Leaves of Paper

Add recycled fun for your bouquets.

 

Materials:

• 2 Orange lilies
• 3 Orange roses
• 2 Orange spray roses
• 2 ‘Safari Sunset’ Leucodendrons
• 4 Orange carnations
• 3 Yellow Solidasters
• 2 ‘Green Trick’ Dianthus
• 2  Brown Hypericums
• 2 Mini Hydrangeas
• 3 Salal foliage
• Salvaged book pages
• Spray adhesive
• Split wood basket
• Floral foam

 

1. Coat the front side of salal leaves  and coat with an adhesive spray paint.

 

2. Allow the adhesive to set-up for about 30 seconds until it becomes tacky.

 

3. Press the glue-covered side of the leaves onto the salvaged book pages.

 

4. Neatly cut out the leaf shape at the point were the paper extends the leaf.

 

5. Fill a basket with a plastic liner and floral foam. Arrange flowers.

 

6. Add paper leaves among the blooms so that the text is displayed prominently.

Designed by Talmage McLaurin, AIFD