| When I first started making bouquets I was always | | | | will need to wire and tape them.STEP 3: Fan The |
| trying to find different things to use in place of | | | | LeavesPlace your leaves around the edge of the |
| flowers. One thing I found that is fun and different | | | | teracotta pot. If you slightly overlap the |
| to use is candy.Candy bouquets make wonderful | | | | leaves you will get a nice fan effect which will make |
| gifts and they are a great talking point at | | | | the finished pot look much |
| weddings and receptions. They are really easy to | | | | more realistic.Note: You may need to use one of the |
| make, and the end result is always popular. This is | | | | cut pieces of flower stem to put holes in the |
| probably | | | | oasis for the leaves to go in.STEP 4: Insert The |
| because, not only are they colorful and fun, but | | | | RosesPlace one rose in the centre of the pot. Push |
| they're edible as well!You can make many different | | | | the next rose in at an angle near the |
| types of candy bouquets- In this article I will show | | | | edge of the pot, and do the same with the next |
| you | | | | rose 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 absolutely | | | | pot.STEP 5: Insert Candy and LeavesNow all you |
| spectacular...To make your own candy bouquet | | | | need to do to finish the candy bouquet is to fill the |
| flower-pot, you will need:- 1 Medium terracotta pot- 1 | | | | bouquet in with the |
| Packet of lollipops or wrapped chocolates- 1 Dried | | | | candy and leaves...Place a lollipop between each |
| oasis brick- 1 Piece of floristry wire- 5 White roses | | | | flower, and keep doing this until all the lollipops are |
| purple centres- 7 Purple roses- Floristry wire and | | | | used.If you have any more gaps fill them in with |
| stem tape( if using chocolates)STEP 1: Cut The | | | | leaves 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 be | | | | bow around the pot. You could also paint the pot |
| pushing the lollipop sticks, flowers | | | | before putting the flowers in. Even |
| and leaves into it.STEP 2: Trim The FlowersThe pot | | | | add a figure of eight bow at the front edge of the |
| I am using is small so I will cut the flowers down. Cut | | | | pot if you wish.A candy bouquet flower-pot makes a |
| just a little above half | | | | lovely 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 the | | | | replace the lollipops once they |
| flowers, just use the wire they are already | | | | get eaten.Peta D'Silva has been making bouquets for |
| on.Note: If you are using wrapped chocolates you | | | | over 14 years. |