How can you pleasantly surprise and please a woman on March 8th? Of course, cute and delicate tulips! Despite the fact that mimosa is the main symbol of the holiday, they are very often used in flower arrangements, creating a fantastic holiday mood.
This article will tell you how to collect and beautifully decorate a bouquet of tulips with your own hands for March 8th and delight the woman you love. Below you will find step-by-step instructions, tips, photos and videos.
How to choose good tulips for a bouquet
Fresh and beautiful flowers are the key to a luxurious arrangement that will bring a lot of joy to the person to whom you give it. When choosing tulips for making a bouquet, you should be guided by the following rules:
- To prevent flowers from wilting ahead of time and to bring pleasure to the recipient, they should be bought from trusted places.
- It is worth choosing plants that have not yet opened; they are the ones that will last the longest in the vase. Already opened flowers, alas, will not last long.
- When choosing closed flowers, you can study tulips of the same variety that have already opened to see what they will look like when opened.
- Experienced florists recommend choosing tulips of Dutch selection when making a bouquet, as they are more resilient and will be able to delight you with their appearance in a vase for a longer time.
- Carefully inspect the plants before purchasing - there should be no traces or signs of wilting, damage, crumpled or deformed leaves, and the stem should not be thin and pale.
By the way! The site already has detailed material on the rules for choosing tulips that will last a long time .
Video: how to choose high-quality tulips for a holiday bouquet for March 8
Advice! In a flower shop it is very convenient to immediately buy not only the flowers themselves, but also the necessary goods that will help you beautifully arrange a flower arrangement: craft paper, colored paper, various jewelry, satin ribbons.
What shades of tulips to use for a bouquet
A composition of tulips can be given not only for the holiday of March 8, but also for a birthday, Valentine's Day, a date, or to make a wedding bouquet from flowers. And for all of the above cases, not only the shape and structure, but also the shade is extremely important in flowers. Many people choose flowers based on the last criterion.
You can make a mono-bouquet consisting of tulips of the same color, or an interesting composition with several different shades or many colors.
If you want to impress a person, you can make a bouquet with your own hands from several bright colors, for example, from white, pink and yellow tulips, or from white and red, etc. You can come up with absolutely any combination depending on your tastes and preferences the person to whom the gift bouquet is intended.
But in floristry there are generally accepted standards regarding flower shades:
- mom pink tulips for any occasion , because they signify tenderness and trust .
- you can choose red, cream or pink tulips for your girlfriend or wife , expressing passion and bright feelings .
- It is appropriate to present to colleagues and business partners . Such a gesture will mean a wish for well-being and financial success .
- Good friends are given white tulips , which symbolize strong friendship and trusting relationships . You can also present yellow flowers , which express a warm, sunny attitude .
- For a wedding bouquet you can use white, soft pink, peach shades.
By the way! In fact, the above tips regarding color are advisory in nature; you have the right to choose flowers of absolutely any shade that you think suit a person.
Color selection
Often when choosing a bouquet, people pay attention to the color of its components. There are many women who do not really like yellow buds. After all, it is generally accepted that they are harbingers of imminent separation
. Usually, when men who do not have knowledge of floristry choose flowers, they often give preference to buds in red shades.
Such an approach to purchasing indicates a person’s conservatism. However, if the plants are intended for a formal event, then such a choice can be considered correct. Young people who are accustomed to acting outside the box often present compositions with buds of positive shades, which are often complemented by buds of other colors. By presenting such a bouquet, a person demonstrates sharp thinking and original taste.
If the gift is intended for business partners, then it is best to use bright orange tulips
. This can be explained by a stereotype: it is believed that they symbolize the desire for success and good luck in business.
People who tend to think outside the box can present a composition of black buds. Although in reality such flowers do not exist: these flowers are not such, as they have a dark purple hue. However, due to its excessive saturation, the impression of black is created. It would be right to give such plants only to those people who will help appreciate such a joke and will be able to accept them without seeing the features of “mourning” in them.
Combination of tulips with other flowers
Of course, tulips are beautiful in themselves and will look incomparable in a mono bouquet. However, you can create very interesting floral compositions with other flowers. They will play with new colors with different plants, so if you want to make an unforgettable bouquet of tulips and other flowers with your own hands, then you should know what flowers you can combine them with.
Flowers that tulips go well with:
- peonies;
- roses;
- daffodils;
- mimosa;
- irises;
- eustoma.
The photo of the following flower arrangement proves that tulips, roses and peonies can make the perfect bouquet for March 8 or any other holiday:
Note! But you cannot combine lilies of the valley in the same bouquet with tulips , as they have a negative effect on the tulips and reduce their life expectancy.
Dutch tulips
In recent years, bouquets have often begun to be formed from plants of Dutch selection . Compared to other plants, they are distinguished by a variety of shapes and shades. Their strong stem deserves special attention, which is not found in every domestic variety. Thanks to this feature, plants do not lose their attractiveness much longer.
In addition, Dutch tulips are characterized by a wide variety of sizes, shapes and colors. From these flowers you can create compositions that are amazing in their beauty, because you can include different varieties in them, thereby creating a contrast effect.
Step-by-step instructions: how to make a beautiful bouquet of tulips
Making a beautiful bouquet is not at all difficult, but you need to show a little hard work, attentiveness and accuracy.
To make a flower arrangement you will need:
- Tulips - you choose the number of flowers yourself, based on your preferences and capabilities.
- Any other flowers - if you decide to make a composition that includes several types of plants, then you need to decide in advance what flowers you will use.
- Twine - for fixing and fastening flowers.
- Satin ribbon - you can take it to match the color of plants or paper, or you can choose the shade that you like best.
- Kraft paper for packaging - plain, colored, with a pattern (to your taste).
- Organza - can be packaged not only in paper, but also in fabric. Airy organza is just perfect for this.
This step-by-step instruction will help you to beautifully arrange and pack a bouquet of tulips with your own hands:
- The first step is to inspect the plants. If there are any contaminations, it is recommended to remove them.
- Then you should cut off the extra leaves (if there are a lot of them), otherwise they will interfere with the composition due to their excessive volume and distract attention from the flowers themselves in the finished composition. The top 2 leaves should be left on one stem.
- Now you need to fold the tulips parallel to each other so that they lie head to head - first the first layer, then the second, third (and so on until the end, depending on the number of flowers). You can also arrange bouquets using the spiral technique, which is clearly and clearly shown in the video:
- If you use other flowers, then they need to be inserted into the composition in the same way as tulips (in parallel or in a spiral).
- After you have folded the tulips, you need to tie the stems from below with twine to secure the bouquet. But you can’t tie it too tightly, since you can cut off the stems, and too loosely - the flowers will be poorly fixed and may fall apart.
- Now you need to pack a bouquet of tulips in craft paper - just put the plants on the paper and wrap it.
The following videos show how to decorate flowers in craft paper (you can wrap the composition in paper using any of the techniques you like):
- After you have carefully placed the flowers on the paper, straightened them and wrapped them, you should tie them at the bottom with twine or satin ribbon (this option is preferable, as they will look more festive and elegant).
- If you have doubts about the strength of the structure, you can fasten the paper in some places with a stapler.
Video: how to assemble a bouquet of tulips with your own hands
The simplest and easiest ways to make paper tulips
For those who love surprises, I suggest making an unusual craft. The petals will be tied with satin ribbons. Well, it’s just a gift option, however, respect to the author.
We will need:
- colored cardboard
- ribbons
- glue
- pencil and scissors
Place a white sheet of paper on the monitor screen and trace over this stencil. Cut out and use this blank as a template.
Transfer it to red cardstock and trace it.
Moreover, where the fold lines are, after tracing, fold the template and trace the flower itself on the cardboard. Or make two templates at once and cut the paper along the dotted lines.
There should be two such blanks.
So, cut out the blanks and glue a flower in the middle. And where the fold lines are, bend.
Glue a green cardboard stem and leaf to the base of the tulip.
Then carefully use a hole punch or other device to make two holes on each side of the petal.
Tie it nicely in a bow and your masterpiece is ready. Place a treat or note inside.
The next work is similar to the previous one, but it will be a little different, since the sketch is not the same, more significant, that it will be possible to hide a candy inside.
1. As usual, start with sketches, hold them, print them on a printer or trace them on the monitor with a simple pencil.
2. Print them out and trace them on a piece of cardboard.
3. Then glue the candy in the center using double-sided tape.
Important! The treat should be flat, as in the picture.
4. And then, simply fold the remaining petals on both sides towards the center of the candy and secure with glue.
5. Make the stem from a stick, and the leaf from cardboard or colored paper. An original idea, and most importantly, it’s so beautiful and simple.
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How to preserve and extend the life of tulips in a vase
You want to keep any flowers that were given by a loved one, a good friend, or a respected colleague for as long as possible.
If you follow these tips, you will be able to admire and enjoy a bouquet of tulips a little longer:
- The water for the vase should be cool, clean and settled, since cut plants do not like warm water.
- Change the water in the vase every day.
- The tips of the stems should be cut diagonally (at an angle of 45 degrees) daily; updating the cut prolongs the life of the flowers.
- Tulips will be preserved better and longer if you place a sprig of thuja or cypress in a vase next to them.
- If the bouquet still contains lower leaves, they must be removed.
- Flowers need to be kept cool and preferably in the shade. The vase must be located far from heat sources.
- You can put one aspirin tablet in the water.
Important! And this article provides more detailed information on how to preserve a bouquet of tulips at home longer .
Tulips have an amazing, incomparable spring beauty that symbolizes tenderness and lightness. Isn’t this the kind of mood you need for the March 8 holiday and for any other celebrations? You can buy a ready-made bouquet at a flower shop, but it’s better to make it yourself, using your imagination, taste and knowledge of the preferences of the person to whom you plan to give the bouquet.
Video: bouquet of tulips for March 8
