How to make strawberry bouquets?

If you are preparing for the holiday and do not know what to give to the hero of the occasion, one of the options is a handmade bouquet of fresh strawberries, which can be served in an original way. We offer you a step-by-step instruction for creating beautiful and delicious compositions from berries, complemented by flowers, sweets and other sweets.

If you want to make a bouquet of strawberries yourself, the beginner's guide will help you. It is worth solving the problem step by step. First of all, you will need any flowers for work, such as roses, daisies or asters. And you also need to stock up on green twigs or ornamental plants, which florists often use in their compositions. Prepare wrapping paper, rubber band, tape, and wooden skewers.

Choose berries that are firm and whole, they are easier to work with, and they do not spoil so quickly. Wash the strawberries without removing the tails and lay them on a cloth to dry.

To create a bouquet, string each berry on skewers, while doing this carefully, without going deeper. Make sure the strawberries are locked and the flower-stem skewers are the same length. Let the buds and berries be the same size.

Arrange flowers in a radius, spread decorative greenery around the bouquet, fixing with an elastic band. At the final stage, it is enough to wrap everything in paper and tie a ribbon. For a beautiful composition, about 15 beautiful large berries and the same number of flower buds are enough. The amount of greenery depends on personal wishes, as it refreshes the bouquet. If you have chosen roses as flowers, then you should not use more than 5-7, because they are large. As for the greenery, you need to clarify in advance whether it is poisonous, so as not to harm.

Plants can be replaced with a bunch of fresh mint, which is sold in any supermarket, and the scent is the perfect addition.

If desired, the composition can be made in the form of a heart or in another form. To do this, you need cardboard from which the box is cut. Bouquets for adults are sometimes "stuffed" with rum, using a syringe with alcohol, which adds spice to the berries, besides, alcohol prolongs the shelf life.

Strawberry bouquet will look richer when supplemented with sweets. To do this, you will need various sweets, a mint twig, the same skewers and wrapping paper. You need to plant berries and sweets in the same way, while it is important to keep the sticks the same length. Choose strawberries that are not too juicy, as the juice makes them soft... It is recommended to fix the tips of the skewers with ordinary tape. In the center of the composition, you can place three sweets, then alternate the berries with sweets in rows, or fantasize to get an original result.

Of course, wrapping paper and beautiful tape are indispensable.

There are many ways to create fruit bouquets that can be a great gift for both men and women. And children will also love this surprise. You can present them in different ways, it all depends on your imagination and the desire to create with your own hands.

You can decorate strawberries with glaze, which will not only make the berries even more beautiful and tasty, but also extend the shelf life. Strawberries are garnished with fondant, black and white chocolate and it looks quite appetizing. Of course, you need to know the secret of making delicious glaze. You will need a bar of high-quality chocolate, which is melted in a water bath. About 40 g of butter and a little milk are added to the container. The first ingredient will make the mastic glossy, and the second will increase the viscosity and reduce the calorie content, which, of course, is an advantage.

If you want the bouquet to look colorful, take a white chocolate bar to make the fondant, melt it, and pour it into two containers. In the first, add milk and add food coloring of the desired shade. Next, the berries are planted on skewers and, one by one, gently dipped into a white chocolate glaze, and then into a glaze of a different color.

Dessert can be interestingly decorated with sprinkles, which are easy to find in any pastry shop. To freeze the chocolate, send the strawberries into the freezer for a few minutes, after which you can start collecting the bouquet.

This option can also come in handy if you want variety. To make fondant, you need 4 tablespoons of water and a glass of powdered sugar. If the viscosity is insufficient, adjust it. The mixture must be warmed up, while constantly stirring, watch the temperature (+40 degrees Celsius). You can also make this fondant colored by choosing a dye, and add a flavoring agent for taste.

If you want to fix the bouquet in a box, make a base of plastic salt dough, where the skewers will stick easily and fix well. It is recommended to reinforce the structure with wire.

You can decorate fondant or chocolate with coconut, chopped nuts, or confectionery decor. It looks not only appetizing, but also original and aesthetically pleasing. It is imperative to allow the base to solidify before assembling a complete composition. To make the taste more piquant, sometimes the berries are kept in cognac or rum for about 10 minutes, after which they are sprinkled with powder, and after that they are dipped in melted chocolate.

This is another amazing option that will appeal to both a child and an adult, and besides, such a composition looks magical. Preparing a gift will not take much time, and the result will delight anyone. About 15 large strawberries, skewers, marshmallows in the amount you want to make the bouquet, floral foam, wrapping paper and tools are useful for the composition.

Strawberries are cooked according to the standard plan: melt the chocolate in a water bath, put the berry on a skewer and dip it in it, then place it in the refrigerator for a few minutes to freeze the fudge and hold the fruit flower tightly. Place the marshmallows on sticks, after which you can start forming a bouquet using floral foam, inserting skewers into it. It is better to place sweets in the center, they will look spectacular, and place the berries themselves around. The foam is easily cut with a clerical knife, so you can remove excess without difficulty.

A decorative basket will look amazing when filled with berries, flowers and candies. You can make such a blank yourself, it is enough to purchase a container of any shape, and then proceed to action. Cut the styrofoam to fit the bottom of the basket, then set it there and secure with double-sided tape.

The berries do not have to be whole, they can be used to create roses, this does not take much time, but you need to be careful. Place on a skewer and place in a tall glass, it is better to leave the green root. Use a sharp knife to make three cuts around the edges, then make the same number of cuts inside the berry to form sections.

In order for the result to meet expectations, beginners should do everything carefully, listening to the recommendations of specialists.

Do not forget that the berries should be dense and firm, do not choose too juicy strawberries, they soak much faster. If you are going to carry your bouquet far away, you need to make sure it will withstand the trip. Will help you gelatinto cover each berry. In addition, this ingredient not only preserves the strawberries, but also preserves juiciness, adds brightness, and also adds gloss.

To do this, gelatin is diluted according to the instructions on the package.... After cooling the berries, you can either dip or use a gentle brush to gently apply the liquid. This option is especially useful in cases where you are going to make a bouquet of chopped strawberries. Please note that gelatin is not suitable for raw foodists, vegans and vegetarians, so check in advance to find the right ingredients. As a coating, you can use a neutral glaze, which is called "cold glitter".

If you are going to make a bouquet of chocolate strawberries, leave ice water in the container, which will quickly cool the berries after the warm soft chocolate. Just 20 seconds, and the sweetness will harden, excess moisture can be blotted with a napkin or towel.

Experienced "florists" sometimes attach a grape on a skewer, and only then pierce the strawberry, so it is better fixed.

When fastening the skewers, it is important to find the point of the bundle on which the tape will be wound.Beginners do not always cope with the task the first time, depending on the components of the composition, the width of the adhesive tape and the level of tension must be taken into account. For berry bouquets, it is better to use narrow scotch tape so that the berries do not wrinkle and do not fly off the sticks. If you are going to make one large composition or several at once, stock up on tape, you will need a lot of it.

Bouquet decoration is a responsible task. Food florists recommend not wrapping in wrapping paper right away, but first using transparent film so that the juice does not spoil the packaging. There are many wrapping materials in stores that will complement the composition and make it original.

It should be noted that strawberries combine beautifully with other berries, so you can use blackberries and blueberries, which are easy to skewer. Such bouquets are often presented with an engagement ring, and are also suitable for a birthday or just as a pleasant surprise. Having used this instruction at least once, you will be able to create compositions from fruits, flowers and sweets on your own, showing all your imagination. Good luck!

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