Bottled Blooms
This “message in a bottle” takes the form of beautiful living blooms. A floral statement composed of one flower that has been enclosed in a bottle or vase. Decorative bottles with caps can be purchased for this project or make your own by employing a regular flower vase with an improvised cap.
Bottled Blooms make a remarkable display. Best of all, because the bottle is sealed, the flowers inside last a very long time. Interestingly too, the bottled blooms look larger than real-life, as the glass magnifies the blossoms inside.
Materials
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Clear glass bottle with top or make your own- Use an ordinary vase but top it off with a cork or glass coaster that fits perfectly.
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Small metal ‘pin’ frog to fit the bottom of the glass bottle
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Floral clay, this adheres the frog to the bottom of the bottle
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Pea gravel, enough for the bottom of the bottle or vase in order to hide the frog.
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1 stem of a spray rose-other flowers that work well: carnations, freesia, snapdragons or alstroemeria
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Floral clippers
Directions: 4 simple steps
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Line the rim of the metal frog with floral clay; then adhere it to the bottom of the glass bottle. Cover the frog with pea gravel.
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Next, insert the flower or flowers into through the pea gravel and into the frog.
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Now fill the entire bottle or vase with water.
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Seal the bottle or vase with its original cap, or place your own improvised cap on top.
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