Candy Bouquets: How To Make A Fun Table Decoration For Your Wedding

When I first started making bouquets I was alwayswill need to wire and tape them.STEP 3: Fan The
trying to find different things to use in place ofLeavesPlace your leaves around the edge of the
flowers. One thing I found that is fun and differentteracotta pot. If you slightly overlap the
to use is candy.Candy bouquets make wonderfulleaves you will get a nice fan effect which will make
gifts and they are a great talking point atthe finished pot look much
weddings and receptions. They are really easy tomore realistic.Note: You may need to use one of the
make, and the end result is always popular. This iscut pieces of flower stem to put holes in the
probablyoasis for the leaves to go in.STEP 4: Insert The
because, not only are they colorful and fun, butRosesPlace one rose in the centre of the pot. Push
they're edible as well!You can make many differentthe next rose in at an angle near the
types of candy bouquets- In this article I will showedge of the pot, and do the same with the next
yourose on the otherside of the pot.
how to make a candy bouquet in a teracotta pot,Keep doing this until all the flowers are in the
which will look absolutelypot.STEP 5: Insert Candy and LeavesNow all you
spectacular...To make your own candy bouquetneed to do to finish the candy bouquet is to fill the
flower-pot, you will need:- 1 Medium terracotta pot- 1bouquet in with the
Packet of lollipops or wrapped chocolates- 1 Driedcandy and leaves...Place a lollipop between each
oasis brick- 1 Piece of floristry wire- 5 White rosesflower, and keep doing this until all the lollipops are
purple centres- 7 Purple roses- Floristry wire andused.If you have any more gaps fill them in with
stem tape( if using chocolates)STEP 1: Cut Theleaves and pearlies.Step 6: Add A RibonAs a nice
OasisUsing a piece of floristry wire to cut the oasis,finishing touch to the candy bouquet flower pot, you
so it will fit into the terracotta pot.can place a ribbon
Make sure it fits in the pot firmly as you will bebow around the pot. You could also paint the pot
pushing the lollipop sticks, flowersbefore putting the flowers in. Even
and leaves into it.STEP 2: Trim The FlowersThe potadd a figure of eight bow at the front edge of the
I am using is small so I will cut the flowers down. Cutpot if you wish.A candy bouquet flower-pot makes a
just a little above halflovely table decoration for any occasion. The
way down the stem.good thing about this decoration is that you can just
You do not need to wire or tape any of thereplace the lollipops once they
flowers, just use the wire they are alreadyget eaten.Peta D'Silva has been making bouquets for
on.Note: If you are using wrapped chocolates youover 14 years.