the atlas resembles natural silk, but it keeps its shape better, it does not crumple and does not accumulate dust.
• It goes well with various decorative elements, such as beads, rhinestones and embroidery. In addition, on the ribbons themselves can also be applied a decorative ornament, for example, Arabic or Slavic patterns. Flowers from such ribbons will look very original.
• Artificial flowers will not wither by the end of the holiday, even in the most severe frost or heat. They will not stain the white dress of the bride with pollen or juice and will not harm allergies.

Of tapes You can make a large number of different colors. For example, the place will be classic roses or peonies, multi-colored gerberas, fluffy chrysanthemums and asters or laconic hyacinths. There are many different techniques for making wedding bouquets of ribbons.

Kanzashi Today, kanzashi bouquets are the most popular option for a wedding. This technique came from the east - in Japan, hairstyles of noble women were decorated with such flowers. The petals of these artificial flowers are so accurate that you want to touch them and examine each detail of the bouquet separately.

The implementation technique itself is not too complicated, and even a beginner can handle it, but this work is long and very painstaking. Each petal is made from a separate piece of ribbon, and only after all the petals are ready, you can collect one flower. The edges of the petals can be both sharp and elongated, and rounded and even widening towards the ends.

Flat flowers. These ribbon roses are perfect for a bouquet of topiary on a long thin stem. They are made of a long solid tape, rolled up in a certain way and sewn onto a small substrate of sackcloth, soft felt, or even cardboard. Such compositions of pastel shades of ribbons look very gentle and touching in the hands of the bride.

Lush flowers. Lush flowers without separate petals can be made with a single ribbon and a needle thread. It is enough to fold the satin fabric along and sew it with long stitches along the edge. After that, you need to gently pull the free edge of the thread, collecting ribbon beautiful flounces and twisting spiral.For greater structurality, you can twist the ribbon along the axis - this will give the flower a greater density and create a unique pattern.

Melted petals. Bouquets of peonies, collected using melted pieces of satin ribbon, look amazing. This can be done as an ordinary cigarette lighter, and the flame of a candle or a gas stove. The finished petals are collected in a tight or full-blown bud and are combined into one large composition. With a certain skill, you can collect artificial bouquets that even from a distance of two steps can not be distinguished from real ones. In this case, such a bouquet can stand in a vase not for two days, but for several years.

Flowers from thin ribbons. From thin ribbons whose width does not exceed a centimeter, you can make lush chrysanthemums or asters. It is enough to wind the long ribbon on the fingers of your palm, tie in the middle with a small thread or string and cut the loops with scissors. The fluffy ball, pressed on the sides by the same neighbors, looks very similar to garden flowers growing in country houses and in vegetable gardens. With proper color combination with roses or peonies from large ribbons, even such simple bouquets will be a nice decoration of the celebration.

In order for a bouquet of artificial flowers to better fit into the format of the celebration, it is necessary to choose the right colors and size of the buds. And in order for the bouquet to fit the bride's dress, it is necessary to take into account its texture. The airier and lighter the outfit, the more tender and tiny the bouquet flowers should be.

An excellent solution would be to make it in the shade of a dress or decorative items. If you want to bring the brightness into a monochrome outfit, then you need to select the ribbon of the same color as the design of the entire event. Most often choose 2-3 shades, which perform the decor of the hall and decorate the tables. If the color of the bouquet will coincide with them, the whole composition will look more complete and thoughtful.

Most often for decoration of weddings use pastel and gentle tones. Soloist, as usual, white and all its shades. Dilutes composition blue, pink, lavender and pistachio. However, if you prefer, you can add bright accents in the form of red, purple or bright green. Perhaps, it is worth refusing only from black color, which is traditionally considered to be a shade of mourning, that is why he has no place at such a joyful event.

It is necessary to observe some balance in the jewelry of the girl herself and her accessories. If the dress and hair of the bride sparkle with pearls and stones, it is not necessary to decorate them and the bouquet - it will look pretentious and overloaded. On the contrary, the concise image is well underlined flowers with rhinestones and brooches. In addition, wedding stylists advise to leave the elongated shape of the bouquet for girls, and for ladies at the age to opt for a spherical shape.

Of course, each equipment will require its own set of tools, since they differ in many ways. However, there is a certain basic set, without which it can not do in any case.

• Foam ball or microphone with floral sponge, which can be purchased at a flower shop. You can replace it with plastic, crumpled and glued newspapers or thick rope, rolled into a ball.
• Thick cardboard for the handle. You can take the finished cardboard tube, which remained from the foil or cling film after its use in the kitchen.
• Satin ribbons of required colors and patterns. It is best to take them with a margin to practice in the manufacture of buds. Atlas consumption for each of the techniques can vary greatly.
• Glue gun, which can be purchased at any handicraft store or ordered in the online store.
• Stapler, pins, needle, scissors.
• Threads in the color of ribbons and contrasting shades.
• Various decorative beads and stones.

For the manufacture of peonies from melted ribbons or flowers in the Japanese style, you will have to additionally install a candle or a burner on which pieces of ribbons will melt. Before embarking on needlework, you should organize a clean free space. This is best done at the desk or stand, so that you can leave the unfinished bouquet and return to its assembly a little later.

Before proceeding to the manufacture of a satin bouquet, it is worthwhile to study several master classes in the technique that was chosen, and practice making the flowers themselves. All other work does not take much time and is carried out in stages according to a small instruction.

First of all, the base is prepared on which the buds and decor will be attached. If you buy a finished ball of plastic or foam, then it is simply connected with a long cardboard handle. If the ball needs to be made independently, then you can crumple up several sheets of paper and tightly wrap them with a rope. Such a homemade ball is also mounted on a cardboard handle with a glue gun.

The easiest way to make beautiful flowers is the technique of volumetric buds. To do this, take a wide satin ribbon and fold it in half face up. Such a tape is stitched along the edge with a needle and thread, after which it is tightened with large assemblies and rolled up into a small bud. To prevent such a bud from breaking up, the ribbons are sewn at the base with several stitches.

In order for the satin bouquet to withstand all the active movements of the bride, her photo session, dance and, finally, the flight into the hands of her friends, the flowers must be well attached to the foam or rope. To do this, a small safety pin is stuck into their core with the head color matching the color of the ribbon. The sharp edge of the pin, coming out from the wrong side of the bud, firmly and deeply stuck into the base. Additionally, the junction is processed with a glue gun. A well-made bouquet will not fall apart in the hands of the bride and the whole celebration will delight her.

To make a bouquet of ribbons more interesting and original, it can be decorated with various additional elements. It can be beadwork or individual large beads. Especially good in a bouquet of delicate shades look large and small pearls that are sewn or glued both to the buds themselves, and to the space between them.

Excellent on this bouquet will look a small brooch in the form of a butterfly, dragonfly or ladybug. The decoration may be themed, for example, for a wedding on the beach, a bouquet decor in the form of small seashells and starfishes is perfect. In addition, in the bouquet of the bride elements of tulle and lace are always relevant - they will make a satin composition more delicate and airy.

The most popular form of a wedding bouquet has been and remains a spherical shape. It has a comfortable long handle and can be made in one or in several colors.

A cascading bouquet in the form of a drop looks particularly impressive in the kanzashi technique. It can be decorated with large stones and beautiful brooches.

Unusual bouquets in the shape of a heart or a large flower will look very fresh and original. They do not need additional decoration or too bright colors - in themselves they will be a worthy decoration.

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