Question : how to make a box/packaging for cut flowers?
hi. I need some instructions on how to praepare a packaging/box for cut flowers. I mean such instructions as for example: take a piece of cardborad, bend, fold etc. thanks a lot for any instruction
- asked by AsMa
All Answers:
Answer #1
I'm not really sure as to what you are asking. Do you want to give the flowers
a pretty packaging, like you're going to give them to someone, or are you just
wanting a box to ship them in? If you just want to make your flowers pretty
then get a large piece of pretty paper, lay it out, put your flowers on the
paper diagnally so that you get a corner of the paper where your flowers are,
instead of a straight edge.... sort of as if your flowers were sticking out of
an envelope.Arrange the flowers so that one is close to the tip of the envelope,
then two are a bit lower, then just start stacking them pretty however much
lower you want them. It's really helpful if you add some baby's breath on top
of everything else.Then take the paper that all those flowers are laying on,
bring up the opposite corner (the one that's at the base of the flowers), then
start wrapping the sides of the paper around the flowers, shorter side first,
then the longer side.Hold it all together and have your bow ready... the bow
will hold everything together.To make a pretty bow, get some nice heavy ribbon,
place one end on the table and roll out however much you want (depending on the
size of the bow.. if the bow will be 6" long, then roll out 6"....after you have
the six inches on the table, keep rolling it out another six inches, but in the
opposite direction... so now you have a stack of two six inch piecesthen go back
once more, but this time stop at about 5", and when you go back, make sure that
you stop at the same point on the opposite side. Then go back and roll out to
about 4", and do the same on the opposite side.... keep going till you get to
lets say 2"... this is where you make your first cut of that ribbon. So now you
have a stack of the ribbon, which looks like a funny pyramid.Grab the middle of
the stack... you should have the same thing on both sides of the middle. Take
another piece of bow, or some bow wire and tie it around the middle... fluff out
the edges and you got yourself a beautifull fluffy bow.Now, if you are going to
ship the flowers, then I suggest going to a florist or like a hobby lobby type
of a place and get the little plastic end pieces for your flowers... you put
some water there and slide the stems inside... the rubbery piece keeps the water
from falling out. You can probably get a flower box also.If not, then you can
make your own, I'm sure. I have never made one, but I guess it has to be like a
triangle, b/c the stems are skinny, and flowers are many. So, the way I would
do this, is get a box big enough to fit however big the top of the bouquet
was... say it's 20"... and lets say that the flowers are 40"I'd get a box that
is about 20"wide, 20"deep, and 40" long. then, instead of cutting up the box to
fit the flowers, I'd get a bunch of penuts and some bubble wrap. Wrap up the
flowers and suspend them in the bubble wrap. with a heavy marker, I woudl write
THIS SIDE UP, and, LIVE FLOWERS.... EXTREMLY FRAGILE.
- answered by BelaArt
Answer #2
Depends on the type of flowers, how long or large as well as if it is individual
flowers or a whole arrangement...or just blooms. Perhaps you could edit your
question with more details then I can answer you precisely. I pack African
violets for a living and worked for FEDEX for 12 years so I can give you good
info but I need more info to help as much as possible.
- answered by craftyvioleteer
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