Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Baby Clothes Bouquet

Last weekend I had to go to a baby shower.  I knew I wanted to make something really cute but I wasn't sure what I should do.  I had already made my sister a wonderful diaper cake so what could I make that would be easy but still very cute.....I made a Bouquet out of baby clothes and blankets.  To my surprise there are many people on the Internet making these types of bouquets.

There may be an easier way to make it but here's what I did:

To make your bouquet you can use:

receiving blankets
onesies
socks
wash cloths
shirts
pants

How big or small you would like your bouquet depends on how many articles of clothing and blankets you have.

Other materials I used is:

rubber bands
floral tape
floral wire
wooden dowels
floral foam
small bucket
few sprigs of fake flowers with leaves
tissue paper
little book


I rolled the blankets and clothes to  resemble flowers, then I put a rubber band on to hold it in shape. Then to attach the "flower" to the stem.  I wrapped the floral wire around the cloth and then wrapped the remaining wire to the wooden dowel.  (The wooden dowel needs to be pushed into the center of the rolled up clothes)  Once the wire is secure take the rubber band off.   You don't have to wrap the dowels with floral tape but I did.  It helped secure the fake leaves under the "flower."



Do that with all the articles of clothing and blankets you have.

Put the floral foam in the bucket and start arranging the wooden dowels to create your bouquet.  Once you are done putting all the dowels in the foam, stuff the bucket with tissue paper, this will help to fill up any empty space.  Then add in the fake flowers to add a little extra to the bouquet.  I also added a little baby book and a small stuffed animal.

I also used a Styrofoam flower that I had in my craft box to make the card, I attached it to the wooden dowel and stuck in the foam.

I wrapped the entire bucket with cellophane and added a cute bow.

This is really basic and with your imagination the possibilities are endless.