1. Vintage Colored Vases Café Collection
Wildflower Bud Vase
Vintage Colored Vases
Café Collection

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. Constructing the Bud Vase
Add properly measured floral preservative
Fill vase with water 1 ½ to 2 inches from the top.
Using proper proportion the height of the flowers and foliage should be 1 ½ to 2 times the height of the vase

5. Remove Foliage From Stems
Remove all foliage on flower stems below water level in the vase

6. Add Foliage and Flowers
Add Larkspur and Honey Bracelet
Using theses line flowers and foliage will help determine the height the flowers should be in proportion with the vase

7. Add Foliage and Flowers
Add Mass flowers at different heights
Matsumoto asters are a mass flower and considered the focal point in the bud vase

8. Add Filler Flower
Fill in the gaps between flowers

9. Add Galax Leaves
Add collar of galax leaves around the rim of the vase