I love making bouquets. There are so many different types you
can make... Posies, wedding bouquets, candy bouquets, fruit
bouquets and more.
One type of bouquet that I recently
started making, is a cookie bouquet...
A cookie bouquet
is a bouquet made with cookies, and leaves. They are very fun,
and quite easy to make. This article shows how to make a cookie
bouquet in 5 easy steps...
You will need:
- 9
Chocolate chip cookies
- 2 Bunches of floristry wire
-
Cellophane
- Stem-tape
- Leaves
** Step 1: Wire and
tape the leaves **
Wire and tape the leaves...
Wire the leaf by pushing the wire through the silk part of the
leaf, behind the stem, loop it around, and then go back through
the leaf, and down to the wire.
Then stem tape the wire
by holding the wire in one hand, and wrapping (and stretching),
the stem tape with the other hand. Make sure to tape right up to
the leaf.
** Step 2: Prepare cookies **
Cut the
cellophane into 9 squares. Make sure the squares are large
enough to fit a cookie.
Wrap the cookies in the
cellophane, and then twist the end of the cellophane.
Now
wire and tape the cellophane, and snip off any excess
cellophane.
** Step 3: Fan the cookies **
Hold the
cookies in a bunch in one hand. Then fan the cookies out
slightly, to leave spaces for the leaves...
** Step 4:
Fill in with leaves **
Start to place your leaves in
between the cookies. Fan the leaves out to make a circular
shape. Then squeeze the bouquet together. If you have any gaps
left then you can fill them in with more leaves.
** Step
5: Prepare the handle **
Neaten the ends of the wires in
the handle by trimming them with cutters.
Then stem-tape
the handle, and add ribbon trailers if you wish.
That's
it! You'll find any candy bouquets you make are instant hits
with anyone that sees them. People just seem to LOVE cookie
bouquets!
About the Author:
Peta D'Silva has been making bouquets for over 14 years. Her
website at
http://www.visionsofsilk.com
has lots of free information on making bouquets, including more
information on cookie bouquets:
http://www.visionsofsilk.com/Cookie-Bouquets.shtml
