Do it Yourself with Flowers - FloraQueen

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Hair Comb

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Bridal bouquet

12-28

Summer flower crown

29-39

Child's garland

40-47

Boutonnière

48-56

Recommended flowers: lisianthus, baby’s breath, white phlox.

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Equipment: Hair comb, thin-gauge metal wire for threading, shears.

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Coil wire around first several tines of comb.

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Gather some baby’s breath and place next to comb

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and begin binding to the comb using the wire

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Continue coiling wire until reaching location of next flower: lisianthus

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Add next flower (baby’s breath) in same direction, binding around stem as above

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Add white phlox if desired. Continue binding flowers as above. After phlox, finish with more baby’s breath.

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To close, coil wire several times around last tine of comb. Check that wire does not stick out to prevent injury

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Recommended flowers:

Equipment:

Avalanche rose, statice, pink limonium, peony, green trick dianthus, phlox, eucalyptus, white lisianthus.

shears, string, floral tape, white satin ribbon (about 1.5 meters).

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Remove leaves from all stems

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Choose a focal flower (a peony is pictured) and hold in left hand, with fingers near blossom end.

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Add next flower angled leftward, at same height as previous.

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Rotate bouquet rightward a quarter-turn to position it for next flower (lisianthus).

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Continue adding flowers diagonally, angled leftward, each time rotating bouquet rightward.

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Progressively insert filler flowers between other flowers. All flowers must be inserted at same angle to preserve symmetry.

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Tie a strong, tight knot at the uppermost point where the bouquet is held. Cut off remainder of string.

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Cutting the stems: Measure two hands length and leave another 3cm at the bottom.

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Using floral tape, wrap the stem beginning at the top. Do not wrap all the way to the bottom.

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Take white ribbon. Place shiny side of ribbon facing stems, so that matte side is visible (leave 40-cm trail at flower end).

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Fold ribbon aside and coil ribbon downward at an angle.

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Tie a knot using the remaining 40 cm.

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Recommended flowers:

Equipment:

chrysanthemum, baby’s breath, lisianthus, floral tape, thick-gauge yellow rose, purple limonium, yarrow metal wire, satin ribbon, (emphasis on bold colors). shears, small pliers.

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Form a loop at either end of the wire using pliers. Wrap wire in floral tape.

summer flower crown

summer flower crown

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Prior to arranging each flower, shorten its stem.

summer flower crown

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Place the first flower at one end, near the loop, and wrap with floral tape, coming as close as possible to blossom.

summer flower crown

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Place next flower adjacent to previous and wrap entirely with floral tape.

summer flower crown

summer flower crown

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summer flower crown

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When done, tie ribbon (white is recommended) to the two loops, so that the crown may be tied to the wearer’s head.

summer flower crown

summer flower crown

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Recommended flowers:

Equipment:

chamomile, baby’s breath.

pliers, shears, metal wire, floral tape, Satin ribbon. Child's garland

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First shorten wire to fit child’s head Child's garland

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Next, use pliers to crimp loop ends. Wrap wire in floral tape. Child's garland

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Shorten chamomile and baby’s breath stems. Child's garland

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Attach baby’s breath and chamomile respectively toward top of flower, close to petals, then continue appending until reaching end. Wrap each flower with floral tape. Child's garland

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Child's garland

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Tie a satin ribbon to the loop at each end. Child's garland

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Recommended flowers:

Equipment:

rose, baby’s breath, eucalyptus, chlorophytum.

boutonnière pin, floral tape. Boutonnière

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Take the focal flower: a rose. Boutonnière

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Add to it baby’s breath, eucalyptus, and chlorophytum. Boutonnière

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Wrap boutonnière in floral tape. Boutonnière

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Add accent greenery (chlorophytum) and wrap several cm of chlorophytum with floral tape. Boutonnière

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Cut off ends. Boutonnière

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Add additional chlorophytum to boutonnière, wrapping in floral tape. Boutonnière

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Attaching boutonnière to clothing: Place boutonnière on garment at desired point. Insert two pins into stem from inside of lapel through fabric of garment, positioning one pin at top and one at bottom. Pins must be inserted only several cm; there is no need to push them as far as they can go. Boutonnière

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