Almost no one will refuse to receive fresh flowers as a gift. Beautiful floral compositions from overseas plants, collected by professionals, amaze with their size and variety. Bright, unusual exotic bouquets filled the flower shops. The names of flowers are beyond the power of an ordinary person to remember and learn.
What then should those who have grown with their own hands excellent flowers in the country or collected a modest bouquet of wildflowers do? Is it possible to beautifully package flowers yourself using different materials? Certainly! We’ll tell you how to do this better in the article.
The easiest option for beginners
Transparent packaging film for flowers is considered a universal material and is suitable for any bouquet for any occasion. Many housewives have learned to dry the film and re-wrap flowers in it.
You can pack both a whole complex bouquet and a single flower in film. The film is placed at an angle, the flowers are placed on the corner, after which the bouquet is wrapped around the film, tightened with a cord or tourniquet.
Roses from egg trays
Egg trays are perhaps the most affordable material for creating various crafts, for example, for children's creativity in kindergarten. From container cells (cassettes) you can create unusual and very beautiful roses . In the future, they can decorate any decorative items, for example, a photo frame, mirror or lampshade. Also, such flowers can be used as an independent decoration, placing them on a shelf or coffee table. Master class by Olya Vedutova.
Prepare the necessary materials and tools:
- cardboard egg box;
- scissors;
- green corrugated paper;
- watercolor paints;
- brush;
- hot-melt gun with glue stick.
How to make roses, step by step:
Step 1
To begin with, we cut off the top part of the box, and leave the bottom, with the cells.
Step 2
Next, use scissors or a stationery knife to separate all the cells.
Now you need to create petal blanks from them.
Step 3
We make four cuts on each cardboard piece.
We leave the high areas of the cells for creating petals. To assemble one medium-sized rose bud you will need four blanks.
Step 4
Then we open the details of the cell so that you can get to each petal with scissors.
We begin to give the petals a rounded shape, cutting off sharp corners.
The first tier of petals is ready! Next, cut out three more blanks.
Step 5
Then we make cuts towards the center on the bottoms of all the parts.
We do this so that during the process of assembling the flower, its petals can be easily twisted and created the necessary shape of the bud.
Step 6
Now all the cut out parts need to be painted in the desired shade.
We shade the centers of the petals with a light tone, creating the effect of a natural color.
Then dry naturally.
Step 7
Gently bend the tips of the two petals in half.
Apply a drop of hot glue to one of them and glue them together.
Then we give the same shape to the remaining pair of petals. Glue them to the resulting flower base.
Step 8
Next, we attach the next piece to the bottom of the bud.
The bud must be positioned so that its corners are in the center of the next petals. Using hot glue, we attach all four parts.
The third workpiece is attached in the same way.
Step 9
We cut the fourth blank into separate petals. Then we apply glue to them and attach them to the bud.
Step 10
When the flower is completely dry, paint the finished craft again with a more saturated tone.
We shade the tips of the pink petals with a light tone.
Step 11
Cut out flower sepals from green corrugated paper. Apply glue to the middle of the part and attach it to the bottom of the bud.
Step 12
That's it, all that remains is to twist the tips of the sepals.
Vintage egg cell roses are ready!
The result was such cute buds:
For another version of more magnificent roses, see this video from YouTube:
The second and third master classes are simpler, useful for teachers and parents, for crafts in kindergarten.
The easiest option using kraft paper
Craft paper itself is the simplest means of packaging and goes with almost everything. There are no particular requirements for packaging bouquets in craft paper.
The easiest way to pack a bouquet is like this. Sort out the leaves and flowers and wrap the base of the bouquet with film. Cut a square of craft paper and roll it into a ball. Place flowers inside. Tie with a bright ribbon at the base of the bouquet.
Additionally, you can draw any ornament on paper, attach lace with staples, etc. Packed in kraft paper, the flowers will contrast with the gray-brown background and look in all their beauty and sophistication.
Packing a bouquet in rectangles and corners
For this type of packaging, the selected paper is cut into equal squares. It is good to take paper or matte film that matches the overall tint of the colors. The film is laid out on the table, corners up with equal sides. The formed and tied bouquet is placed in the center of the squares and wrapped in paper so that the wrapper looks the same on all sides. The interception site is tied with a tourniquet and then with tape.
Unusual bouquet design options:
Decoration for photo album
Scrapbooking is popular now. Albums and diaries are decorated with carved flat and three-dimensional figures. Tastefully selected elements will transform a boring cover. Borders for photographs are cut out of paper. With a little work and effort, you can make an unusual gift with your own hands from a trivial notebook. Along with paper decorations, rhinestones, beads, feathers, and braid are used. The main thing is to approach the matter with invention and imagination.
Instructions for packing a bouquet in a floral net or organza
An excellent way to present flowers is to wrap them in mesh or organza. This bouquet looks stylish and unusual. Similar packaging methods are used by florists in flower shops and specialized salons. You can pack a complex bouquet of different types of flowers in a net.
Before creating a bouquet, the stems of the flowers are trimmed, and the flowers themselves are laid on top of each other in a spiral. Flower stems are alternated with ruscus branches and tied with ribbon.
From a roll of mesh or organza, cut three equal squares and a rectangular piece. The squares are folded in half, the corners are moved and folded in half again. You should get a rhombus with four vertex corners. The ends are fastened with staples, so 3 blanks are made.
Each blank is applied to the bouquet and wrapped with ribbon, the diverging edges are connected with staples. Using a cut out rectangle, the lower stems are closed, pinned with staples and tied with a wide ribbon. The stems that remain open are trimmed with pruning shears.
Decor for the back wall of the cabinet
In skillful hands, old furniture can be transformed beyond recognition. A bookcase can be turned into a sideboard or souvenir stand if you take out the shelves and cover the back wall with wrapping paper. You can combine several sheets if they match each other in color or pattern. The cabinet doors are covered with paper in the same way. For durability they are coated with acrylic varnish. Plain surfaces are sometimes decorated with fragments of table napkins with a beautiful pattern using the decoupage technique. We must remember that for such work a protective layer - acrylic varnish or decoupage varnish - is necessary.
Options for packaging flowers in fabric (burlap, felt, etc.)
Burlap, linen, felt, as well as craft paper, are considered new and environmentally friendly types of bouquet packaging. Flowers in them look natural, advantageous and unusual. You can clearly see the process of using burlap as packaging in the following videos:
In principle, you need to proceed in the same way as when packing in film or sisal. A square of burlap is cut, the corners are folded diagonally, a bouquet is placed in the center, which is wrapped in corners. The junction is intercepted with ribbons or thread and decorated as desired.
DIY gift boxes
If you have the time and desire, you can glue and assemble beautiful gift boxes with your own hands, which will be in a single copy. For example, this (there is a master class with diagrams):
A beautiful New Year's box in the shape of a house with a Christmas wreath on the door :). Master Class
See also the section “ Gift packaging ”: boxes, bags, envelopes and much more.
And another interesting video on how to pack gifts of different shapes:
See also how to give money in a beautiful and original way:
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Discussion: 4 comments
- Ulyana:
August 16, 2022 at 5:20 amThanks for the MK, it was useful)
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- Tatiana:
June 8, 2022 at 0:45
Original ideas. This is not the first time I have packaged gifts this way, but before doing so I put the goods in a polypropylene (BOPP) bag. I order from the Pak24 website. Low prices. Good quality.
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- Evgeniya:
August 19, 2022 at 08:34 pm
Very interesting article! I used to always get confused with the choice of gift wrapping, but recently I found your very cool site, thank you!
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- Alexey:
July 21, 2022 at 03:52 pm
Thanks for the useful and interesting article!
In a gift, not only the content is important, but also its appearance. One of the popular types of holiday packaging is wrapping in mica or gift paper.
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Instructions for a cascading bouquet
Cascading bouquets are becoming popular for gifting in sets. To compile them, you need to purchase a box and lay any paper on the bottom. Flowers should be the same length. They are placed on the bottom of the box, laid out like a fan and tied with an elastic band. The box is closed with a lid and sent as a gift to the recipient.
Instructions for a vegetative bouquet
A bouquet that presents flowers in the most natural way is called a vegetative bouquet. Most often, such bouquets are asymmetrical, a small group of plants takes the main attention, and tall ones are placed in the distance. Plants should look as natural as possible, as they grow in nature.
Packaging a bouquet of chrysanthemums
Several options for packaging flowers in a box and basket
Popular arrangements in boxes and baskets are in trend now more than ever. To prepare such a bouquet yourself, you will need different tools: a mold, pruning shears, foam substance for floristry, decor and a container for water.
From floral foam you need to cut a base smaller than the lid of the box. Soak it with moisture. Make a bedding out of film and cover the container for the composition with it. Place a sponge soaked in water on it.
Prepare the flowers by shortening their stems to the desired level. Arrange them in the sponge as desired. Decorate with additional decor.
You can also use an acrylic box. Water is poured into the bottom of the box, flowers and stems are cut to the required size. Place the flowers in a container and straighten them as desired.
Making a birthday gift
If you want to give someone a gift, make it one of a kind. Package it in a way that the recipient will remember it for a long time. Do you doubt the success of such a mission? Don't worry. There are so many ideas for effective gift wrapping, such as colorful decorative paper. In this case, the task will be only aesthetic and precise bending of the sheet to size. A simpler and equally common method is to wrap the gift in decorative fabric wrapping. The great advantage of the fabric is its reusability. Wrap the gift in a beautiful scarf that the owner of the souvenir can also use.
How interesting is it to pack a flower in a pot?
Houseplants are often given as gifts for holidays instead of fresh ones. If the flowerpot in which the flower grows is unattractive, you can improve the situation by decorating it with tulle, sisal, floral film, or burlap to match the flower. You can complement the composition with plaster figurines of gnomes and insects.
