Looking for a beautiful and thoughtful TULIP GIFT IDEA that is also budget-friendly? Then this simple but gorgeous DIY FLOWER BOUQUET may be just what you are looking for.
With this easy step-by-step tutorial learn how to creatively gift wrap a few tulips or other flowers and twigs and turn them into a gorgeous thoughtful gift.
These beautiful bouquets are always warmly received and your flower-loving family and friends will surely thank you!
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Table of Contents
- Flower Bouquet Packaging Idea
- Easy DIY Tulips Gift Wrapping Idea Tutorial
- Materials Needed For Tulips Gift Bouquet
- Instructions – How To Make Gift Wrapped Tulip Bouquet
- Tip: How to Stop The Flower Bouquet Drying Out
- Materials Needed For Tulips Gift Bouquet
- Where To Next?
Pretty DIY Packaging Idea For Small Bouquets
Sometimes you want to give a small token gift or an additional small bunch of flowers to accompany a bigger gift but do not want to break the bank.
This is a really simple idea for wrapping either singular flower stems or small bouquets that are great to give as token gifts.
Perfect for many occasions such as:
- Mother’s Day
- Get Well
- Thank You
- Easter
- Hostess Gift
- Avond-4-Dagse (a walking event in the Netherlands)
And the list goes on.
If you are planning to use this idea for Mother’s Day then you may also like these Free Printable Cards & Gifts For Mother’s Day to accompany the flowers.
Or would maybe prefer to give a pretty flower arrangement in a glass vase such as these Tulips Display Ideas or this DIY Summer Succulents Arrangement Idea?
And for some more Flower Arranging or Easy DIY Craft Ideas then be sure to check out the different sections by clicking on these links or exploring the top menu bar where you will find a lot more inspiration with simple but gorgeous project ideas.
Easy DIY Tulips Gift Wrapping Idea Tutorial
To make this tutorial I used a couple of twigs and a few tulips out of some bunches that I actually bought for another post on how to display tulips in glass vases.
I also used a simple brown kraft paper but any patterned or plain gift wrapping paper would also work too. Just make sure that the paper you use is of good quality so that it is thick enough and not too thin or flimsy.
In addition to the wrapping paper, you will need some clear cellophane. I used plain cellophane but clear with patterns such as dots and swirls etc would also look nice.
Tissue paper can also be added if you want to add more volume or another layer of colour. I did not do this and this is totally optional depending on how you would like your bouquet to look.
Materials Needed For Tulips Gift Bouquet
- Brown Kraft Paper (or other good quality wrapping paper)
- Cellophane
- Sticky Tape
- Scissors
- Double Sided Sticky Tape (you can also use just normal tape rolled double)
- Tulips (or other flowers)
- Spring Blossom Twigs
Instructions – How To Make Gift Wrapped Tulip Bouquet
- Cut out a 35cm square of wrapping paper
- Fold it in half (to make a rectangle)
- Fold in half again (to make a square)
- Cut a curved scalloped pattern on the 2 outer edges (not on the folded edges)
- Open paper out – you should have a pretty scalloped-edged circle
- Lay a bunch of flowers diagonally so that the blooms sit slightly below the top left corner
Tip: How to Stop The Flower Bouquet Drying Out
I found another good tip on a Dutch website after I wrote this post. To keep the flowers from drying out add a moist piece of tissue at the bottom of the bouquet and wrap it with clingfilm. This is the site where I saw it: acupoflife.nl It is in Dutch but you can see pictures of how to do it along with a couple of other ideas on how to wrap simple flower bouquets.
- Put some double-sided sticky tape on the underside of the bottom left corner (just use rolled-up pieces of normal sticky tape if you do not have double-sided)
- Make a cone so that it comes to the centre of the square and stick it down
- Add another piece of tape on the inside of the top right corner
- Finish rolling it into a cone and stick it down at the back
- Cut a 40cm x 40 cm square of cellophane
- Lay the paper cone in the centre
- Roll to make another cone
- When placing make sure that the corner point of the paper cone matches the corner point of the cellophane
- Secure cellophane with normal sticky tape at the back of the cone
Tulips Gift Idea – Easy DIY Flower Bouquet Tutorial
Equipment
- Brown Kraft Paper (or other good quality wrapping paper)
- Cellophane
- Pair of Scissors
- Sticky Tape
- Double Sided Sticky Tape (you can also use just normal tape rolled double)
- Tulips (or other flowers)
- Spring Blossom Twigs
Instructions
- Cut out a 35cm square of wrapping paper
- Fold it in half (to make a rectangle)
- Fold in half again (to make a square)
- Cut a curved scalloped pattern on the 2 outer edges (not on the folded edges)
- Open paper out – you should have a pretty scalloped-edged circle
- Put some double-sided sticky tape on the underside of the left corner
- Make a cone so that it comes to the centre of the square and stick it down
- Add another piece of tape on the top right corner
- Finish rolling it into a cone and stick it down
- Cut a 40cm x 40 cm square of cellophane
- Lay the paper cone in the centre of the cellophane so that the corners are aligned.
- Roll sto create an outer cone of cellophane
- Secure cellophane with normal sticky tape at the back
Where To Next?
I hope this easy DIY flower bouquet idea has provided a little inspiration.
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