Newspaper Pages from old books (if you’re wrapping small flowers) Sheets of music Colored tissue paper that coordinates with the colors in the bouquet or contrasts with the flowers to make them pop. [3] X Expert Source Pilar ZunigaFlorist Expert Interview. 12 March 2020.
A small portion of the stems will be wrapped. However, the flowers should cover a lot of the paper while plenty of stems are exposed.
If you’re not using colored paper, you should still fold the paper over at an angle. This will create decorative folds in the wrapped bouquet.
This method will make a bit of a cone-shape and can be good for wrapping a bouquet with varying sizes of flowers.
You can finish your bouquet by wrapping a bow at the base of the paper, where it meets the stems.
Choose a color that will look good with your flowers, not compete with it. For example, if you have an orange flower, think about using red and yellow tissue paper which will bring out the orange color.
To keep your flowers fresh for longer, consider soaking the paper towel in water. Then wrap the wet paper towel around the stems. Cover the wet paper towel with plastic wrap to prevent the water from soaking into the paper.
For an average bouquet, you’ll probably want a square of paper that measures 2-feet by 2-feet.
A large bouquet with long stems might only need one fold.
If you want to really secure the wrapped flowers, you can use clear-sided tape to tape these folds.
It’s important to fold the corners in this order so the bottom fold makes a kind of base or bottom for your flower stems.
If you want a tightly wrapped bouquet, finish rolling the paper tightly so you create a lot of tension. For a looser bouquet, just gently fold the remaining paper over.
You may want to place a large decorative ribbon on the outside of your wrapped flowers. This can give the bouquet a professional look.
The rubber band will be covered up. It will ensure that individual flowers don’t fall out of the bouquet.
The looped stem gives your string or ribbon a starting point for wrapping the bouquet. This will also make sure that the string or ribbon doesn’t unravel from the bouquet.
If you have wide ribbon, you probably won’t need to wrap around the stems very many times. Keep in mind that wrapping several layers of string or ribbon will strengthen and support the bouquet.
You can also tie a ribbon or string bow to the front of the wrapped stems to hide the end of the wrapping.
If the flower is very small, you could twist one end of the paper into a cone. Place the small flower into the cone so it sits in the narrow end of the cone.
