- 1). Go shopping for your flowers. At the store, hold a selection of flowers in your hands, as if it's a bouquet, to see what looks right for you. Buy one or two stems extra for each type of flower you have chosen.
- 2). Put the bouquet holder in a vase on your work table. This will keep both of your hands free to work with the piece. Set the silk flowers to the side.
- 3). Cut the stems of the silk flowers down to 3 or 4 inches long. Cut any foliage stems to this size also.
- 4). Insert a main flower stem, such as roses, lilies, irises or carnations, into the center of the foam in the bouquet holder.
- 5). Insert 4 more main flower stems at slight angles to the top, bottom, left and right of the main flower.
- 6). Insert leaves around the sides of the foam where the foam meets the top of the plastic holder.
- 7). Insert secondary flowers such as carnations, daisies or rosebuds into the sides of the foam near the rim of the bouquet holder, next to the leaves.
- 8). Fill in the foam with stems of smaller blossoms. Check to make sure that there are no gaps in the flowers where the foam will show through.
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Hold your bouquet in front of a mirror to check all angles. Add more flowers or leaves to fill it out, if necessary. - 10
Insert a ribbon bow on a wired stick into the foam at the center of the bottom edge, if desired. Add a strand or wired spray of pearl beads or rhinestones to your bouquet for a stylish touch.
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