How to Make a Bouquet From Store Bought Flowers.

I created an instruction manual on how to create a personal bouquet. I believe that flowers are a universal gift and should be given with some effort. My bouquet is for my late grandmother to place at her memorial. Flowers can be given at any occasion or celebration of life. It is not expensive to create a thoughtful flower bouquet. Many stores are often pricey when the gift giver can do it themselves. My instructions have detailed images to follow along with. Make sure that you think long and hard about what type of flowers the receiver likes. Also, depending on the occasion, switch colors and vibes. Enjoy!

1. Main flowers: Sunflowers, roses, tulips
2. Filler flowers: Often medium-sized flowers like Canterbury Bell, Mexican Sage, Lantana
3. Accent flowers: Often small-sized flowers like Baby's Breath
4. Rubber Bands
5. Double-sided tape
6. Sissors
7. Flower Food
8. Ribbon
9. Wapping Paper

Remove plastic from prepared bouquets.

Avoid cutting unnecessary parts of the flowers.

Depending on each flower, different processes must be followed

1. Baby's breath often has easily dead pieces; tap the baby's breath against the table and gently flip it over to shake out any fallen pieces.
2. Remove all leaves below the flower
3. Cut the leaves off closest to the stem

1. Cut and remove the dark parts of the stem
2. Cut at a 45-degree angle to ensure maximum water absorption

1. Separate the prepared flowers by type of flower
2. Often, store-bought flowers are mixed flowers

Arrange flowers based on color and size

1. Place smaller wild flowers/accent flowers
2. Place main flowers, ex: sunflowers, roses, tulips
3. Place Baby's Breath or smaller accent flowers
4. Place brighter colored flowers - medium-sized
5. Place lighter flowers - medium-sized
6. Place more Baby's Breath - smaller-sized flowers

1. Hold the flowers at the base right below the bulbs
2. Change the flowers around until you approve
3. Secure flowers with at least 2 rubber bands for maximum support

1. Measure wrapping paper and ensure the flowers are fully wrapped (length and width depend on how long you left the stems
2. Fold along the middle horizontally
3. Leave two peaks when folding in half
4. Fold again along the middle vertically

Ensure flowers are perfectly in the middle of the paper

1. Trim flower stems if still visible at the bottom of the bouquet

1. Fold the paper in the right direction over all of the flower, tucking behind the stems
2. Place tape over the folded section
3. Fold over to the left; ensure there is enough tape to keep the paper closed
4. Place more tape in the crevices of the bouquet for extra security

Measure and cut the ribbon to match the size of your bouquet.

1. Cross the ribbon over itself
2. Loop ribbon under the other piece
3. Tighten the bow around the bouquet so it doesn't fall off
4. Grab both sides and create 2 loops
5. Cross the loops
6. Fold one loop under the other
7. Tighten the two sides
8. Adjust the two sides accordingly by pulling on either side

1. Give to that special someone!
2. Place in water with flower food when ready!