Candy Bouquets: How To Make A Fun Table Decoration For Your Wedding

Jul 15, 2012 by HaleTasia842

When I very first started making bouquets I was constantly trying to discover different things to use in spot of flowers. A single thing I identified that is entertaining and different to use is candy.

Candy bouquets make great gifts and they are a great talking point at weddings and receptions.

They are actually effortless to make, and the end result is always preferred. This is most likely because, not only are they colorful and enjoyable, but they’re edible as effectively!

You can make several distinct varieties of candy bouquets- In this report I will show you how to make a candy bouquet in a teracotta pot, which will look totally spectacular…

To make your personal candy bouquet flower-pot, you will need to have:

- 1 Medium terracotta pot

- 1 Packet of lollipops or wrapped chocolates

- 1 Dried oasis brick

- 1 Piece of floristry wire

- five White roses purple centres

- 7 Purple roses

- Floristry wire and stem tape( if employing chocolates)

STEP 1: Cut The Oasis

Utilizing a piece of floristry wire to cut the oasis, so it will fit into the terracotta pot. Make positive it fits in the pot firmly as you will be pushing the lollipop sticks, flowers and leaves into it.

STEP 2: Trim The Flowers

The pot I am utilizing is modest so I will cut the flowers down. Cut just a tiny above half way down the stem.

You do not want to wire or tape any of the flowers, just use the wire they are already on.

Note: If you are utilizing wrapped chocolates you will require to wire and tape them.

STEP 3: Fan The Leaves

Location your leaves around the edge of the teracotta pot. If you slightly overlap the leaves you will get a great fan effect which will make the completed pot appear considerably more realistic.

Note: You might require to use one of the cut pieces of flower stem to place holes in the oasis for the leaves to go in.

STEP four: Insert The Roses

Spot a single rose in the centre of the pot. Push the next rose in at an angle near the edge of the pot, and do the very same with the next rose on the otherside of the pot. Keep carrying out this till all the flowers are in the pot.

STEP 5: Insert Candy and Leaves

Now all you require to do to finish the candy bouquet is to fill the bouquet in with the candy and leaves…

Place a lollipop amongst every flower, and preserve undertaking this until all the lollipops are used.

If you have any much more gaps fill them in with leaves and pearlies.

Step 6: Add A Ribon

As a nice finishing touch to the candy bouquet flower pot, you can location a ribbon bow around the pot. You could also paint the pot prior to putting the flowers in. Even add a figure of eight bow at the front edge of the pot if you wish.

A candy bouquet flower-pot tends to make a beautiful table decoration for any occasion. The very good factor about this decoration is that you can just replace the lollipops the moment they get eaten.

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