Gift selection is not easy. Especially when the tastes of the hero of the occasion are not known to you. A universal gift suitable for any occasion is flowers. However, you can show originality and surprise friends with bouquets of sweets and tea. Banal sweets collected in a unique composition will not leave anyone indifferent.
The benefits of an unusual surprise
Bouquets of sweets and tea compares favorably with the usual ones in that:
- do not fade and do not freeze;
- they are welcomed by people who are allergic to pollen and strong odors;
- at the cost of such a bouquet will come out no more expensive than fresh flowers;
- a gift can be eaten, sweet lovers will like it;
- connoisseurs of exclusive items will be delighted with the surprise because of its unusualness;
- even a beginner can make a bouquet of tea and sweets with their own hands, the main thing is the presence of desire and a little imagination.
Materials required for work
Before you start making a gift, you should prepare everything you need. First go to the grocery store and select tea in a presentable package. Better if it will be packaged. Sometimes the person for whom the surprise is intended does not drink tea. Then buy some coffee. You will also need sweets, fresh and in beautiful candy wrappers. Better if they are round or oval.
In the office supply store, purchase:
- wrapping and corrugated paper;
- foil;
- tape tape;
- whatman;
- decorative ornaments (bows, artificial flowers, beads, etc.).
Also, to make a tasty gift you will need a glue gun, scissors, stapler, polystyrene. Legs of flowers are usually made of wire or wooden sticks. You can buy skewers that are used to make kebab. Transparent film helps protect your surprise from dust.
Composition options
All bouquets of sweets and tea can be divided into two groups. In the first case, bags are used for decoration. They are disguised as petals, leaves or bright flowers. In the second case, the basis of the composition becomes a box of tea or coffee. It is decorated with flowers made of sweets, decorative elements, small toys.
It is important to consider the purpose of the gift. Strict bouquets in blue, burgundy or brown colors will suit a man. They should be vertically extended. Asymmetry is welcome. Women will like pink, white or red shades. You can choose gentle, calm colors or play on contrasts. It is better if the shape of the bouquet is smooth, rounded.
If a gift is made for a child, preference is given to bright and saturated colors. For its design, unusual sweets in the form of animals, lollipops, chocolate eggs with toys inside are used. The girl will be delighted to find a small doll in the bouquet. The boy will be delighted with the new machine. In any case, a sweet surprise will cause a storm of emotions.
A bouquet of tea and sweets: a master class on making the basics
There are several options. The easiest of them is to use a box of tea or coffee as a base. Outside, it can be glued with colored paper, decorated with applique, beautiful stickers, ribbons. A square cut out of polystyrene is embedded inside. It must match the size of the package. For reliability, it is glued to the base. You can stick flowers from sweets in the foam, without fear that the design will turn over.
Another option is a frame for a bouquet, bought at a florist's shop. It is beautifully wrapped in corrugated paper. Tea bags in the form of petals are attached around the edges.
You can make a frame for a tasty gift yourself by cutting a cone from a dense Whatman paper and gluing it around the edges. Such a base will be less durable than a store one. It is better to pre-paint it in the desired color, wrap it with a corrugation of a different shade, decorate it with braid, ribbons, tea bags or coffee.
Making Candy Flowers: A Phased Description
For the result of work to warm your soul, just follow the instructions below.
First of all, fix the sweets on a wire or wooden stick. To do this, they are wrapped in foil and wound around the selected stem.
From corrugated paper, cut the petals. Their shape depends on what flowers you are going to make. For a rose, for example, it is enough to cut a spiral strip and give the edges the appearance of wide petals. Aster needs a long rectangular blank. On one side, sharp ends are cut out, as if they would like to get weed for children's applications.
Wrap petals around sweets. Hands give them the desired shape and volume. Using glue, fix the resulting flower on a stick.
It remains to wrap a homemade stalk with green teip tape or corrugated paper.
Last step: assembly
So that a bouquet of tea, coffee and sweets does not disappoint you, refuse to rush. First place the resulting flowers on the chosen basis. Fill the gaps with balls of colored paper, beads, toys, tea bags, artificial greens. Check how the resulting composition looks. Only then hold onto the liquid glue. Tie the frame with tape. It can be curled with scissors. Wrap a gift in a film and enjoy the result.
DIY handmade bouquets of sweets and tea are a double pleasure. First, you enjoy the process of making such beauty, and then enjoy listening to the delight of the audience and the endless praises in your honor. Even marriage in such a case is not terrible - after all, it can be eaten for dessert, washed down with fragrant tea!