| Depending upon the size of the flowers head, choose 3-5 stems of flowers and tape the stems together with floral tape, allowing the heads to remain evenly on the same plain. |
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| Floral tape the remaining individual bouquets together with floral tape. Now you are ready to assemble the bouquet. |
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| Group individual bouquets of similar colors and hues, for a pleasing plush rounded appearance. Here we grouped the pansies and hydrangea. |
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| Tape the first and second individual groups of flowers together with floral tape. |
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| Continue to floral tape the third bunch of flowers to the bouquet. |
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| Here we have taped the third bunch of ranunculus to the bouquet of pansies and hydrangea. |
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| Floral tape the fourth group of flowers to the bunch. |
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| Here we have floral taped the sweetheart roses to the bouquet of pansies, hydrangea, and ranunculus. |
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| Floral tape the last group of flowers to the bunch. |
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| Here we have floral taped the full-blown roses to the bouquet of pansies, hydrangea, ranunculus, and sweet heart roses. |
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| Floral tape the entire bouquet, one more time for added strength. Leave a few inches of stem bare. |
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| Trim ends of bare stems, evenly with sharp clippers. |
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| Make a ribbon covered with handle, with French Twists, for the bouquet. Start by measuring about 4 yards of ribbon, then folding it in half to find the center point. Here we chose a 1-½ inch satin ribbon in the iridescent lavender. |
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| Place the center point on the back of the bouquet handle, at the end of the bouquet leaving a few inches of stems peeking out of the bottom. Next, cross the ribbon in front. |
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| Then cross the ribbon again in the back. |
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| Bring the ribbon up around the front again. When the ribbons meet, make a clockwise twist before wrapping the ribbon around the back. |
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| Cross the ribbons in the back and bring them up to the front again. |
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| Continue to do a French twist in the front of the bouquet handle, keeping the twists close together and even. |
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| When you reach the top of the bouquet handle, tie the ribbons together in a knot just at the underside of the flowers. A small bow may also be tied over the finishing knot, at this point (but make sure that it does not cover the French Twists). |
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| Push a long pin into the knot. A corsage or hatpin works well. Pins may also be put up and down the handle at the twist points to add more décor. Here we chose a pearl-headed corsage pin. |
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| Trim the ends of the ribbon at an angle, using sharp fabric scissors. |
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| Finished Bouquet |
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