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Step 3Cleaning up the flowers!
I took apart all the "bouquets" and laid them out flat on the paper they came wrapped in. I sorted the flowers from the mixed bouquet into the different sorts (mini mums, gerbera daisies, greenery, and some pink things I didn't want to use).
I then took ALL the leaves off of the stems - which makes them look a little scary, but it's an important step. I stripped away the wayward stems that had just small flowers on them. For the roses, I took off all the thorns (using a small paring knife) and plucked some of the baby petals from the roses (this is also a nerve-wracking step - the flower does not fall apart, but do it carefully so you don't rip the baby petal)
For flowers with stamen - like the lilies, clean off the pollen carefully with a tissue. Remove all of the specks of pollen as they can stain very easily.
Roses were a dream to work with - their stems are very tough but thin, so they are easy to clean, and can be bunched very tightly together due to a lack of "stem bulk".
I then took ALL the leaves off of the stems - which makes them look a little scary, but it's an important step. I stripped away the wayward stems that had just small flowers on them. For the roses, I took off all the thorns (using a small paring knife) and plucked some of the baby petals from the roses (this is also a nerve-wracking step - the flower does not fall apart, but do it carefully so you don't rip the baby petal)
For flowers with stamen - like the lilies, clean off the pollen carefully with a tissue. Remove all of the specks of pollen as they can stain very easily.
Roses were a dream to work with - their stems are very tough but thin, so they are easy to clean, and can be bunched very tightly together due to a lack of "stem bulk".
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