How to Make a Baby Bouquet

For my niece's baby shower, I made this adorable baby bouquet. The "flowers" are baby bibs rolled to look like flower buds! It's a nice alternative to the diaper cake. When I first saw photos of these, I knew I wanted to make one. There are several online stores that sell a completed version; just search on google for baby bouquets. Making your own isn't too hard either. Here are the steps:




STEP 1: Choose your materials




1. a container
2. small baby items like socks, bibs, washclothes, or onesies
3. silk flowers
4. a rattle or teether for embellishment
5. rubber bands
6. tissue paper





STEP 2: build the base



I bought a bath set with a hooded towel and washcloth. I folded the towel and placed it in the bottom of the container.















STEP 3: roll your flower buds




You want to use some small item to roll your flowers. The bigger the item, the harder this is to do. I used 7 terry cloth bibs to make the flowers. Fold a bib in half.




STEP 4:



Fold in half again.















STEP 5:





Begin rolling the bib to make the flower bud. It doesn't have to be exactly perfect - real flowers aren't perfect either.













STEP 6:



Secure the bottom of the rolled bib with a rubber band.























This is what it should look like when done.
























STEP 7: Placement of flowers







Place all of the flowers in your container.


















STEP 8: Finishing touches




To finish your bouquet, add in silk flowers, the tissue paper, and I added 2 teethers as well.

The tag lists all the baby items in the bouquet. I printed the list out on cardstock and ran it through my cuttlebug using a scalloped circle die.