hello today we're going to show you how
to make a standing wreath arrangement
out of flowers for a funeral we're going
to begin by taking this metallic
skeleton
these are purchasable at any floral or
craft store these do come pre-made and
they will have the foam inserted into
the structure however we prefer to
assemble the foam ourselves this simply
helps cut costs both for yourself but
also save money for your customer as
well because they tend to be much more
pricey than just these basic shapes and
of course they come in a variety of
different forms and styles and they're
very firm and secure and they will allow
you to assemble your arrangement and
ensure that the foam is being kept
inside very securely but it also gives
you the option of choice so you can have
a cross you can have a traditional
wreath shape but today we will be
preparing a heart-shaped wreath and I'm
just going to show you how to insert the
foam into the structure and assemble
your arrangement and it's actually quite
easy to begin you have to ensure that
your foam has been pre wet and then
you're going to take the standard size
rectangle of floral foam and you're
going to visually estimate about a
quarter of the rectangle so here I'm
simply cutting about a quarter you're
going to take that quarter and then
you're going to cut it down the center
and this will give you the perfect width
and height to insert into the metal
skeleton that you're working with here
it's also a very efficient way to use
the foam because all of the pieces will
be uniform and you should not have any
access so that way it is very economical
for you as well as you see as you're
assembling you will notice that you will
have a bit of gaps especially in a
structure like a heart which has a lot
of different curves you will notice a
few gaps and you want to ensure that
those gaps are filled because if you are
inserting a stem into the arrangement
you might have the stem hit oxygen
instead of be from you firmly planted in
the Oasis so you want to make sure that
when you are cutting and putting these
pieces in that you trim them and you
might have to ensure that the shape is
fitting so as you see here at the very
top of the heart because the pieces of
rectangles you will have these little
gaps starting to form and all you need
to do is take a piece of excess floral
foam and insert it into that little gap
just to ensure that the stems when
inserted are not exposed to oxygen and
that they're firmly planted inside the
floral brick so as you see here it's
fairly easy it takes almost no time at
all to do this and you have the base and
you've saved yourself some money and you
have learned how to create something
from scratch so the next step is
securing these water foam bricks and
ensuring that they are firmly attached
to this metallic skeleton so we're going
to take some of this very elastic ribbon
and it's waterproof and it bears the
similarity to a garbage bag almost in a
sense but this will essentially allow
the water to be come trapped inside of
the structure that you've just created
that way you're not going to have the
water coming out of the structure you're
not going to have anything falling out
you're going to have the Oasis firmly
contained inside of the wreath itself it
will not dry out as quickly and it will
allow your arrangement to last a very
long time so this is a very essential
part
ensure that when you are wrapping it
around the arrangement you are doing a
very good job you're wrapping it tightly
since again this is a form that has a
lot of curves to it it is a hard this is
a little bit easier with the wreath
where it's just a standard round shape
you might want to take your time and
ensure that you're getting it right once
you have finished this step take a pair
of scissors and you can secure it with
some waterproof tape the ribbon that we
use this plastic this waterproof plastic
is green it does come in a black color
but Green is always better because it
will allow if there is any transparency
between the stems of the flowers it will
camouflage that so it won't be as
noticeable so and it will also mean that
you'll have to use fewer flowers to fill
in the gaps so it's usually just more
efficient to use a green ribbon the next
step is creating the ribbon I like to do
this as the following step after
creating the base and this will simply
help me gauge the dimensions of the
arrangement I'm creating because when
you insert the ribbon you can work
around the ribbon as opposed to putting
it last where you have already assembled
the flowers and then it becomes a little
bit trickier I am using a water proof
ribbon and this is ideal if you want to
leave very long strands of ribbon and
write a message some people enjoy
writing condolences some people prefer
to write their family names so that the
recipient knows who the arrangement is
from and you can do this with a simple
waterproof marker and you can write a
message if you have a really good hand
for calligraphy or very nice handwriting
you can do it that way and it helps
personalize the arrangement and I do
this as the second step before even
arranging the flowers because it permits
me to once again gauge the dimensions of
the arrangement
and ensure that I am not using more
flowers than necessary and that they
will won't be hidden underneath the
ribbon once the arrangement is complete
and of course you can determine what
size of ribbon you want what color what
you want to write how long you want the
streamers to be whatever your message is
that is entirely customizable for you
don't worry if you're struggling making
the ribbon this takes a bit of practice
we do have videos on our channel which
explain how to make a ribbon and if you
watch those closely and practice you'll
be able to make a ribbon in no time so
as you see here I'm taking a piece of
wire I'm securing the ribbon onto the
arrangement the wreath this will simply
ensure that the ribbon does not go
anywhere so I'm going to tuck the
streamers underneath the arrangement so
that they don't interfere with my
arranging but once that step is done and
once I have a sense of what space needs
to be filled I can proceed to inserting
the flowers I'm going to start with
these chrysanthemums and they are very
full and very long-lasting flowers and
this will as you will see just set the
pattern it is difficult to pierce the
plastic with a stem alone so usually
what I like to do is I like to take a
floral knife and Pierce the place that I
will be inserting the flower so that way
I'm not cramming the stem in it will not
be breaking it will not be prone to
breaking and it will just easily enter
the water sponge without me having to
force it in there and through the
plastic so do take your time to pierce
the plastic and insert the stem that way
you will not be damaging the flowers
unnecessarily so as you see here I am
inserting the chrysanthemums and there
are significant gaps we
between the flowers and this just kind
of sets the dimensions once again and
it's almost a paint-by-numbers structure
so it's actually very easy once you've
set this base up and this is a very
novice arrangement if you think about it
all you have to do is visualize the
pattern that you're looking to achieve
visualize the colors that you would like
to use and follow a very simple pattern
and achieve this symmetry so as you see
here I am putting the chrysanthemums
around the heart shape and I'm leaving a
very uniform gap between the flowers
that gap will later be filled with more
flowers as you will come to see the next
step is I'm going to take these blush
pink roses and I'm going to put it in
between the chrysanthemums you are of
course completely permitted to use
whatever flowers you like if you like
roses if there are other flowers that
you wish to use that is entirely up to
you since funerals often take a very
long time and the flowers are usually
sitting in a room in the funeral home
and then they are presented during the
funeral it's a good idea to use long
lasting flowers like chrysanthemums like
roses so try to avoid flowers that are
pretty exceptional II delicate and that
can be damaged or bruised white roses
are very prone to bruising colored roses
tend to bruise a little less easier and
just be a thoughtful of that as well
when you are picking the flowers that
you are arranging so as you see here I
am simply taking the roses and filling
the gaps
you do want to pierce the plastic once
again even with roses that have a very
firm stem it's going to damage the stem
if you're just cramming it in so do take
your time to follow these steps this may
all seem very nuanced it but it's very
time efficient and you really really
don't need to too much time to prepare
this once you get a hang of it so as you
see now I'm taking some ivory roses and
I rewrote this unlike the completely
white roses tend to be more long-lasting
and tend to bruise a lot less easier so
they are excellent to include in these
arrangements as well ivory roses are
actually very very lasting and can take
a little bit of I guess a little bit of
damage a little bit if you're
transporting it if you're leaving it in
a room overnight in the cold area
overnight they tend to handle those
conditions a little bit better so as you
see I'm inserting it on the side of the
arrangement and between the gaps I am
using some filler I'm using some baby's
breath but you can use whatever filler
you prefer some linoleum for example and
I'm inserting the roses on the side so
if you are looking at the arrangement in
your periphery that space is also filled
because you're not going to be looking
at the arrangement entirely front facing
all the time so you do want to account
for the sides of the arrangement as well
and the flowers that I'm using are all
very long-lasting flowers as you can
tell they are very lasting they will be
able to stand in a room for a long time
they will be able to be transported easy
easily and they will hold up just fine
so try to avoid flowers that won't
so here I am simply filling the gaps the
spaces and creating this patterned look
as you see there's a very obvious
pattern that starts to emerge I have the
chrysanthemums and then I have the blush
pink roses and the white roses on the
side filling in the gaps so this is the
finished product but before we stand
this up we will need to fill the
underneath space of the wreath with some
greenery I'm losing I'm using salaah
leaves and these are again very very
long-lasting leaves this is a very
hardworking greenery it's incredibly
multi-purpose and universal and this
will just help you fill in the gaps
between the flowers and the wreath
itself so that none of that green ribbon
that we use to wrap the foam peers
through you can also use some evergreen
if you like evergreen is also very very
very long-lasting and multi-purpose and
looks great when you are including it
with a variety of flowers evergreen is
not just for the winter Christmas season
it's incredibly multi-purpose and can be
used all year round
of course you have a lot of artistic
rein in this arrangement you can use
whatever flowers you like whatever
greenery you like as long as you have a
form that you're looking to achieve
so you see here I'm putting the greenery
on the outside as well as the inside
please do not forget the inside because
the inside can also look very sparse
very blank and you can have depending on
the angle that you are looking at some
of the green ribbon peer through so this
is the final arrangement and here I have
a very sturdy stand again this is
available in floral stores it's also
very helpful when you are arranging
something like this I have attached a
couple of pieces of wire to the back so
I strung it through the way I strung
through the ribbon and you can prop up
your finished product on the standing
metallic stand and I would keep it like
this for a couple of hours before
delivering it wherever I'm going so that
the excess water can drip out so that
it's easier to transport so it doesn't
damage your vehicle and so that it's not
leaking also I like to mist the flowers
with just some water just to ensure that
they are very well hydrated but this is
the final product thank you so much once
again for watching good luck in your
creation and please leave any comments
below if you have any questions and I
look forward to seeing you soon