How to Make Cascading Bridal Bouquets with Silk Flowers
Handmade cascading bridal bouquets with silk flowers make your wedding ceremony more beautiful. Even though, you can buy the bouquets of any design from the market. But, you will find immense pleasure if you make them by your own hands at your home.
Things Required:
– Hand-Held Bouquet Holder with Styrofoam Insert
– One Bush or Several Stems of Smaller Flowers (such as rosebuds, stephanotis or mini-carnations)
– One Bush or Several Mass Flowers (such as roses, lilies and carnations)
– Several Line Flowers (such as stock, delphinium, snapdragons and gladiolus)
– Wire Cutters
– Empty Vase
– Floral Tape
– Ribbon (3 yards)
Instructions
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First of all, you have to make the bouquet. You require a wide and clear place to work. Gather everything which is required to make the bouquet from the market. Then, take the flowers and separate them according to their colour and form. Place the separated flowers to any corner.
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Take a vase and put it in the middle of a table. Now, place the bouquet holder handle in vase. After that, cut 5 flowers to around 4-inch stem and put them in the centre of the vase.
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Then, you have to place the 4 flowers at different angles evenly in the holder and fill the foam with the remaining flowers. Leave some space in the foam and add some pearls if you want.
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To make the cascade sheet, you have to insert an 8-inch flower in the centre of the foam. Then, cut around three pieces of wire and tie all the daisies, rosebuds and stephanotis. Use floral tape to tie the flowers.
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You can also use pearls and rhinestone sprays to make your bouquet look more beautiful. After adding all the pearls, you have to push the cascade piece gradually into the centre of the foam. It is extremely important for you to make sure that all the stems and wires stay firm in the holder. Then, add the bow on the stick to tie the bouquet.
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Take the ribbon and cut it into five 12-inch pieces. Tie the bouquet with the pieces of ribbon and make a good knot. You have to make sure that all the flowers are well tied in the bouquet before taking it on the ceremony.