How To Make A Calla Lily Bouquet

You will need:

• 5 Calla Lilies
• 11 Frangipanis
• 25 Large Leaves
• 9 to 11 Frangipani Leaves
• 18 and 22 gauge wire
• Stem tape
• White Ribbon

Step 1: Wire and Tape the Calla Lilies...

Wire the calla lilies by wiring the 18 gauge wire around the top of the stem.

(You need to use 18 gauge wire because the calla lilies are very heavy and they need good support)...

Then stem tape over the wire and the stem...

Step 2: Wire and Tape the Frangipanis...

Wire and tape the frangipanis using 22 gauge thin wire...

Step 3: Wire and Tape the Leaves...

Wire and tape the leaves using 18 gauge wire. Like before, we use the thicker wire to help add stability, so the bouquet will hold it's shape more...

Step 4: Make ribbon loops...

Make some ribbon loops, and wire and tape them...

Step 5: Make a tail for the bouquet...

To start the teardrop bouquet, the first thing to do is to make a tail.

To do this, place a Frangipani and a ribbon loop on a leaf, and then tape 1/2 half way down the stem...

Step 6: Prepare the guide wire...

Next we need the guide wire. The guide wire helps to make the handle.

The handle for a teardrop needs to be on the back, but towards the middle of the bouquet. The guide wire helps to make sure it's in the right position.

To make the guide wire, take one of the large leaves, and cut the wire half way down the wire. Attach it to the tail wire.

Tape from the top of the leaf to the start of the tail wires...

It should look like this...

Step 7: Arrange the leaves...

Now stagger the leaves up from the tail leaf, into a fan shape. Place three leaves on either side of the tail. Use a small piece of stem tape to hold the leaves in place...

Step 8: Add the flowers

Add the calla lilies up the middle of the bouquet, by staggering them up from the tail flower...

Then add the Frangipanis in between the calla lilies...

Use any left-over leaves and ribbon loops until all gaps are filled.

Step 9: Finish the bouquet

Add the trailer ribbons underneath the bouquet, and add the figure-of-8-bow to the top.

Then trim and tape the handle.

The finished bouquet...