1. Step by step construction
The Bud Vase
Step by step construction

2. What is a bud vase Small vase with skinny neck
Designed for 1-3 flowers

3. Benefits of a Bud Vase
Easy to construct
Modestly priced

4. Materials needed to make a bud vase
Floral tools – knife, cutters
1-3 flowers
2-3 leather leaf foliage
1 stem baby’s breath or other filler flower
Bow
Card and card pick

5. Constructing the bud vase
Add properly measured floral preservative
Fill vase with water 1 ½ to 2 inches from the top.

6. Add greenery
Remove the bottom pieces of foliage so that is it the right size for the vase
Add 2-3 pieces of leather leaf to the vase
Using proper proportion the height of the greenery should be 1 ½ to 2 times the height of the vase

7. Add flowers Add 1-3 flowers to the vase
All 3 flowers should be at different heights, tall, medium, and short.

8. Add bow Tie a florist’s bow in a coordinating color.
You can add a card with a card pick if you are giving it as a gift.

9. Good and bad examples of bud vases
Which one is too short, off balance (leaning sideways), not properly placed apart, and one is in good proportion and flowers are properly placed apart.