Bouquet of chocolates for a girl, boy with your own hands for beginners

Bouquets of chocolates are beautiful, original and edible gifts that you can make yourself and present to relatives/friends for a holiday. Your loved ones will remember such a present for a long time, they will be surprised by its uniqueness and such attention to their person.

Today, there are many master classes for girls and boys, where children learn to create masterpieces from sweets. Such an exciting hobby helps to distract children and adults. And one of the advantages of this activity is that even if the process of making a bouquet turns out to be defective, you can eat it with a cup of tea and not be upset about the failure.

Benefits of DIY Bouquets

The history of creating candy bouquets originates in France, where in ancient times there was a tradition of giving guests almonds in sweet glaze at every celebration. Edible kernels were placed in beautifully decorated bags or elegant boxes as a token of gratitude. Such boxes were called bonbonnieres (in French - bonbonnière, from the word "bonbon" - candy).

Over time, the tradition was adopted by residents of Germany, Italy and other European countries. The population of each state tried to make its own contribution to the decoration of sweets in colorful wrappers. And for the first time such products were called "candy" bouquets in the United States. Each year they became more elegant and resembled living flowers.

The benefits of homemade chocolate bouquets are as follows:

• in the ability to regulate financial investments in gifts;
• in independently determining the components of a “candy” bouquet and choosing suitable decor;
• there is a large selection of examples, step-by-step schemes for creating sweet gifts, which can be useful for beginners in this activity;
• without the need to undergo training in special courses - all that is needed is skill acquired through practice, perseverance, office supplies and other materials at hand.

A bouquet of chocolates for a girl or a boy (or rather, the process of making it) will allow a person to find themselves and reveal their creative abilities.

Each bouquet of confectionery, caramel on a stick or marmalade can be decorated in different ways, beautifully packaged in wrappers of different colors and materials, and assembled according to the preferences of the person for whom this sweet surprise is being made.

Materials for work

Before purchasing the necessary materials, you need to decide how exactly the bouquet will look and what it will consist of. You can even make a rough sketch on paper. No need to run to the florist and buy everything that catches your eye.

Only after choosing the type of product (a hand bouquet or a composition in a box/basket) can you make a list of stationery and materials at hand. In addition to the chocolates themselves, you will need everything listed in the table below.

Materials	Acquisition
A wicker basket, flowerpot, coconut shell, vase or any other decorative base.	You can make the basket yourself using newspaper weaving or wickerwork, or buy it at a florist's. The average cost of a medium-sized wicker basket is 500 rubles.
Floristic corrugated paper	The main feature of this material is its ability to stretch well without tearing and to maintain the required shape. It is intended for the production of decorative elements.
Wire	You can replace them with wooden barbecue skewers, which will act as stems/fasteners for chocolates and flowers.
Hot glue gun for handicrafts	Necessary for fixing small details and connecting elements of a sweet bouquet together.
Floral wrap or organza (a rigid, elastic and transparent fabric made from twisted silk, polyester and viscose fibres)	Packaging organza (not curtain organza) is easily used for decorating bouquets and is easily cut with scissors. It is advisable not to use a stationery knife for cutting.
Tape tape	It is used to secure cups, attach candies, and make imitation stems that will look as much like real leaves as possible.
Other decorative elements of decor	Feathers, ribbons, beads, rhinestones and so on.

If you can't buy a base for the composition, you can make it from a tin can left over from peas, corn, olives. The containers are decorated with crepe or crumpled paper, painted with water-dispersed paints, and covered with fabric using heated silicone. You can also add tape or satin braid.

Methods of assembling bouquets from chocolates

A bouquet of chocolates intended for a girl or a boy may differ in volume, assembly method, and shape. A composition without a stable base will look like the usual bouquets of flowers that need to be placed in a vase of water.

Each selected chocolate bar is attached to a wooden skewer, wrapped in cling film, then gathered into a bundle and glued together with adhesive tape. At the final stage, the structure is wrapped in wrapping paper, if desired, tied with a ribbon in the shape of a bow or decorated with a congratulatory tag.

The advantages of a sweet bouquet without a stable base are that its production requires a minimum of time, materials and experience. And the disadvantages are that it is impossible to make a voluminous bouquet this way even with a large number of sweets.

Step by step:

1. If the bouquet is planned with a base, a vase, mug, or cardboard box with a piece of foam of a suitable size placed inside will do for these purposes.
2. Secure the foam plastic with a glue gun, 10-15 cm below the top edge.
3. The chocolates, previously attached to sticks, are inserted into the foam, adjusting the length of the “stems”.
4. To give the composition volume, the candies need to be placed in several rows by size, making sure that they do not “slide” and do not spoil the overall picture.

A real work of art is a bouquet of confectionery chocolate products, designed in the form of a ball or a convex quadrangle.

It is assembled in several stages:

1. A truncated geometric figure is cut out of polystyrene foam (can be replaced with floral polystyrene foam), so that one of its sides is necessarily flat, and covered with colored paper.
2. Starting from the bottom tier, chocolates, marmalade and other treats are attached in continuous layers, using pieces of skewers or toothpicks for this purpose.
3. When the entire surface of the figure is hidden under a layer of candy, the bouquet can be decorated with satin ribbons, small soft toys or beads.

The extreme simplicity of production allows you to enjoy the process, no matter what method of assembling chocolate bouquets a person chooses.

Master classes on making bouquets for girls

A bouquet of chocolates for a girl can be made using a master class for beginners.

For this you will need the following ingredients and stationery:

• wrapped chocolates, almonds or hazelnuts in chocolate glaze;
• corrugated paper of white, light green and green colors;
• green tape;
• BBQ skewers and thread;
• scissors;
• heat gun;
• tailor's tape measure;
• film tape with adhesive coating.

The process of making a gift:

• Since the product will consist of 5 flowers with chocolate candies inside (you can make more if you wish), you need to cut 5 strips of white corrugated paper, 2 cm wide and 50 cm long.
• From light green paper, also cut out 5 rectangles 5 cm wide and 4 cm long.
• From green crepe paper you will need only 2 strips with proportions of 50 by 2 cm.
• Using a pre-loaded glue gun, glue each chocolate candy to the skewers with the tip of the wrapper. If you don't have a glue gun, you can use double-sided tape.
• Make indentations in the cut-out rectangles of light green color, and cut the strips of white paper into pieces of 17 cm each. Wrap each fragment around its axis several times.
• Fold the blanks in half and make indentations in them with your fingers, then take the skewers with the chocolates attached to them and wrap them in light green paper.

• For better fixation, it is advisable to use threads or tape. Then attach white petals to the candies and also securely fasten.
• To make the sepals, strips of green paper are cut into 4 pieces, bent and attached to the finished flowers.
• Assemble the finished products with a sweet surprise, cut off the excess with scissors, tie a ribbon into a bow and decorate with beads if desired.

Composition from Raffaello

This step-by-step master class requires:

• boxes of Raffaello chocolates;
• satin ribbon of any color;
• decorative berries;
• foil 18 by 14 cm;
• artificial leaves and flowers.

You will also need scissors, a ruler, a glue gun and corrugated paper.

Step by step:

1. You need to crumple a ball from the foil, and cut a strip of green paper 11 cm long and 4 cm wide and twist it around the axis twice.
2. Fold and make a depression, as in the previous master class, then place the ball into the resulting recess.
3. Give it the shape of a bud and glue it with a glue gun.
4. You will need rectangles (3 pcs.) of red paper measuring 4 by 3 cm.
5. They need to be rounded and glued to the green buds.
6. From the same red paper, cut out 3 rectangles measuring 4 by 6 cm, shape them into an oval, make several cuts and a depression.
7. Glue the overlapping cuts with glue so that the paper ovals look more like petals, attach them along the diameter of the bud.
8. Make sepals using the familiar pattern from the previous master class.
9. Ready-made flowers and Rafaello candies can be attached to a wire or wooden skewer, collected into a bouquet, decorated with artificial leaves and berries.

A sweet bouquet will be a great gift for a birthday or any other occasion.

Master classes on making bouquets for a boy

Even a beginner can make a bouquet of chocolates for a girl or a boy.

For example, you can give a man a bouquet of Snickers bars, for the preparation of which you will need:

• 10 regular and 13 small chocolate bars;
• blue satin ribbon;
• foam or floral foam;
• tin container;
• skewers;
• scissors;
• glue gun and tape.

The process of making a bouquet:

1. First, insert a floral foam or polystyrene foam into the container for the candy composition.
2. The jar is covered around the perimeter with 10 Snickers bars (the number of candies may vary depending on the size of the container).
3. Smaller bars are attached to wooden skewers with tape and decorated with satin ribbon.
4. The resulting elements are inserted into foam plastic (in several tiers), decorated with a bow and ready.
5. If necessary, you can attach a greeting card.

For men who love sports, it is recommended to cut a tennis racket out of corrugated cardboard as a base for a bouquet, cover it with corrugated paper of any color and decorate it with artificial leaves. Then glue various chocolates to this model, pack the finished product in floristic burlap and tie it with a ribbon.

Tips and tricks for creating a bouquet

Regardless of how sweets for a bouquet are chosen, it is imperative to pay attention to their expiration date when buying. It is also necessary to take into account that the person who receives such an original gift will not want to eat it right away, but will store it for some time.

Chocolate products in homemade bouquets can be combined with nuts, marmalade, and dried fruits. And to increase the durability of the product, it is advisable to fill the decorative container with polystyrene foam or floral foam. If the pieces of this material are smaller in size than the base container, they are fixed with hot glue or the gaps are filled with crumpled corrugated paper.

Bouquets of chocolates are in great demand among people. They are made for girls, boys, adult men and women. Some already consider it banal to give fresh flowers, preferring compositions of sweets.

A high level of skill in this business will allow you to open your own store over time, become a memorable master with the help of unique works, and feel pride and satisfaction in yourself.

Video about creating a bouquet

A bouquet of chocolates for a girl: