On birthdays, it is customary to give original gifts, accompanying them with a bouquet of flowers. But some donors depart from established canons and do the opposite, presenting creative bouquets and accompanying them with traditional gifts. Or they even turn the bouquet into the most unusual, expensive and long-awaited gift. Which method to choose is up to everyone to decide for themselves. But in order to diversify your usual way of life, you should at least find out how else you can please your loved one, but not with a bouquet of flowers.
Discounting flowers completely is wrong. There are many ways to complement such a bouquet in an original way. Or pack it in such a way that, in addition to the plants, there is room inside for an expensive surprise.
Original flower bouquets with a surprise
Beautiful flowers, complemented with jewelry or sweets, can melt a woman's heart. Such compositions are collected in a convenient format:
- in a basket;
- in a hat box;
- in any other container of a suitable format and design.
The most pleasant thing about a gift is a surprise, no matter how advertising insists, not only children love it. On your birthday, you want to get joy from everything. Therefore, when choosing a design for a box, the donor will definitely create intrigue, especially if it is closed.
The composition of the bouquet is determined by the age, gender and tastes of the birthday person. There are men's, women's and children's compositions.
The easiest and most difficult thing to please is children. In a children's composition, they take into account who it is for, a boy or a girl, and age characteristics. Gifts for a 2-year-old baby and a 10-year-old teenager will be very different.
Boxes and baskets with flower bouquets complement:
- jewelry: earrings, chains, bracelets, necklaces, watches;
- expensive jewelry;
- exquisite perfume;
- branded cosmetics;
- handmade sweets: macaroons, chocolate, candies.
Flowers in such bouquets are placed in piaflor, a special floral sponge soaked in a nutrient solution. Therefore, even after the main gift is presented, the plants will delight the birthday person’s eyes, delivering aesthetic pleasure. Composite compositions are a good option not only for women; they are also suitable for men and children. For kids, an expensive present can be replaced with a soft toy, a kinder surprise or an interactive gift.
Traditional present
Let's start with the fact that some people just don't like fancy surprises. Choosing a gift for such people will be less of a problem. You can simply ask what exactly this person needs, sweetening it up with a box of something tasty. But in this case there is something to surprise the conservative too.
Boxes from the manufacturer are being replaced by sets of chocolates in beautiful packaging. For example, for your boss or business partners you can order sweets with the company logo on the wrappers
.
They can also be written on who they are intended for, for example, “Best Chef” or “Beloved Dad.” handmade
sweets with any flavor, be it pina colada or whiskey, will look unusual and stylish
Nowadays they even make candies in the shape of planets of the solar system
, hand painted.
A follower of strict views will definitely be surprised by a chessboard with chocolate pieces
.
During the game you can literally eat them. Candy gifts for men who work with tools can include wrenches
,
pliers
, and
screwdrivers
cast in chocolate.
A car lover will be pleased with the chocolate model of the car
, and someone who loves motorcycles will surely love the bike.
For numismatists, you can find candies in the form of coins from different countries
. In this case, the box can be calm, strict masculine shades or the recipient’s favorite color.
A candy machine can be a real masterpiece.
Creative bouquets of all sorts of things
But you can also do without flowers entirely, what then are they made of? Such bouquets come from all sorts of things, for example:
- paper: colored, smooth, corrugated;
- polymer clay;
- buttons;
- knitted thread flowers;
- brooches, stones, crystals, beads, pearls, sequins, beads;
- feathers;
- balloons;
- banknotes of different or the same denomination;
- simple or colored pencils;
- paint brushes;
- seashells, stars, snail houses;
- spruce branches;
- cones, chestnuts, acorns, nuts in shell;
- dried flowers, ears of corn;
- berries: rowan, viburnum;
- autumn leaves;
- fabrics: felt, felt, chintz;
- socks;
- lipsticks, eye shadows, creams;
- men's, women's, and tight underpants;
- butterflies made of textiles or feathers, decorative butterflies for decorating bouquets;
- handkerchiefs, ties;
- small soft or plastic toys;
- thin textile scarves.
Interesting edible bouquets
Bouquets made from edible products will be pleasant in every sense for the birthday boy. Some of the products from them can be immediately placed on the table, and some can be put aside for later to please yourself in a narrow family circle after a noisy party. Suitable for such cool bouquets:
- vegetables: cucumbers, gherkins, cherry tomatoes, mini corn, sweet and bitter peppers;
- fruits: pineapples, oranges, tangerines, kiwis, bananas, apples, peaches, passion fruit, mangoes, pears, plums;
- meat products;
- seafood: crayfish, shrimp, squid, dried and dried fish;
- cheeses: soft, hard, in a braid;
- sweets: macaroons, marshmallows, chocolates, kinder surprises, Raffaello, marzipan, marshmallows, waffles, cookies;
- dried fruits: prunes, raisins, dried apricots, dates, figs;
- nuts: cashews, hazelnuts, peanuts, walnuts, pistachios, almonds;
- berries: strawberries, wild strawberries, cranberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries;
- tea in packaging;
- coffee in cans or beans packed in a bag;
- cupcakes or muffins;
- alcohol: wine, liqueur, schnapps, spirits.
Features of creating New Year's bouquets
Preparation of New Year's gifts begins long before the holiday itself. A bouquet of a variety of details will help you decorate a room with truly unusual decorative elements. Compositions for the New Year are made from the following materials:
- Natural raw materials. This includes fir cones, bunches of rowan, citrus fruits, fresh flowers;
- Artificial components. They use Christmas decorations, handmade soap, paper crafts and other details as decoration. Often such bouquets are made for a child in kindergarten or elementary school;
- Edible decor. The set may include chocolates, fruits, tea, coffee, gingerbread, alcohol and other drinks.
What will help you collect the elements of the bouquet?
When the issue has been resolved with the main items and composition of the bouquet, then it is time to think about the method of assembly, fastening and decoration. The following tools and materials will be useful for this:
- Wooden skewers for barbecue. They are used in almost all creative bouquets with objects to imitate stems. Toys, food, candy, fruits and vegetables are attached to them. When the elements are put on improvised “stems” - skewers, then you can assemble the bouquet.
- Single-sided and double-sided tape, narrow and wide. Useful for joining skewers of stems together. Narrow - for screwing objects to skewers.
- Toothpicks. For attaching smaller parts to larger ones in a way that is invisible to the eye.
- Cling film when working with food products.
- Glue gun for securely gluing heavy or difficult to chip parts.
- Floral sponge piaflor, when working with live plants and assembling in a box or basket.
- Polystyrene foam, for assembly in a basket, box, flowerpot, if live plants are not used.
- Secateurs, scissors, nippers for trimming skewers and other bouquet details.
- Twine, twine, braid, ribbons, adhesive tape or anchor for tying flowers and skewers at the bottom.
- Stapler for fixing packaging.
- Silicone gloves for working with food bouquets for hygienic purposes.
What to wrap it in
If the gift arrangement is not collected in a basket, flowerpot or box, then it should be harmoniously decorated. Floral traditional packaging for bouquets is suitable for this:
- transparencies;
- organza;
- Korean film paper;
- synthetic mesh;
- linen;
- sackcloth;
- matting;
- felt;
- corrugated paper;
- sisal;
- jute fiber;
- tracing paper;
- silence;
- kraft paper;
- foil.
The choice of packaging for decorating an unusual bouquet for a birthday depends on its composition. It is logical that for a bouquet of sausage and cheese or fruits and vegetables, tracing paper or silence will not work, because they will spread from moisture. It would also be illogical to decorate such a composition in organza or felt. But for a composition of Raffaello or flowers made of stones and rhinestones, such packaging materials are perfect.
What homemade bouquets for men can be like
To surprise the hero of the occasion, you can give a bouquet you collected yourself. For example, to create an edible present they use food and delicacies in the form of sausages, seafood, cheese, vegetables, fruits, sweets and delicious pastries. You can also make unusual bouquets from alcohol: beer, wine, champagne, elite whiskey, rum or cognac. A good idea would be original compositions of flowers, socks and gift accessories.
As decoration you can use ties, men's bow ties, scarves, plain gift paper and elegant ribbons. It is better to entrust the design of decorative compositions to a florist, because he has all the necessary knowledge and skills, and will also help you pack the bouquet professionally.
What men's bouquets should be like:
- It is better to choose a strict and laconic design; it is also recommended to avoid an abundance of small details and decor;
- all items in the composition must be appropriate. For example, a bouquet of socks or a hand-picked beer set would not be suitable for a boss;
- it is better to refuse to use ruffles, sparkles and rhinestones;
- You can decorate the packaging with decorative banknotes, ribbons, gift paper in discreet colors, exotic leaves and dry berries.
You can give such gifts to men not only on their birthdays, but also on February 23, professional holidays or New Year. A homemade bouquet will be appropriate for any memorable event and will bring only positive emotions.
Unusual bouquet for a girl's birthday
Let's move away from stereotypes and put together a bouquet with our own hands as a gift to a young girl for her birthday, March 8th and Valentine's Day. For this you will need:
- 1 sprig of white bush daisy chrysanthemum;
- roll of corrugated paper;
- wooden skewers 40-45 pcs.;
- piece of foam plastic 15 cm * 15 cm;
- white floral ribbon;
- cling film or any transparent plastic bag;
- chocolate candies in wrapper 10-15 pcs.;
- large tangerines 7 pcs.;
- a small gift in a package, perfume or eau de toilette;
- a soft toy, such as a bear;
- multi-colored marmalades 30-50 pcs.;
- tape: narrow and wide;
- scissors;
- stapler
Step-by-step master class on assembling a gift bouquet with your own hands:
We put tangerines on skewers. To prevent the fruit from scrolling, we use 2 pieces at a time.
Lightly unwrap the wrapped chocolates. Pierce the candy with the sharp edge of a wooden stick. We tape the wrapper to the skewer so that it does not fray and the element looks neat.
We put the marmalades on skewers like canapés, choosing a random order based on color and shape.
We do not pierce the soft toy with a skewer, but thread it under the clothes or attach it with tape.
We attach the box with a small gift to the stick on the back side with tape.
We give a piece of foam plastic the most rounded shape. We make a hole in the middle where we will later thread the flower.
We wrap the foam in film so that it does not crumble. We place tangerines on skewers in it as shown in the photo, piercing right through. We tighten the sticks with tape, wrapping them several times.
We thread the flower through the central hole. We stick wooden sticks with a toy and a box glued into the foam.
Add skewers with sweets to the bouquet.
Cut 1.5-2 m from a roll of corrugated paper. Fold it lengthwise, not exactly in half, but as shown in the photo. We slightly stretch the fold with our fingers, it will become the upper wavy edge of the package.
We arrange the bouquet in corrugated paper. Wrinkle it from the bottom with your hand and tie it with a white ribbon. We twist the edges of the tape using scissors. We press the tape tightly against the scissors and stretch it along, it will twist itself.
Flower - seven flowers
We offer beginners step-by-step production of the simplest bouquet of sweets. To create it, you need to prepare standard components, and focus on the flower core - chocolate balls.
- Cut out seven petals of different colors from colored paper. You can stop at “rainbow”.
- Decorate the middle of the flower, glue the petals.
- Wrap the skewer in green paper and attach the finished flower.
- Attach a chocolate ball in a bright wrapper to the core using a glue gun.
- Add green leaves to the flower.
The number of such flowers depends on the desire to conquer the little heart of a sweet tooth. Collect flowers in a bouquet and tie with bright braid.
As an option, you can use Kinder candies, which kids love so much. The shape of the sweet itself resembles a tulip bud. It is attached to a skewer, decorated with leaves and combined into a cute sweet bouquet. Such a gift will delight the child, and adults too.
Children's bouquet for a sweet tooth
A bouquet of sweets will delight both a little sweet tooth and an adult. For the composition you will need:
- chocolate bars in individual packaging: Snickers, Bounty, Picnic, Kit-Kat, Milky-Way, Twix, 5-7 pcs.;
- Chupa Chups 5 pcs.;
- sweet soda to the birthday person’s taste: Fanta, Coca-Cola, Pepsi in a glass or plastic bottle 1-3 pcs.;
- wooden skewers, according to the number of elements, but it is better to take 40-50 pcs with a reserve;
- Scotch tape narrow and wide;
- scissors;
- wooden inscriptions “Happy Birthday”, “To my beloved son”;
- kraft paper or other thick packaging for decoration;
- twine or ribbon for tying.
Step-by-step instructions on how to assemble a bouquet for a sweet tooth with your own hands:
We tape all the sweets to wooden sticks with tape.
We glue 4-6 skewers at a time to the bottles with wide tape, they are heavy and this is necessary for stability in the bouquet.
We put the bottles in the middle and add all the sweets to them in a checkerboard pattern. We lower each row a little lower than the previous one, it will turn out more beautiful. We wrap all rows with tape from below so that the bottom is very tightly and securely pulled together.
We cut a square of 1 m * 1 m from a roll of craft paper. We place it on the table with the angle up, and place the tied bouquet on top.
We pack it in paper and tie it at the bottom with twine or ribbon. We place a wooden inscription of congratulations in the middle.
Surprise for boyfriend or husband
Sweet gifts made from candies can be given to a man who is a husband or boyfriend on Valentine's Day. Inside each candy, a wish should be written on the wrapper. You can also write the words “I love you” in different languages or “10 reasons why I love you.”
The candies can also have piquant inscriptions, for example, “What do you want me to do tonight” with variations. This comic game will certainly add a touch of variety to family relationships. You can also create a kind of quest, the tasks for which will also be written inside, and the ending will be a romantic date.
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Fruit and vegetable bouquet with jam
An unusual bouquet can be used to please not only a friend, husband or child, but also a mother or grandmother on her birthday. Natural ingredients and creativity are sure to bring joy and show real care. For the composition we will prepare:
- apples 3-5 pcs.;
- pears 3-4 pcs.;
- pomegranate 1-2 pcs.;
- carrots 3-4 pcs.;
- white roses 3-5 pcs.;
- stems of hypericum berries 1-2 pcs.;
- blue statice 3-4 stems;
- bell pepper 2-3 pcs.;
- jar of jam 0.3-0.5 l;
- wheat ears 8-10 pcs.;
- scissors;
- wooden skewers 35-50 pcs.;
- disposable sushi chopsticks 4-6 pcs.;
- wide tape;
- burlap 1.5 m * 1.5 m;
- string or twine;
- Kraft packaging paper 1.5 m * 1 m;
- yellow satin ribbon 1-2 cm wide;
- knife;
- board;
- scissors;
- wire cutters
Master class of fruit and vegetable bouquet:
- Cut a 15 cm * 15 cm piece from the burlap. Apply it to the lid of the jar. We tie it in a circle with twine.
- We string vegetables and fruits onto sharp sticks. For heavy ones we use 3-4 pieces. simultaneously.
- If the carrots are very large, divide them into 2-3 parts in an arbitrary place.
- The jar of jam is heavy, we attach it not to thin skewers, but to stiffer sushi sticks, we use 4-6 pieces. depending on volume and weight. We wrap them with wide tape.
- We begin the assembly with the central heavy part - the can. We pull the bottom of the sushi sticks together into a single whole and wrap it with tape.
- We gradually collect a bouquet around the jar, adding fruits, vegetables and flowers. We wrap each new element in the bundle with tape.
- We trim the bottom of the flower stems and protruding skewers with scissors or wire cutters.
- Fold the kraft paper in half and cut it. We bend one half under the corner so that there are 2 sharp unconnected corners on top.
- We cut a square of 40 cm * 40 cm from the burlap. We place it on the craft in the form of a rhombus, so that a third fabric one protrudes between the sharp paper corners. We place the bouquet on the packaging and place the spikelets under it.
- We crumple the kraft by hand and tie it at the bottom with twine. With the second part of the craft we repeat the whole process, but without the burlap. We pack the bouquet and tie it with a satin ribbon. We attach an address card or a small gift.
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