What you'll make
You build a 25 cm hand-tied bridal bouquet from 13 faux stems from IKEA, bind it with jute string and wrap the handle in cream paper ribbon. The parts cost £24.50 in total, against £34.99 for a ready-made faux bouquet of the same 25 cm size on Amazon.co.uk, so you keep £10.49. Faux stems do not wilt, so you can make it weeks ahead and stop worrying about it.
Materials (per item)
| IKEA SMYCKA artificial flower, rose white, 40 cm 5 stems at £1.00 · IKEA | £5.00 |
| IKEA SMYCKA artificial flower, peony white, 30 cm 3 stems at £1.00 · IKEA | £3.00 |
| IKEA SMYCKA artificial flower, dahlia white, 30 cm 3 stems at £0.50 · IKEA | £1.50 |
| IKEA SMYCKA artificial flower, ranunculus white, 52 cm 2 stems at £2.00 · IKEA | £4.00 |
| IKEA SMYCKA artificial bouquet, eucalyptus green, 40 cm 1 bunch at £5.00 (about 8 stems) · IKEA, or faux eucalyptus from Hobbycraft or The Range | £5.00 |
| IKEA SMYCKA artificial flower, olive branch, 75 cm 1 branch at £3.00 · IKEA | £3.00 |
| IKEA VINTERFINT jute string, 25 m 1 roll at £1.00 (you use about 1.5 m) · IKEA, B&M or Poundland | £1.00 |
| IKEA VINTERFINT paper ribbon, mixed colours, 20 m 1 pack at £2.00 (use the cream ball, about 4 m) · IKEA, or satin ribbon from Hobbycraft | £2.00 |
| DIY cost each | £24.50 |
Tools
- Wire cutters
- Scissors
- Tape measure
- A jar or vase to stand the bouquet in
- Mirror
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