Wedding bouquet is one of the main attributes of a festive event. It can be made not only from fresh or artificial flowers, now to create bouquets they use beads, money and other available materials.
How to make a wedding bouquet of fresh flowers?
To make yourself an amazingly beautiful bouquet for a wedding of spray roses, chrysanthemums, callas, hydrangeas, lilies or peonies, you need to familiarize yourself with the special technique. Each such attribute for the bride is individual, it can be in the form of a ball and simply tied with a ribbon. Autumn bouquets dazzle with bright colors, they most often use plants with flowers that are bright yellow, orange, richly red.
If no additional options are used, and the buds are on their stems, then it is best to keep the bouquet in water so that it is better saturated with moisture and does not wilt. The main disadvantage of such a composition is that it is impossible to make a complex structure.since the leg is very large and the flowers cannot be bent. Helps to bend the stems and turn them in the desired direction of the wire, which is inserted inside the stem or attached to it. Thanks to this technique, the composition is original and rather complicated to please the bride.
After the design of the future bouquet is created, the stems of each flower must be cut to the specified length. They are fixed on a wire and closed with a floral tape. Such compositions are called taped. The main advantage of the technique is that it is possible to create any kind of complexity of the design, but the necessary food for the flowers is missing. Such an accessory cannot keep its attractive appearance for a long time.
You can completely cut off the stems and flowers on the wire, however, the life of such a bouquet is as small as in the previous case. You can use the port of the bucket, that is, to strengthen the stems of the plant on a damp sponge. Give the composition of any shape will not work, just drop or round. If you take large inflorescences, the bouquet will be quite heavy.
Often used glue technique, when different parts of the plant are simply attached to the base. You can collect such a bouquet in an hour, but it will fade very quickly. If you plan to use a bouquet only at the end of the evening, it is better to use a frame technique when there are cones with water on the stems, thanks to which the plants feed on moisture and retain an attractive appearance for a long time. True, such bouquets are always very large and heavy.
One of the most popular flowers in wedding attributes is the rose. If you use small flowers in size, then such a bouquet will suit any bride, because it emphasizes her fragility and femininity. It is advised to collect the composition a few hours before the celebration. To compose a bouquet you will need:
- flowers;
- floral and satin ribbon;
- twigs;
- pins.
The leaves and thorns are completely removed from the roses, the length of the stem is shortened to thirty centimeters. Four flowers will be the center of the composition, they must be tied with a floral tape from the bottom of the stems at a distance of ten centimeters. Each new rose that is added to the bouquet is fixed with a ribbon.A round shape can be achieved if subsequent roses, which are mounted around the base, are positioned slightly lower.
If you want, you can add a few branches as an additional decoration. After completing the composition, the bottom is trimmed, all the stems are wound with a satin ribbon, which is fastened with pins. Compositions in the form of a ball are very popular. In order for the flowers to retain their appearance a little longer, you can make a bouquet with the port-boutique.
This will require:
- double sided tape;
- sponge;
- satin ribbon;
- port-boutique;
- flowers;
- glue gun.
As a rule, the port-boutique is already ready for sale, a sponge saturated with moisture is inserted into them, but so that it takes the form of a ball. Moisture-absorbing sponge can be done with a simple syringe. To prevent water from running off, a dry piece of sponge is fixed to the handle below. Using double-sided tape, leaves are attached to the expanding part. Moving in a circle. The satin ribbon is fixed from the end of the handle, now the surface of the handle is wrapped with double-sided tape and the ribbon is laid on top. The tip is glued.
The diagonally trimmed leaves are fixed in the cuff of the sponge, this cut allows you to increase the area of coverage, in addition, they will have enough moisture, so they will remain green for a long time. To create the desired shape, it is better to take small rose buds. The stalks of flowers are shortened to 6 centimeters and stuck into the sponge. Buds should completely cover the inner structure.
How easy is it to collect a bouquet of artificial flowers?
Some materials that we are not used to seeing as ornamental ones are gaining popularity because such bouquets retain their appeal for a long time. You can make any composition of any complexity by using ribbons, money, artificial flowers and even beads and corrugated paper. The most difficult is the basis, because it helps to arrange the bouquet in the form conceived. You can create it with the use of materials that are always on hand, and foam.
To form the structure you will need:
- a little foam;
- Pva;
- cardboard tube;
- threads;
- toilet paper.
For a ball with a diameter of 20 centimeters, foam plastic with a thickness of 5 centimeters and the same area is required. First, apply a cardboard tube to it and draw a hole along its diameter. Cut can be a simple stationery knife. There should be two such pieces. Place the pipe in the foam to the middle and glue together all the parts, they will be the bottom of the composition. It is better not to use “Moment” for bonding, since it will only corrode the material.
The same stationery knife cuts off the ends of the foam in such a way as to make a circle. The cardboard reel is inserted into the formed circle, fixed with adhesive composition. Now you need on top of the foam ball to stick toilet paper, which is first soaked in the PVA glue, and then laid on top. When the surface is evenly covered with paper, waiting for it to completely dry.
Now you can pick up the necessary artificial flowers for the composition and fix them on the surface of the ball with the help of a glue gun. The advantage of this bouquet is that it can be remembered and kept for a long time in the family. In winter, the composition will not freeze, will not lose its shape.
On the table
Before deciding which composition will decorate the table of the newlyweds, it is necessary to take into account the general theme, hall decoration, bridal bouquet, wedding dress and much more. This item is made from both real and artificial flowers. It is imperative that everything is combined with textiles and the surrounding space.
If the celebration takes place outdoors, the use of live roses, lilies and other plants becomes the most attractive option.In the banquet hall, you can combine fresh flowers with artificial ones or use only artificial ones, which will cover not only the table of the newlyweds, but also columns, tables of guests. The bouquet usually covers most of the table, but there should be space for food, bottles of champagne, a box for collecting money and other paraphernalia. To create will require:
- frame;
- wire;
- flowers
It always looks very impressive lush composition, in which there are flowers of different sizes. In the center should be located the largest buds, all the others around. Along the perimeter of the frame on the wire in the desired direction are attached buds. It is thanks to the wire composition becomes lively and mobile.
On the car
The bouquet looks original and stylish in a car, and it should be quite large so as not to get lost on its hood. It is located not only in the center, but also from the sides. Often used in the aggregate ribbon of organza and satin. In combination with a fabric such decoration looks stylish. The bouquet on the car is formed, most often, from artificial flowers, since they withstand the pressure of oncoming air during movement. Mounted composition on the frame with glue or wire. Such a bouquet should be more dense, so as not to crumble from the wind.
In the middle there is always a solid base, you can take foam plastic, cardboard pipe or polypropylene as it, but it will be more difficult to work with it. If the composition is triangular in shape, then the foundation must be such. Around the design, the flowers are glued to the adhesive composition or are baited on the wire that is wrapped around the frame. The advantage of using wire is that you can turn the buds in any direction.
Making unusual compositions as a gift
At the wedding, you can give a bouquet, but make it not from flowers, but, for example, a sweet gift made of caramel. There are workshops that offer to learn how to make compositions of money, beads and other materials. Such gifts always look spectacular, touching and unforgettable.
Out of money
Even if instead of real notes to use souvenir, such a bouquet is breathtaking. It is easy to make such a construction by yourself; it is enough to apply a little effort. For manufacturing useful glue gun, bills, paper and wire, it is desirable that it was steel. From the end, the wire will have to be wrapped with double-sided tape, since glue does not stick to it. We take a simple album sheet and cut it into four long strips, each of which is folded four times. The resulting billet is wound on a wire and fix the end on the glue. This is the future stem of the flower.
The formation of a single flower takes six bills. The first one is folded in half, using a screwdriver, we bend the edges, we put the second one on top, but slightly moving, and so all six pieces with a large shift each time. If the bills are not real, they can be glued, and if real, they can be put on elastic and twisted on the stem.
From fruit
Fruit bouquet can be made not only from artificial fruits and berries, but also real ones, however, the work will take much longer. From the side of this option looks original and special. To create a composition, sometimes even unripe berries and fruits are used.oddly enough, but they allow you to create something incredible. Often the composition is based on apples, because their color palette is different and allows you to choose the right fruits to the theme of the celebration. This gift is not only beautiful, but also delicious, because it can be eaten. Before use, the stalk is removed, and the fruit itself is placed on skewers. So that they do not turn black, you can sprinkle apples and other sliced fruit with lemon juice. Bananas must glaze, grapes soaked in cognac.
From beads
In recent years, bead bouquets have gained immense popularity.The process of creating them takes a lot of time, the cost of such compositions is much more, because you can store a bouquet for several generations. Depending on the theme, the color of beads and beads is selected, each flower is collected separately. These are not only large roses and small daisies, but also additional decorative elements.
The main thing is that all the beads are combined with each other not only in size but also in the color palette. Wire is used as a base. To create one bouquet it will need about five coils. All flowers are collected around a central one, they should be primed at a distance of three centimeters from the bud to get a dense composition.
Beautiful examples
Examples of beautiful and extraordinary bouquets are presented in a wide variety. The most expensive today are jewelry wedding bouquets that are professionally made from natural stones and crystals.
The compositions of fabric and ribbons look original, wonderful roses can be made of silk. They can be decorated with rhinestones, beads. Among the examples of how a good bouquet should look, a combination of pale pink flowers with bright berries.
Dark blue tone of cornflowers with black callas, bright orange apples with purple irises. The options for the design of this bridal accessory are many, it remains only to choose which one is most suitable for the celebration, considering the dress, the decoration of the hall and other details.
How to make a bouquet with your own hands, see the next video.
