A bouquet for a man, as an interesting gift, is appropriate if it is original set not made of flowers, but from unusual products (delicacies) and branded alcoholic beverages. Such types of gifts are original and unusual. Due to this, they have become widespread at present. They are most often given to men on February 23, birthday and other holidays.
How to make an edible bouquet
Edible gifts for men are assembled according to one principle - food or alcohol are packed in paper, creating an imitation of a bouquet. They differ only in their contents and shape. Thanks to this, you can select a set for any male preferences. This feature makes edible bouquets popular gifts.
To make an edible bouquet yourself, you will have to consider the following factors:
| Criterion | Peculiarity |
| Consumables | This category includes not only the contents of the bouquet. To create the composition, you will need: strong skewers (sticks), tape, gerbera wire, wrapping paper, threads, scissors, hot glue. Some of this may not be useful. But in complex bouquets, where there is a lot of content, you will have to use almost all the consumables. |
| Weight of the bouquet | It is better to put massive bouquets in a decorative box or basket. Otherwise, the structure may break at the most inopportune moment. |
| Budget | If the budget is limited, then you should not buy expensive filling. A common mistake is to have 1-2 expensive alcoholic drinks (other items) in the bouquet, and the same number of auxiliary things. Although the filling is good, but overall it looks poor. It is better to focus on one thing. For example, choose 1 bottle of alcohol of average cost, and complement the bouquet with appropriate snacks. |
It is not difficult to make a bouquet for a man with your own hands. The main thing is to plan everything in advance. Based on the budget, the components of the gift are selected. The advantage of a hand made gift is the ability to regulate the contents of the bouquet. This opens up wide possibilities.
Beer bouquet
Making a bouquet with an emphasis on beer is easy. The main thing is to choose a drink that matches the man's tastes. The girl needs to take into account what kind of drink he prefers. This is important, since there are different types of beer. Such attention to detail will pleasantly surprise your other half.
Depending on the preferences of men, they buy dark or light beer. If there is a need to surprise a partner and make a gift more interesting, then it is worth buying a craft drink.
The shape of the foamy drink packaging is also important. Glass drinks with a volume of up to 1 liter look more attractive in a bouquet.
Excludes:
- Plastic bottles of any volume.
- A drink sold in bulk containers.
The composition can include beer in tins of 0.35-0.5 l. It is worth considering that the basis of such a bouquet is the drink itself. Therefore, the emphasis is placed on it.
For this, the basis of the bouquet can be as follows:
- Restrained. In the center there is 1 bottle in a glass container.
- Universal. Place 1 glass container in the center. Add 1 tin can of 0.5 l capacity on each side.
- Volumetric. Three glass bottles with a volume of no more than 1 liter are inserted into the composition.
The base of the bouquet can be modified. There are non-standard beer packages with a volume of 0.35 l. Beer in such a container looks very attractive. Due to the small size of the container, you can make a large bouquet, increasing the number of bottles to 5 or even 7 pcs.
Once the beer has been chosen, the rest of the filling is selected. Traditionally, it consists of snacks for the foamy drink. Their range is varied. They are chosen taking into account the man's taste preferences.
The only thing to consider is the expiration date. There are bouquets with boiled crayfish. This is original, but very impractical. Crayfish meat spoils very quickly. It is difficult to store such a bouquet. If you cannot give it immediately after assembly, there is a risk that the meat will go bad. Therefore, it is worth limiting yourself to snacks that retain their shelf life for a long time.
Possible snack options for filling the beer bouquet:
- Dried fish.
- Nuts.
- Snacks.
- Crackers.
- Sausages.
- Smoked cheese.
You can use sprigs of greenery as decorations. Not dill and parsley, but decorative varieties. Artificial details will also work.
Master class of a simple beer bouquet
It is easy to make a bouquet for a man with your own hands. A gift with beer and snacks can be prepared in advance. Products are usually chosen with a long shelf life. Therefore, they are purchased in advance. Before the holiday, all that remains is to pack all the details.
For the bouquet you will need:
- Cardboard (base).
- Scissors.
- Hot glue.
- Scotch.
- The skewers or sticks are long and sturdy.
- Pencil.
- Wrapping paper for a bouquet.
- Decorative thread.
- 1 bottle of beer, 0.5 l.
- Peanuts in shell – approximately 60-100 g.
- 3 small dried fish.
- Smoked pigtail cheese.
- 1 pack of chips (small).
Step-by-step instructions.
- Skewers are glued to the bottom of the bottle at equal intervals (2-3 cm) using tape.
- The skewers are tightly wrapped with tape, forming the shape of a torch. The bottle should fit tightly in the mount made of sticks.
- Glue each fish onto a skewer.
- Decorative branches are made from shelled peanuts. To do this, take a skewer. Its upper part is smeared with hot glue and nuts are attached to it.
- A pack of chips is glued to a skewer.
- The cheese braid is attached to a wooden stick.
- Take a sheet of cardboard. Lay out all the components of the bouquet on it, forming a composition. As soon as the desired result is achieved, take a photo of the blank. This is necessary so as not to forget how the bouquet was folded. At this stage, nothing needs to be fastened.
- Use a pencil to outline the shape of the bouquet. You only need to leave the part of the cardboard to which the bouquet will be attached.
- Remove the bouquet parts from the cardboard.
- Cut out the shape.
- Cover the form with wrapping paper.
- Using the photo as a guide, lay out all the components of the bouquet on a cardboard blank, firmly securing each detail with tape.
All that remains is to wrap the bouquet in paper. Such a composition will be reliable and durable due to the cardboard base.
From products
A bouquet with beer and snacks is not the only type of gift. The filling for the bouquet can be different. This makes it possible to choose a gift taking into account the individual preferences of the man.
Fish
A bouquet for a man with fish will suit beer lovers. This delicacy is an excellent snack for the foamy drink. Dried fish is used to make the bouquet. It is advisable to choose gutted fish. Thanks to this, the specific smell emanating from the bouquet will be minimal.
To create a beautiful bouquet, you can do it in 2 ways:
- Buy dried fish of the same type and size. This will result in a neat bouquet.
- Buy fish of different types and sizes. This will allow you to make an interesting, attractive, filling bouquet.
If the budget is limited and the gift should be a modest sign of attention, then it is worth making a simple bouquet. For this, choose 5-7 pieces of dried fish. This will be enough to create a composition.
When there is a need to organize a celebration for a man, a large number of fish of different types and sizes are used to compose a bouquet. This will allow you to make a multi-level composition. Such a bouquet will look expensive and beautiful.
For a bouquet of different types of fish, buy:
- Pike.
- Bream.
- Taranek.
- Rudd.
- Podleshchikov.
You can also use other types of fish. Take into account taste preferences and the assortment of stores. It is better to buy goods individually. This will save your budget. The amount of fish is selected based on your own financial capabilities. However, regardless of this, a harmonious balance is maintained. There should be few large fish, a little more medium ones, and the basis of the bouquet is the smallest specimens.
Features of the fish bouquet:
- You can buy fish in advance to make a bouquet. But it will be difficult to keep it a secret from a man. The product gives off a strong specific smell. It is this that can reveal the idea.
- Each component of the bouquet can be wrapped in transparent packaging. The top of the wrapper above the fish's head is carefully tied with a colored ribbon. Thanks to this, the bouquet looks colorful. The color of the ribbon is selected to match the gift wrapping paper.
It is easy to assemble a fish bouquet. If it is made from the same size products, then it is enough to connect them and wrap them in paper. The fish heads should be at the top of the bouquet.
When composing a complex composition, the assembly will proceed as follows:
- They make the base of the bouquet. For this, they attach the longest and largest fish to the cardboard.
- Smaller specimens are attached on top of the long fish. But this is done in such a way that the larger varieties rise above.
- The bottom tier of the bouquet is formed from the smallest fish.
After this, the bouquet is wrapped. Skewers decorated with nuts can be used as decoration.
Meat
A bouquet with meat products is one of the most expensive varieties of such a gift. The set includes smoked and dried products. Cooked sausages and wieners are excluded.
Before heading to the store to buy the bouquet components, you need to decide on the presentation option. If the bouquet will be presented immediately after its assembly, then you can also buy pre-cut products.
Various decorations are made from meat slices, giving the bouquet expressiveness. In cases where the bouquet will be eaten some time after presentation, whole products are limited. Any cutting is excluded.
A meat bouquet is most often given as an addition to alcohol. A bottle of whiskey, brandy or cognac can be placed in the structure itself. All together it will look like a harmonious composition.
Options for products suitable for making a meat bouquet:
- Dry-cured types of sausages. It is advisable to choose a size of the product that harmonizes with other components of the bouquet.
- Premium quality dried products.
- Poultry sausages "CABARNDOS"
- Sausages "Sneksi BBQ".
- Meat chips.
There are varieties of bouquets, the basis of which is a quality bottle of vodka. The remaining space is filled with meat products. They even use lard, salted or smoked brisket, carbonade for this. Such a bouquet looks unusual. But it is worth considering the short shelf life of such a gift. It will not work to store it outside the refrigerator.
A bouquet with meat products turns out to be expensive and heavy. Therefore, in addition to standard packaging, baskets and craft boxes are used. They do not reduce the attractiveness of the gift. Choose the most acceptable option.
Cheese
A cheese bouquet for a man will be a good gift if he is a connoisseur of dairy products. Another option is a composition that includes a bottle of good wine. Cheese will be a suitable addition to it.
When composing a cheese bouquet with a bottle of wine, consider the following:
- White wine goes best with wine. It is these drinks that highlight the taste of this dairy product.
- If the cheese has a neutral or sweet taste, it is not combined with young wine. Otherwise, the taste of the dairy product will be sour.
- If you need to include a bottle of red wine in a bouquet, then cheeses with mild flavors are selected to go with it.
- Spicy or tangy cheeses are chosen to go with dry white wine.
- Pink or light white wines go well with delicate cheeses that have a creamy taste. This could be mozzarella or feta.
To create a cheese bouquet, it is advisable to choose products in beautiful, craft packaging. Some products can be purchased by weight. The pieces are then packaged and inserted into the composition.
The easiest way to make a cheese bouquet is in a basket. This will make the products look neat. The bottom of the basket is lined with paper. It is made so that it protrudes beyond the edge of the container. A bottle of wine is laid out horizontally, at a slight angle. The remaining space is filled with cheese products. Additionally, you can use a jar of olives.
Vegetable
A bouquet of vegetables is one of the most colorful and bright varieties of this type of gift. Thanks to the different colors, the composition turns out to be expressive. This type of gift is suitable for people who adhere to healthy eating, vegetarians, and raw foodists.
The following are used as filling:
- Bulgarian sweet pepper.
- Broccoli and Chinese cabbage.
- Cucumbers.
- Lettuce leaves.
- Cauliflower.
- Carrot.
- Sprigs of greenery.
- Tomatoes are pink, yellow, red.
- Corn cobs.
- Radish.
Before making a bouquet, it is advisable to decide on its color scheme. For example, choose vegetables that match each other in shades. If this does not matter, then assemble the bouquet without paying attention to the colors of the vegetables.
To make the bouquet look attractive, it is necessary to insert heterogeneous vegetables into it. Lettuce leaves, for example. Bunches of fresh greenery are used as decorations: dill, basil, parsley.
All vegetables are inserted into the bouquet using skewers. They are attached to the bottom of the products using tape. Another way is to string the products on sticks. At the wrapping stage, paper is used to cover the wooden base so that it does not spoil the appearance of the composition.
Vegetable bouquet highlights:
- Large vegetables are made the epicenter of the composition. And then smaller specimens are placed around them.
- All vegetables must be clean. Therefore, after purchase, they are washed thoroughly.
- Vegetables bought for making a bouquet cannot be stored for a long time. They can become soft and lose their taste. This will ruin the gift.
You can use parchment paper as wrapping paper. Tie the gift with twine.
Fruit
Making a fruit bouquet with your own hands is very simple. To do this, you should choose the right components of the gift.
They should be:
- fresh;
- elastic, not soft;
- without any signs of rot or dents.
It is important to remember that the more attractive the appearance of the fruit, the more expressive the bouquet will be. In addition, dents in the peel can cause rot. Even if the gift is given to a person a few hours after assembly, in a warm room, a fruit with such a defect will begin to rot.
Fruit bouquet options:
- In yellow tones. Pineapples, bananas, lemons, oranges, and pears are used in the composition. Green sprigs of mint are suitable as decorations. The paper for packaging is green, parchment, and craft.
- Red bouquets. They are made of apples, pomegranates, grapes, red oranges. You can make a fruit and berry bouquet and add cherries, strawberries, raspberries to it.
- Multicolored. Different types of fruits are used.
If there are citrus fruits in the bouquet, one of the specimens can be cut in half. It is inserted into the composition with the open part facing up. This will make the gift more attractive and fragrant.
Such bouquets are very beautiful due to the shades of the fruits. They make the composition bright, elegant, festive. When assembling the bouquet, each fruit or berry is put on a wooden skewer. It is important to consider the weight of the elements. Particularly large specimens can be put on 2 sticks.
The skewers are stuck into the core of the fruit. After that, the bouquet is assembled by wrapping the wooden base with tape. Then the composition is wrapped in wrapping paper.
Sweet
A bouquet for a man can be sweet. This option is suitable as a gift for people who love desserts. The options for filling bouquets are varied.
These could be:
- Candies.
- Marshmallow.
- Marshmallow.
- Candied berries.
- Marmalade.
It will be a plus if you add sweets to the bouquet that the man has not tried yet. This will make the gift more interesting and intriguing.
When choosing sweets, use the following parameters:
- The packaging of sweets should be bright and interesting.
- You shouldn't buy sweets in large boxes. It will be difficult to harmoniously insert them into the composition.
- Open sweets for making a bouquet are suitable if their shelf life is short. This means that from the moment of assembly to consumption, a maximum of 1 week will pass. Otherwise, the sweet products will become dry.
A sweet bouquet is made thematic or multi-faceted. For example, you can put together a gift consisting of Kinder products. Another option is to use the most famous brands of chocolate bars for the bouquet.
The gift can be made in one color scheme. To do this, the wrapping paper is selected to match the shade of the sweet wrappers. Such attention to detail will pleasantly surprise the man.
There is an option when sweets are packed in craft wrapping. For this, special stickers are printed and each detail is wrapped with them. Wishes can be written on such wrappings.
Tips and tricks
Useful information:
- To assemble a bouquet the first time, it is worth thinking about its composition in advance. For convenience, all the details are written down. It will also be useful to make a sketch of the bouquet on paper. There is no need to draw a full picture. It is enough to make a simple sketch. Visually, it will be easier to assess whether there are enough details, or if you need to buy something else. Planning will help to avoid mistakes.
- It is not recommended to remove food products (sausages, cheeses) from the factory packaging. It is advisable to place meat products without casings in a transparent material wrapper. For example, you can use a regular baking bag. It is enough to cut it into the necessary pieces.
- Sausages should be taken in artificial, removable casing. When composing a bouquet, each detail will have to be fixed with tape or glue. Residues of this substance may remain on the product.
- If the bouquet components have to be strung on skewers, then wooden sticks of good quality are chosen. Smooth, polished products are used. Rough ones are excluded. Otherwise, their wooden particles will become an unpleasant surprise inside edible gifts.
- You can choose kraft paper as packaging. But one of the budget options is to put a regular newspaper wrapper into the bouquet. Black and white products, without color pictures, look original.
- If the meat bouquet will be eaten immediately after presentation, then you can use your imagination when composing it. To do this, cut the sausage or meat. Roll up roses from the plates, secure them on skewers and insert them into the composition.
An edible bouquet for a man will be an original gift. It is not difficult to select the components of the composition. It is enough to know the tastes of the person. Such a sign of attention will give a lot of positive emotions.
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