DIY Bouquet Bar

How to make your own flower bouquets

Let the beauty bloom

Planning a party and looking for a fresh, feel-good activity to delight your guests? We tapped some pros for this party planning guide, and they seriously delivered. Let us walk you through one of our favorite interactive moments: a DIY bouquet bar. It’s the perfect activity for your next get-together for a few standout reasons:

1. DIY (hello, fun interaction and activity)
2. Flowers (never enough…)
3. Bar (so you can hit the bar sans alcohol, you’re welcome)

The best part? Party planning on a budget can be beautiful — have your guests take part in bringing the florals and you’re cruisin’.

Materials

• Flowers: A ton. You could set a color palette in the invite (think fresh takes like earthy greens, mauve tones, and soft apricots), but it’s also super fun to see the mix of blooms that show up when everyone brings their own — no unsolicited color policing here. See bloom inspo below.

Pro Tip: Invite each guest to bring a bundle of their favorite florals. It makes bouquet-making more interactive and adds a personal twist. (Bonus: you’ll have more hands helping with trimming and de-thorning.)

Note: If guests are bringing flowers, have them bring scissors too!

• Scissors
• Metal vases 
• Chalkboard signs 
• Chalkboard Markers 
• Cone stand box  
• Kraft tissue paper 
• Wax paper 
• Satin ribbon
• Floral tape

Pro Tip: Buy pre-cut wax paper—6" squares or larger. Save a step below ;)

Ideas for Blooms:

• Calla lily
• Ranunculus 
• Delphinium
• Bouvardia
• Roses
• Rose Geranium
• Brunia Albiflora

Prep

Note: If guests are bringing flowers, you’ll get to do Prep Steps 3 & 4 together — more fun for everyone.

1. Cut your kraft paper into 6-12 inch squares.
2. Repeat with wax paper: 6-12 inch squares.
3. Cut ribbon into 12-16” pieces.
4. Cut and clean stems to fit the size of your vase (8-10 inch stems). Remove thorns and bothersome leaves. 
5. Place flowers in metal vases so guests can see their options.
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   Pro Tip: If your guests are bringing flowers, add a little tag with their name to each vase so their flowers have a home when they arrive.

How to Set-Up

1. Set out a basket with pre-cut ribbon, floral tape, pre-cut paper, and scissors.
2. Arrange vases with flowers (or empty waiting for guests to arrive). 
3. Write on the chalkboard sign and arrange securely. Ideas to title it:

• ~Bouquet Bar (in case it isn’t obvious enough)
• ~Flowers & Friends
• ~Friends With Florals
• ~Petal Party

How to Arrange Bouquets

Time to let the DIY magic happen!

1. Pick out your favorite flowers!
2. Set the wax paper on top of the kraft tissue paper. Rotate papers to be in a diamond shape, point at the top.
3. Fold both side corners down to the bottom corner, then wrap a side around the stems of your flowers. Secure with tape over the other side over the paper.
4. Tie it all off with a ribbon to finalize your official bouquet.
5. For easy storing for the remainder of your get-together, this is where the cone stand box comes into play.

Time to get those invites out and pick out your blooms.

This hands-on floral moment is perfect for a wide range of gatherings. Some favorite ways to set the scene:

• Bridal Shower
• ‍High Tea
• ‍Boozy Brunch

Start planning your flower-forward moment and let the bouquet bar bloom!