How to make Edible Arrangements

Karolina Samalė

Tasty Bunch‘s

All-in-One guidebook

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Making your first and second edible bouquet

Content Start with colors

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Basic techniques

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Binding 16 Recipes

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Our story It all started in October of 2016. The

about this idea for about a week,

idea of creating an edible bouquet

then made another attempt. This

was inspired by “verba”. “Verba” is

time the outcome was different. I did

a traditional Lithuanian bouquet-

not try to recreate the unique “verba”

like decoration used to decorate

I saw; rather, I did something out

homes during Easter time, usually made of dried

I thought was beautiful

flowers. I saw, made

and how I saw it fit.

up of heads of garlic

My creation made

and dried flowers. I could not forget that unique “verba” creation, so I tried to recreate one myself.

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of my own imagination, what

me very happy, and I realized that crafting this kind of bouquet is close to my heart.

We organized a photoshoot for the first edible bouquets, then

My first attempt to recreate it was

published the pictures on multiple

not very successful, as it did not turn

social media outlets. Within a week, I

out as I expected. I tried not to think

got the first wave of edible bouquet

fans. Within the following week I got calls from the journalists from Lithuanian television, internet, and press publications. In another week news of my edible bouquets spread all around the world, even in far away countries like Iraq and Brazil. The most interest by far came from Singapore and China. I would have never dreamed of this kind of attention.

My husband keeps repeating that success comes from sincerity, which comes from simply doing what you love, without thinking about the results. People experience sincerity in their work even without realizing it—it is something that comes naturally.

Story of this book Tasty bunches bouquets have one

cities, so we came up with a new way

minor disadvantage- they are hard to

to deliver them- by myself. That’s

transport. The bouquets were being

how the Tasty Bunch workshops

made in Kaunas, but we kept on

started. Anyone from the larger cities

getting letters of orders from other

of Lithuania could learn how to make

cities. We felt slightly defeated, being

an edible bouquet now. During these

unable to share our Tasty Bunch

workshops, there was an interesting

bouquets with the people from all over

sensation of a calming atmosphere,

Lithuania.

that I noticed, many women found

We tried to find ways to package the bouquets safely so they would not be damaged. We ordered boxes specially

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therapeutic and relaxing, where their inner creativeness could escape and manifest.

made for transporting bouquets, but

There was a growing number of

they did not turn out to be what we

interest in participation in these

had expected.

workshops. Some new challenges

Finally, we decided that we will not be able to send bouquet orders to other

arose: we were not able to catch up with demand and it was difficult to

find appropriate venues. So once again, we had to find alternative ways to deliver Tasty Bunch bouquets to the public. That is how first Tasty Bunch book came to life.

After analyzing most commonly asked questions during Tasty Bunch workshops, we knew exactly the content to be prepared for the edible bouquet guide book.

We did not just stop with Lithuania.

This book is our second project. If you have it, your city is ready for edible bouquets.

I am very excited for you to reading this book, and that you decided to create edible bouquets.

Our team

In this book, we included all the edible bouquet creation techniques and some of my favorite creations.

Author

Karolina Samalė Editor

Lina Juocepis 5

Designer and photographer

Justas Samalius

Tasty Bunch’s Guidebook v2.181111 Copyright 2018 Tasty Bunch All rights reserved

Start with colors 6

Start with colors Edible bouquet creation starts with a decision of a color palette.

Once you decide on colors, you can start thinking about the products that will correspond to the choice of your color palette.

Remember that bouquet should look natural and its composition parts flow nicely when the color palette is made up of 2-3 colors.

Once you gain more experience, you will see that the colors for bouquets and choice of products will be decided intuitively, thus eventually, you will be able to skip this process of deciding on the color palette entirely. However, I highly recommend that beginners decide on the color palette using the classic color wheel technique (1) or seeking inspiration (2) in already existing palettes and photographs.

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Try online color wheel thetastybunch.com/colors

How to use the color wheel (1) Based on the wheel, there are a few basic rules to match colors. And they’re actually pretty simple. Use these rules for the creation of your bouquets:

Complementary Complementary colors are any two colors opposite each other on the wheel. For example, blue and orange, or red and green.

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These create a high contrast, so use them when you want your bouquet to stand out.

Ideally, use one color as background and the other as accents.

Alternately, you can use tints and shades here; a lighter tint of blue contrasted

Split complementary Split complementary colors use three colors. The scheme takes one color and matches it with the two colors adjacent to its complementary color.

For example, blue, yellow-orange and redorange.

This scheme is ideal for beginners because it is difficult to mess up. That’s because you get contrasting colors, but they aren’t as diametrically opposite as complementary colors,

Analogous Analogous colors are any three colors next to each other on the wheel.

For example, orange, yellow-orange, and yellow.

With analogous colors, it’s best to avoid hues as they can be jarring.

Instead, focus on tints of analogous colors.

Also avoid combining warm and cool colors in this scheme.

Searching for color inspiration (2) Another way to decide on combination of color palette is to seek inspiration in pictures, photographs, paintings, nature or palette galleries.

Try to find pictures of the color combinations you like on the internet, in magazines or in recipe books.

Find your inspiration and the colors that you like, feel them out and mood that they set; try to distinguish the dominating shades in the images you sought for inspiration. Take notice of those shades, mark them down on your phone - they will make up your new color palette.

Example While browsing on the internet, I found a picture I liked and took notice of the dominating shades in it.

The color palette I chose, I used for my bouquet.

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Try color libraries thetastybunch.com/colors

basic techniques 10

Herb attachment techniques

A Using florist tape It is easy to attach, and the green color of the the tape makes the attachment look aesthetic and neat.

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B Using plastic water tube The tube, filled with water, helps keep herbs fresh longer. Just make sure that once you fill the tube with water, and insert the herbs, the water does not overflow.

C Using tape The easiest way of attachment. The herbs attach easily and neatly.

Grape attachment techniques

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B

C

Using florist tape

Using hot glue

Using wire

It is easier to attach if the grape vine is longer. You can use a regular tape too.

If you’d like a more secure attachment, use hot glue. In addition to the hot glue, you can also adhere a florist tape on top for a neater look.

If the grape vine is very short, the easiest way to attach is by using wire. Attaching grapes using this technique makes it easy to arrange when putting a bouquet together (because wire is lighter than a bamboo stick).

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Product attachment on sticks Take the first product and insert a wooden skewer/bamboo stick in it, until the fruit or vegetable is held up firmly by it.

It is recommended to insert the skewer about 20-40mm. (o.8-1.4in) For larger products, you will need more than one skewer.

Insertment locations

When inserting skewers arrange each insert diagonally.

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That will secure a product better.

Avoid straight lines.

Attachment example

INSERT LOCATION

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INSERT LOCATION

Small product attachment

Large product attachment

I used one bamboo stick to secure a button mushrooms.

I inserted in the center about 30mm (1in).

I used six bamboo sticks to secure a pomegranate, arranged in a circular manner around the center of the fruit.

The right side of the product.

Before inserting the skewer stick into a product, think about which part of it will be seen on the top of the bouquet.

The right side of the productis the one that looks nice and right to you.

Important When you hold the attached product face down by the skewer, the product should hold on tight without slipping off.

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Binding Products in the edible bouquet are attached one to another in two ways.

A

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B

Using tape

Using rubber bands

The easiest and fastest way to bind.

It is easy to arrange the products this way if they are attached one to the other from the center going out.

A more flexible binding technique.

It is easy to add and take away skewers with attached products as you are creating a bouquet.

Down side - once everything is attached together, it is hard to add an additional skewer with attached product to the center of the bouquet.

Down side - if you stretch a rubber band too much, it may snap.

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Example of attaching with rubber bands

Start with two ingredients by tightly wrapping them with a rubber band. When adding additional ingredient, wrap it together with already wrapped ingredients. Repeat the attachment technique using rubber band when attaching additional products. Arrange the rubber bands higher up towards the location of where the bamboo stick is inserted.

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In one hand, hold the first two secured products by the skewers; using your other hand, wrap a double rubber band on the skewers.

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Once you wrap the rubber band on the skewers, twist and stretch it.

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Point the twisted and stretched rubber band downwards and wrap it aroun the skewers one more time.

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Repeat the looping of the rubber band around the skewers until you wrap the whole length of the skewer.

Attachment of other product

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Once the first products are secured, take another product and repeat the rubber attachment technique from the beginning, adding the new product to the already wrapped ones. For the attachment of a addition product - use a new rubber band.

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Once the loop is wrapped, twist, stretch and wrap the skewers again.

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No. 1

Berries only

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RECIPE

The use of floral foam for easy arrangement.

R E C I P E

Berries only PRIEMONĖS

INGREDIENTS

• Bamboo sticks

• strawberries

• Toothpicks

• blueberries

• Tape • Plastic wrap • Decorative paper (A2 size) • Scissors • Hot glue 21

• Ribbon • Foam ball cut in half

Preparing of the foam body 1

Wrap the foam in paper The top of the bouquet will be the straight cut part of the half sphere.

Wrap the bottom very lightly, so that it will be easier to attach the bamboo sticks.

You can choose to not wrap the bottom at all. In this case just make sure to wrap the top of the foam body.

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Wrap the foam body of bouquet tightly in plastic wrap (1-2 layers) The plastic wrap will protect the foam from moisture and juices from berries.

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Stem for the foam body Turn the foam body flat side down, and towards the center of the rounded bottom, insert the skewers (around 20-25 sticks). That will be the stem of the bouquet.

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Securing of the stem Wrap the bottom of the skewers with tape, until you can hold the stem up firmly and comfortably.

>> ready for the next step

Arrangement of products 1

Arrangement of berries Insert a toothpick to the foam body leaving 1 cm (0.4in) sticking out.

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Insert the toothpicks one by one, leaving enough distance between them for the berries to be touching lightly with one another.

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Fill the entire top of the foam body with berries Fill in all the empty nooks and crannies. Berries should entirely cover the green part of the foam body.

You may arrange berries in two layers, inserting one on top of the other.

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>> ready for the next step

Wrapping of the bouquet 1

Wrapping in paper Prepare a sheet of decorative paper.

Fold down one side of the paper. Lay the bouquet on the folded edge of the paper.

Wrap the paper from one side and secure it. Wrap the paper from the other side and secure once again.

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Wrapping of the stem Wrap the paper tightly around the stem of the bouquet, then wrap a ribbon of your choice around it.

If the paper is still loose around the foam body of the bouquet, secure it using hot glue.

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Edible bouquet is done

No. 2

Strawberry and Mint Duo

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RECIPE

The use of protective layer. Made fast and easy.

R E C I P E

Strawberry and Mint Duo SUPPLIES

INGREDIENTS

• Bamboo sticks

• strawberries

• Scissors

• mint twigs

• Hot glue • Tape • Pruning shears • Plastic wrap 30

• Decorative paper (A3 size)

Product attachment 1

Attachment of a strawberry Using a skewer, insert it in a strawberry. Insert it through the stem of the strawberry.

Do not puncture through the other end of the strawberry.

Make sure that the strawberry is holding on firmly and not sliding off by holding the skewer with the strawberry facing downwards.

If the strawberry is large - use multiple skewers.

Prepare all the strawberries by securing them with the skewers and move on to attaching the mint twigs.

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Attachment of mint twig Using scissors, shorten the twigs to 10cm (4in.)

Using tape, attach the stem of the twig to the skewer.

Prepare 5-10 mint twigs.

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>> ready for the next step

Binding of the bouquet 1

Secure the skewers using tape Hold the skewers with strawberries closely to one another, and immediately secure the bottoms of the touching skewers together with tape.

Do not cut the tape, but rather lay another skewer with strawberry in a circular manner and secure it with the tape again.

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Attachment of mint twigs Once the strawberries have been secured, attach a skewer with a mint twig and secure it using tape.

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Straightening the skewers Straighten the uneven bottom of the skewer bunch using pruning shears.

Secure the strawberries and mint twigs on skewers in a circular manner until you reach the desired size and shape of a bouquet.

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>> ready for the next step

Wrapping of the bouquet 1

Preparation of the protective layer It is best if the plastic wrap is prepared in a square shape. Fold one corner of the square diagonally to the other.

Repeat this step 2 more times until you create a triangle.

Fold the plastic wrap in a way as though you wanted to make a snowflake.

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Cut off a corner Cut off the fold corner about 1cm (0.4in.) from the edge.

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Put the bouquet into the protective layer Unfold the plastic wrap and insert your bouquet through the cut out opening.

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Wrapping in paper Prepare your decorative paper.

Fold one corner of your crepe paper. Lay your bouquet on the folded corner.

Fold the paper from one side and secure, Fold the paper from the other side and secure it again.

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Secure the corners of paper using hot glue.

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Wrapping of the stem Wrap the stem of the bouquet using a separate piece of crepe paper and secure it using hot glue.

Wrap a ribbon of your choice around it. Make a ribbon bow.

If you see that there is too much of the plastic wrap- cut off the edges.

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Edible bouquet is done

No. 3

The flaming chilli bouquet

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RECIPE

The bouquet is made from one ingredient. Easy and fast to create. Ideal for beginners.

R E C I P E

The flaming chilli bouquet SUPPLIES

INGREDIENTS

• Bamboo sticks (skewers)

• chili peppers

• Tape • Scissors • Ribbon 39

• Pruning shears • Gift wrap

Product attachment 1

Cut off the stems of the chilli peppers

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Attachment of chillie peppers on skewers One skewer is enough for one chilli pepper, but if the pepper is largo and is not stable on one skewer, insert a second one.

Insert the skewer through the stem of the pepper.

Prepare all your chilli peppers

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>> ready for the

Binding of the bouquet 1

Secure the bamboo skewers using tape Hold the skewers with chilli peppers closely to one another, and immediately secure the bottoms of the touching skewers together with tape.

Do not cut the tape, but rather lay another skewer with pepper and secure it with the tape again.

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When arranging chilli peppers, place eaxh row of peppers a little bit lower, so that as the bouquet is widening, it gains a pyramid-like shape.

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Straightening the skewers Straighten the uneven bottom of the skewer bunch using pruning shears.

Puokštė nulygintais pagaliukais lengviau įvinioti į popierių.

Once all the skewers are bound, for a more secure structure, add a few extra layers of tape around the stem.

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>> ready for the next step

Wrapping of the bouquet 1

Wrapping in paper Lay the top of the bouquet by the corner of the paper and firmly fold the remaining corners.

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Add another sheet of paper to the side that is less covered, and fold it securely again.

To finish, secure the wrapped paper with a ribbon.

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Edible bouquet is done

No. 4

Berry forest bouquet

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RECIPE

Attachment of products using two layer technique

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Berry forest bouquet SUPPLIES

INGREDIENTAI

• Bamboo sticks (skewers)

• Oranges

• Rubber bands

• Kumquats

• Scissors

• Apples

• Hot glue

• Limes

• Tape

• Parsley

• Pruning shears

• Blueberries

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• Florist tape • Crepe paper

Product attachment 1

Attachment of products using bamboo sticks Attach all products, except for blueberries, to the bamboo skewers.

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Secure all the products, except for the blueberries.

Binding of the bouquet 1

Binding of the products Bind the bouquet starting with the heaviest and the largest products. In this case apples.

Hold them one next to the other, and secure them using rubber bands.

Continue this step by adding other products and tightly securing them with the rubber band.

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Attachment of herbs

More herb securing techniques Page 11

Attach the herbs to the bamboo skewers.

Wrap parsley’s stem to the skewer using florist tape.

Fill in all the empty spaces between the ingredients using herbs or kumquats.

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Incorporating herbs Insert the skewers with herbs in the nooks and crannies between the fruit and secure them using rubber band.

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Keep at least 5-8 skewers with parsley for the finishing of the bouquet..

If the stems of parsley are long, you can simply incorporate them in the nooks and crannies, without having to first attach them to the skewers.

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Attachment of blueberries Insert a toothpick into orange.

Leave a small part of the toothpick sticking out of the orange to insert into a blueberry without puncturing both sides of it.

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Filling in empty spaces Once all the products are attached and secured, add parsley to the outter edges and empty spaces of the bouquet.

Secure it using rubber band.

Using this technique, fill in all the empty spaces so the bouquet will look fuller.

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>> ready for the next step

Wrapping of the bouquet 1

Securing of the stem of the bouquet Wrap the bottom of the skewers with florist tape, until you can hold the stem up firmly and comfortably.

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Wrapping in paper Prepare a sheet of decorative paper.

Fold one corner of the paper. Lay the bouquet on the folded corner.

Fold the paper from one side and secure it. Fold the other side and secure it as well.

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Wrapping of the stem Wrap the stem with a ribbon and make a bow.

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Securing the paper Secure the loose edges of the paper around the bouquet using hot glue.

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Edible bouquet is done

No. 5

Bouquet with cut pomegranates

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RECIPE

Protecting the products cut in half.

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Bouquet with cut pomegranates SUPPLIES

INGREDIENTS

• Bamboo sticks (skewers)

• Pomegranate

• Rubber bands

• Lemons

• Scissors

• Limes

• Hot glue

• Apples

• Ribbon

• Mint

• Tape

• Parsley

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• Knife • Cutting board

Product attachment 1

Preparation of pomegranate Lightly cut into the skin arount the top of the pomegranate, and gently peel off the top layer of the skin. Be careful not to cut through the seeds.

Once the top layer of the skin has been removed, gently removed the bottom layer that sits closes to the seeds.

Removed the skin from the sides of the pomegranate, revealing its beauty.

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Cut the lemons and limes in half You may leave some of the lemons and limes uncut. They go nicely together with the cut lemons and limes.

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Secure the first products Insert the skewers into the pomegranate, the way you usually do when preparing products for the bouquet. Tightly and firmly.

Also, insert the sticks into the cut lemons.

If the juice is running down, wipe it off using paper towels.

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Wrapping in plastic wrap Stretch the plastic wrap and cover with it the cut fruit.

Stretch the wrap around the entire fruit and cut the plastic wrap.

Wrap the plastic wrap tightly around the fruit and skewers, leaving as little air pockets as possible.

Using tape, attach the edges of the plastic wrap around the skewers.

It should now hold the fruit tightly without moving around.

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Wrap the remaining cut ingredients with plastic wrap.

Binding of the bouquet 1

Binding of the products Bind the bouquet starting with the heaviest and the largest products In this case the pomegranates and the apples.

Hold them one next to the other, and secure them using rubber bands.

Continue this step by adding other products and tightly securing them with the rubber band.

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Attachment of the herbs Attach mint and parsley to the bamboo skewers using tape.

Prepare 2-5 sticks with herbs.

Put the sticks with herbs around the outer edge of the bouquet, filling in the empty spaces.

Fill in the empty spaces in the center of the bouquet using herbs with longer stems.

You can arrange the longer herbs without attaching them to the stick. Fill in the empty spaces of the bouquet with the greenery.

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Wrapping of the bouquet 1

Securing the stem of the bouquet Wrap the bamboo stick stem with a tape, so that the sticks are tightly held together and will not puncture through when wrapping the bouquet in crepe paper.

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Wrapping in paper Prepare a sheet of crepe paper.

Fold one corner of the paper. Lay the bouquet on the folded corner.

Fold the paper from one side and secure it. Fold the other side and secure it as well.

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Wrapping with ribbon Wrap the stem of the bouquet with ribbon and tie a bow.

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Securing of the paper Secure the loose edged of crepe paper around the bouquet with hot glue.

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Edible bouquet is done

No. 6

Mamma’s garden bouquet

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RECIPE

Wrapping bouquet using beet leaves. Arranging and securing carrots.

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Mamma’s garden bouquet 63

SUPPLIES

INGREDIENTS

• Bamboo sticks (skewers)

• Fresh large beets

• Rubber bands

• Fresh carrots with leaves

• Scissors

• Cucumbers

• Ribbon

• Red onions

• Pruning shears

• Heads of garlic

• Florist tape

• Fresh sage twigs

• Wrapping paper/ gift wrap

Product attachment 1

Insert the bamboo skewers into the products.

Insert the skewer into the part of the carrot where its leaves are.

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Then, carefully fold its leaves upward towards the carrots and secure them with a florist tape.

Binding of the bouquet 1

Binding of the products Bindthe bouquet starting with the heaviest and the largest products.

In this case the beets.

Hold them one next to the other, and secure them using rubber bands.

Continue this step by adding other products and tightly securing them with the rubber band.

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Once the products have been bound, cover the bamboo skewers with florist tape.

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Attaching of the greenery Fill in the empty spaces between the products with the smalles twigs/stems of sage.

Attach the tall sage twigs to the outside edge of the bouquet, securing them with rubber bands.

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Lay the large beet leaves one next to the other, slightly overlapping them, so there are no spaces between them, then tightly secure them with rubber bands.

Even out the stem’s of the beet leaves using pruning shears.

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Wrapping of the bouquet 1

Wrapping of the bouquet in wrapping paper Prepare a rectangle shaped sheet of wrapping paper.

Lay the bouquet on the folded edge of the paper. Wrap the bouquet tightly with the edges of the paper.

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Secure the edges using hot glue Wrap a ribbon towards the bottom of the wrapped paper to ensure the bouquet is secured tightly and looks more neat/ beautiful.

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Edible bouquet is done

No. 7

Bouquet the Queen of Tropicana

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Attaching of apple bananas Securing of grapes using wire.

R E C I P E

Bouquet the Queen of Tropicana SUPPLIES

INGREDIENTS

• Bamboo sticks/skewers

• Apple bananas

• Rubber bands

• Dragon fruit

• Scissors

• Apples

• Hot glue

• Plums

• Ribbon

• Limes

• Pruning shears

• Grapes

• Florist tape

• Sage

• Decorative paper-knife

• Parsley

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• Strong but thin wire (thin heavy duty wire)

Product attachment 1

Attaching of apple bananas You may insert the bamboo skewer into a hand of bananas.

Insert a stick into the stem and then carefully into a banana, for more stability of the product.

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Attaching of the dragonfruit Leave the first dragonfruit uncut and insert the skewers into its bottom side.

Cut the second dragonfruit in half and carefully insert the skewers without puncturing through the other end.

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Insert the bamboo skewers into the remaining products

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Attaching of the grapes Insert a wire through a grape vine and fold the end of the wire upward (resembling a hook).

Tightly wrap the wire around the stem.

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Binding of the bouquet 1

Binding of the products Bind the bouquet starting with the heaviest and the largest products.

Hold them one next to the other, and secure them using rubber bands.

Continue this step by adding other products and tightly securing them with the rubber band.

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Bind all the remaining products using this technique.

Fill in the spaces between the products with the grapes you have prepared.

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Attaching of the herbs Attach sage to the bamboo skewers using florist tape.

Attach prepared sage to the outer edges of the bouquet.

Fill in the empty spaces between the products with parsley.

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>> ready for the next step

Wrapping of the bouquet 1

Securing of the stem of the bouquet Wrap the bamboo stiicks. skewers with florist tape.

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Wrapping the bouquet in paper Prepare a sheet of decorative paper.

Fold one corner of the paper. Lay the bouquet to the folded edge of the paper.

Fold the paper from one side and secure it. Fold the paper from the other side and secure it as well.

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Fix and fold the edges of the paper that are sticking out.

Secure them with hot glue.

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Wrapping of ribbon Wrap the stem with ribbon, making a bow.

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Edible bouquet is done

No. 8

The guardian chilli bouquet

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Using bouquet holder for an easier arrangement.

R E C I P E

The guardian chilli bouquet SUPPLIES

INGREDIENTS

• Bamboo skewers

• Hot chilli peppers

• Bouquet holder

• White onions

• Floral water tubes

• Kumquats

• Rubber bands

• Plums

• Scissors

• Thyme

• Hot glue • Ribbon • Pruning shears 80

• Florist tape • Decorative paper

Product attachment 1

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Prepare all your products by securing them with bamboo skewers

>> ready for the next step

Binding of the bouquet 1

Arranging products in bouquet holder In one hand hold the florist bouquet holder, while with the other insert the products with sticks into the body of the holder.

It is best if the products are arranged by inserting them from the center of the holder going out towards its edges, keeping products close one to another.

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Binding with rubber bands Once the first 3-6 products have been inserted into bouquet holder,, secure the bottoms of the bamboo skewers using rubber bands.

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Attaching the herbs Insert a sprig of thyme into the floral water tube. Using this technique, prepare 2-5 sprigs of thyme.

Insert the prepared sprigs of thyme into the floral foam, filling in all the empty spaces.

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Wrapping of the bouquet 1

Securing the stem of the bouquet Wrap the bamboo skewers with florist tape.

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Wrapping the bouquet in paper Prepare a sheet of decorative paper.

Fold one edge of the paper. Lay the bouquet on the folded edge of the paper.

Fold one side of the paper and secure. Fold the other side of the paper and also secure.

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Wrapping with ribbon Wrap the stem of the bouquet with ribbon making a bow.

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Securing of the paper Secure the loose edges of the paper using hot glue.

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Edible bouquet is done

No. 9

The anti-cold bouquet

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RECIPE

Attaching and arranging jars in a bouquet.

R E C I P E

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SUPPLIES

INGREDIENTS

• Bamboo skewers/sticks

• Small jars of honey

• Rubber bands

• Lemons

• Scissors

• Limes

• Hot glue

• Ginger

• Ribbon

• Heads of garlic

• Tape

• Apples

• Pruning shears

• Thyme

• Florist tape

• Fresh peppermint

• Decorative paper

Product attachment 1

Attachment of jars of honey Put two bamboo skewer against the jar and secure them with tape.

Put two more sticks against the jar and also secure them with tape.

Leaving even spaces in between, attach 4-5 pairs of skewers to the jar.

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Secure skewers to the jar till they feel secure and tight.

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Securing the remaining products

>> ready for the next step

Binding of the bouquet 1

Binding of the bouquet Start binding the bouquet with the largest products first.

Hold the products tightly and bind them with rubber bands.

Bind together procuts until you reach the desired size and shape of the boquet.

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Using this technique, bind all the products needed for this bouquet.

Wrapping of the bouquet 1

Securing the stem of the bouquet Wrap the bamboo skewers in florist tape.

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Wrapping the bouquet in paper Prepare a sheet of decorative paper.

Fold one edge of the paper. Lay the bouquet on the folded edge of the paper.

Fold one side of the paper and secure it. Fold another side of the paper and secure it.

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3

If you want to include more color into you boquet, you may wrap a different color paper on top of the one you just wrapped.

Wrapping with ribbon Wrap the ribbon around the stem of the bouquet making a bow.

4

Securing of the paper Secure the loose edges of the paper with hot glue.

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5

Filling in with herbs Put your bouquet in a secure vase when arragingit, so your hands do not get tired from holding the bouquet.

Fill in the empty spaces with the herbs.

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Edible bouquet is done

No. 10

The sweetest bunch

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RECIPE

Attaching and securing of sweets and flowers.

R E C I P E

The sweetest bunch SUPPLIES

INGREDIENTS

• Bamboo skewers/sticks

• Eggplants

• Rubber bands

• Cauliflower

• Scissors

• Plums

• Hot glue

• Carnations

• Ribbon

• Sweets with wrappings

• Tape • Pruning shears • Florist tape 95

• Crepe paper • Knife

1

Insert the bamboo skewers into your products.

2

Preparation of the cauliflower Using a knife, cut off the step of the cauliflower.

Break up the cauliflower crown into smaller pieces by hand.

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Insert the bamboo skewers into cauliflower floretes.

3

Attaching of the sweets Attach the sweets to the bamboo sticks with tape.

Use one stick for each sweet.

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Binding of the bouquet 1

Binding of the bouquet Start binding the bouquet with the largest products first.

Hold the products tightly and bind them with rubber bands.

Bind together procuts until you reach the desired size and shape of the boquet.

Fill in the empty spaces between the productswith sweets and bind the bamboo sticks tightly with rubber bands.

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2

Arrangement of the flowers Arrange the flowers around the outter edges of the boquet.

If the stems of the flowers are very long, shorten them usinf pruning shears.

Secure the flowers with rubber bands.

It is easier to secure the flowers once their stems have been shortened.

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Wrapping of the boquet 1

Securing of the stem of the boquet Wrap the bamboo skewers with florist tape.

2

Wrapping the bouquet in paper Prepare a sheet of paper.

Fold one edge of the paper. Lay the bouquet on the folded edge of the paper.

Fold one side of the paper and secure it. Fold another side of the paper and secure it.

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3

Wrapping with ribbon Wrap the ribbon around the stem of the boquet making a bow.

4

Securing of the paper Secure the loose edges of the paper with hot glue.

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Edible bouquet is done

No. 11

Autumn blossom bouquet

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RECIPE

Bouquet with an option to put in water.

R E C I P E

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SUPPLIES

INGREDIENTS

• Bamboo sticks/skewers

• Mandarin oranges

• Rubber bands

• Plums

• Scissors

• Walnuts in shell

• Ribbon

• Peruvian groundcherries

• Pruning shears

• Flowers

• Florsit tape • Wrapping paper/gift wrap

Product attachment 1

Insert the bamboo sticks into your products

2

Attachment of walnuts Insert a bamboo skewer through a small opening on the bottom of a walnut.

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Binding of the bouquet 1

Binding of the bouquet Start binding the bouquet with the largest products first.

Hold the products tightly and bind them with rubber bands.

Bind together procuts until you reach the desired size and shape of the boquet.

Fill in the empty spaces between products with peruvian roundcherries keeping them slightly higher than the rest of the products, so that they do not get squished.

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2

Arrangment of flowers Fill in the empty spaces with the flowers that have shorter stems.

Arrange the remaining flowers around the outer edge of the boquet. Do not trim the stems, so that they remain longer than the bamboo skewers.

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3

Securing of the flowers Wrap a ribbon tightly around the flowers sitting around the bamboo sticks.

4

Trimming the stems of the flowers Trim the stems of the flowers using pruning shears, but leave them longer than bamboo skewers.

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Wrapping of the boquet 1

Wrapping of the boquet Prepare two sheets of wrapping paper.

Put one sheet of paper against the boquet, so that the corner of the sheet is pointing upwards.

One sheet of paper will cover half of the boquet.

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Put the second sheet of paper against the uncovered side of the boquet.

Wrap the paper tightly with ribbon.

By leaving the stems of the flowers long, the boquet may be placed water, keeping it fresh for longer.

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Edible bouquet is done

Bonus No. 1

Deceitful basil

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BONUS

Easy to arrange, great for beginners. Puts a smile on everyones’ faces!

R E C I P E

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PRIEMONĖS

INGREDIENTS

• Bamboo sticks/skewers

• Fresh basil plant

• Pruning shears

• Cherry tomatoes on a vine

• Florist tape

• Loose cherry tomatoes

Deceitful basil 1

Using a florist tape, attach a cherry tomato’s vine to the bamboo stick.

Wrap the florist tape around the larger part of the bamboo skewer so that it’s green and does not stand out from the basil leaves.

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2

Using pruning shears, trim the bamboo skewers to your desired length.

3

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Insert the prepared cherry tomatoes into the basil plant, between the basil branches.

deceitful basil is done

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Thank you for joining my readable workshop. I hope you have learned to create beautiful edible bouquets that make your loved ones and yourself happy.

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Vincent van Gogh

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