| When I first started making bouquets I was | | | | Note: If you are using wrapped chocolates you will |
| always trying to find different things to use in | | | | need to wire and tape them. |
| place of flowers. One thing I found that is fun and | | | | STEP 3: Fan The Leaves |
| different to use is candy. | | | | Place your leaves around the edge of the |
| Candy bouquets make wonderful gifts and they | | | | teracotta pot. If you slightly overlap theleaves |
| are a great talking point atweddings and | | | | you will get a nice fan effect which will make the |
| receptions. They are really easy to make, and the | | | | finished pot look muchmore realistic. |
| end result is always popular. This is | | | | Note: You may need to use one of the cut pieces |
| probablybecause, not only are they colorful and | | | | of flower stem to put holes in theoasis for the |
| fun, but they're edible as well! | | | | leaves to go in. |
| You can make many different types of candy | | | | STEP 4: Insert The Roses |
| bouquets- In this article I will show youhow to | | | | Place one rose in the centre of the pot. Push the |
| make a candy bouquet in a teracotta pot, which | | | | next rose in at an angle near theedge of the pot, |
| will look absolutelyspectacular... | | | | and do the same with the next rose on the |
| To make your own candy bouquet flower-pot, | | | | otherside of the pot. |
| you will need: | | | | Keep doing this until all the flowers are in the pot. |
| - 1 Medium terracotta pot | | | | STEP 5: Insert Candy and Leaves |
| - 1 Packet of lollipops or wrapped chocolates | | | | Now all you need to do to finish the candy |
| - 1 Dried oasis brick | | | | bouquet is to fill the bouquet in with thecandy and |
| - 1 Piece of floristry wire | | | | leaves... |
| - 5 White roses purple centres | | | | Place a lollipop between each flower, and keep |
| - 7 Purple roses | | | | doing this until all the lollipops areused. |
| - Floristry wire and stem tape( if using chocolates) | | | | If you have any more gaps fill them in with |
| STEP 1: Cut The Oasis | | | | leaves and pearlies. |
| Using a piece of floristry wire to cut the oasis, so | | | | Step 6: Add A Ribon |
| it will fit into the terracotta pot. | | | | As a nice finishing touch to the candy bouquet |
| Make sure it fits in the pot firmly as you will be | | | | flower pot, you can place a ribbonbow around the |
| pushing the lollipop sticks, flowersand leaves into it. | | | | pot. You could also paint the pot before putting |
| STEP 2: Trim The Flowers | | | | the flowers in. Evenadd a figure of eight bow at |
| The pot I am using is small so I will cut the | | | | the front edge of the pot if you wish. |
| flowers down. Cut just a little above halfway | | | | A candy bouquet flower-pot makes a lovely table |
| down the stem. | | | | decoration for any occasion. Thegood thing about |
| You do not need to wire or tape any of the | | | | this decoration is that you can just replace the |
| flowers, just use the wire they are alreadyon. | | | | lollipops once theyget eaten. |