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DIY Baby Bouquet

To use as centerpieces for a baby shower, I volunteered to make these bouquets using baby onesies and cloths. It was my first attempt, so it was a real experiment. Next time, I hope they come out better.

Materials:

• Baby socks, cloths, onesies, etc.
• floral wire
• floral tape
• silk leaves
• ribbons or tulle
  

I picked up a pack of baby onesies (the smallest you can get) and a pack of baby cloths. I was looking for socks, but the colors didn't match. I think socks are more useful and easier to make. ACMoore was having their Fall florals sale so I bought a bouquet for 75% and just cut the stems to reuse and took the flower heads off of them.

Making a Rose: Using the same technique as you would with origami, I rolled this rose out of a baby cloth. I did the same with a onesie, but it was much heavier.

1. Fold the cloth into a 1.5" strip or whatever works.



2. Holding the cloth in both hands, fold the corner down. Begin to roll across horizontally.



3. Fold the other end of the cloth back just like this and begin to roll while spreading it out like a rose.



4. Keep folding it back to create the look of "petals", roll, fold back, roll, fold back, roll.



5. When you reach the end, make sure you get a good hold on it and wrap floral wire tightly around it to hold it in place. Tape might work and so would a rubber band if you have a heavy onesie.



6. Using the stems from the bouquet I bought, remove the flower head. Stick it into the flower and wrap the floral wire around the stem to hold it in place.

7. Wrap floral top around the bottom to conceal the floral wire. You don't have to do this, but it makes it look nicer.



Tadaaa! We have a rose! I also experimented with making other "types" of flowers.



Making a Butterfly: I thought it would be really cute to try to make a butterfly. It came out super cute and was really easy.

1. Roll the onesie from both ends, but rolling one end more than the other to create the front and back wings. Secure with floral wire.


2. Fold it in half and secure tightly.



3. I made antannaes using the remainder of the floral wire but just rolling it.


4. Stick a stem into the onesie and wrap the floral wire to the stem.


5. Wrap with floral tape to make it look neat and pretty. Then I wrapped it with the rose.



I thought the results were really cute!


6. The floral tape is sticky and to make it prettier, I wrapped tulle around the stems like a wedding bouquet in a criss-cross pattern.


7. Start at the bottom and work your way up to the flower. Using what is remaining, tie a bow. Tie several bows and fluff it up.


Here are the other 2 bouquets I made for centerpieces. The one above is just a little extra something for the mommy to be's place setting.


My model.


I don't know if you can tell but the one in the upper right corner is supposed to be a Calla Lily.




This is a different butterfly I experimented with and 2 leaves.