Make a Round Floral Arrangement
Round flower arrangements are popular for many occasions, especially weddings, where the bride carries a lush sphere of her favorite blooms, accompanied by delicate foliage and ribbons. As breathtaking as such arrangements are, they are not difficult to assemble. With lots of fresh blooms and a few supplies, you'll soon have a stunning floral ball.
Instructions
1. Wrap the Styrofoam form with either floral tape or ribbon that matches your gown. Floral tape is useful if you will have a lot of foliage around the bottom of the floral ball but if you are using only the blooms, use matching ribbon or extra gown fabric.
2. Choose fresh flowers with semi-stiff stems. Roses are good but you may use other flowers as well, even if the stems are not as rigid. It takes many flowers to fill in an entire Styrofoam ball because they will extend outwards from the actual form, creating a larger perimeter. For a typical 8-inch rose bud ball, 72 tight buds are necessary. You may use less if you are using fill flowers.
3. Bind blooms together in groups of three or five, holding the stems tight and wrapping them with the floral tape. For pure white bouquets, white floral tape is available.
4. Insert a 3-inch piece of heavy-gauge floral wire into the stem portion if you are using soft-stemmed flowers, such as daisies or baby's breath. You can mix and match any flowers you choose.
5. Attach the foliage to the Styrofoam ball first. Soft leaves and ferns give your bouquet a natural feel, while baby's breath is good for a delicate look. Hold the ball upwards with one hand while pushing the stems in with the other. Avoid laying the ball on the table while adding flowers to prevent distortion.
6. Rest the bouquet, handle side down, in the middle of a full roll of paper towels and turn it around to get a good look at your progress. The paper towel roll will hold the bouquet upright while you prepare the next addition.
7. Add bloom sections one at a time on top of the foliage and leave a space between the form and the bottom of your flowers. The space you leave will determine the size of your bouquet. Try to balance each additional section until the blooms cover the form completely.
8. Finish your arrangement by looping generous lengths of satin ribbon around the handle of the bouquet.
