Content

• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

The fruity bouquet is a beautiful mid-table decoration for the perfect spring or summer party. It takes a little patience to perfect an unusual, attractive and tasty dessert. This beautiful piece of jewelry is a gorgeous and chic addition to any party. Here are some tips for creating your own fruit bouquet.

Steps

1. 1 Find or draw a pattern that roughly recreates a flower exhibit, and then get imagining what kind of fruit you would replace the flowers with. You can make a simple strawberry bouquet, a more complex one with different fruits and shapes, or a two-color presentation. Ideas are only limited by your imagination.
2. 2 Choose fruits according to their color and texture. Colors should be engaging and consistent with your theme.
3. 3 Consider how to beat each fruit. Some fruits may need to be cut for aesthetic reasons and for convenient placement. For example, strawberries are best left intact because they are small and beautifully shaped without being cut off. But it is better to cut pineapples and melons into cubes or small similar pieces, so that they better fold into a bouquet.
4. 4 Fold the sample cuts. Recreate the visual representation of work before working with real fruit. The sample will ensure the correct cutting and composition of the bouquet.
5. 5 Choose a vessel for the bouquet. It is best to use a basket, ceramic jar, or vase.
6. 6 Place floral foam or cabbage salad on the bottom. Before you put the foam in the jar, wrap it completely in plastic wrap so it doesn't come into contact with food. For larger baskets, you can opt for the head salad as a filling. It is an edible alternative to foam.
7. 7 Place a few sheets of tissue paper on top of the foam. The paper should be thin enough to pierce with the chopsticks on which the fruit will be strung. If there is paper hanging off the edges, try to fluff it up when you fold all the fruit in an attractive way.
8. 8 Use different lengths of sticks (toothpicks, straws, kebab sticks, or other food grade sticks) and slide your fruit back into place. Build your bouquet using fruits and sticks.
9. 9 Prepare the bouquet by sticking the tip of a stick into a florist foam filler or head lettuce. Imagine the fruit growing in a bouquet-like shape, with an obvious middle section, as well as a lot of fruit layered on the sides. At this point, use the initial sketch and drawing to adjust the bouquet as needed.
10. 10 Rate your fruity bouquet for appearance, balance and symmetry.
11. 11 Complete and decorate the composition. Insert mint leaves, chocolate-dipped fruit pieces and small balloons to complete the composition.

Tips

• Do not use perishable fruits. Bananas and apples, which turn brown after being exposed to air for a long time, distract attention from other fruits in the composition.
• Don't make your edible fruit bouquet too early before the event. Some fruits change color and deteriorate when exposed to air for a long period of time.
• You can string the fruit like a kebab and put it in the refrigerator before the event. Or do it right before serving.
• If using floral foam, place parsley on top to fill in any holes that are visible between the pricked sticks.
• Be patient with your bouquet. It takes time to compose a composition.
• Determine the strength of the fruit. Raspberries and other berries are difficult to work with because they are not strong in consistency.
• Use strong fruit in the bouquet. The best examples are strawberries, pineapples, melons, tangerines, mangoes, and cantaloupe.
• The grapes can be left whole and strung on sticks.

Warnings

• Do not leave the florist foam open so that it does not come into contact with the fruit. Wrap it completely with plastic wrap.
• Make sure the container you removed is food-safe, clean, and free from hazardous materials such as paint or residues from household cleaning agents.
• Always wash the fruit and your hands before arranging the bouquet.
• Be careful when slicing the fruit. Hold the knife correctly and make sure your fingers do not get caught in the knife when slicing fruit.

What do you need

• Different fruits
• Cutting board
• Knife. Use a small knife when cutting shapes
• Vessel
• Floral foam
• Pure plastic wrap
• Tissue. Choose the color that best suits your theme.
• Toothpicks or other similar items that you can string fruit on.
• Additional decorative elements for decorating the bouquet.