A wedding is so much more personal if the decorations are hand made. One of the easiest things to make on your own is the flower girl’s basket. Theis basket carries the flower petals that the flower girl scatters along the bride’s path to the alter.
This is a very easy pr0ject to do. You could even do it as a craft with the flower girl if she is the type of young girl who is creative and likes to participate.
For this project you will need –
• Florist wire in green or pink
• Pearl sprays
• Wide and narrow satin ribbon in a color of your choice
• Wide and narrow silk ribbon in your favorite color
• Baby’s breath
• Fabric for basket liner
• Woven Basket
• Fresh flowers
• Fresh or artificial greenery
• Hot glue gun
• Rose petals
• Wire cutters
Choose a small white, green, pink or natural-colored basket. Your color choice might depend on what the bride’s color theme for the wedding might be.The basket should be large enough to contain the desired amount of flower petals but small enough for a child to carry in one hand.
You should also select satin and silk ribbon to tie onto the basket. Use a combination of wide and narrow ribbons that coordinate with the predominant wedding colors chosen by the bride. About 4 to 5 yards of narrow ribbon and 2 to 3 yards of wide ribbon should be enough to decorate for one small flower basket.
You should then select silk or fresh flowers to decorate the basket. One of the benefits of decorating with artificial flowers is that you do not have to refrigerate it. The flowers will stay fresh forever. If the blooms are artificial it will be a wonderful keepsake for the flower girl.
If you decorate the basket with fresh flowers then you need to order them ahead of time to ensure their availability. Just about any type of flower can be dyed professionally to match the colors used in the wedding.
Tie lengths of narrow ribbon at each base (or just one) of the basket handle, or use a hot glue gun to attach them to the basket. The ribbons should trail approximately 6 to 10 inches below the bottom of the basket for an attractive effect.Be sure to use the wide ribbon to make a bow at each base of the basket handle. These bows will cover any knotted portions of the streaming narrow ribbons.
Attach the flowers to the basket. Either cluster the flowers on each side of the basket or attach flowers all along the basket’s rim or edge.Attach artificial flowers and greenery by weaving their stems through the open spaces in the basket. Twist the wire ends to secure and then tuck them back into the basket so that they are hidden. You have now created a beautiful basket.