Tulip bouts?
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I have used Design Master, I think its called "petal proofer" (the spray for keeping mums from shattering.) Test it out first and see. I think it depends on the tulip. I just spray them really heavily and they don't open. It does make them shiny/waxy though.
Ok - several tips come to mind......You can brush the tulip with a mixture of elmers glue and water, You can also do the same with fresh egg whites. You can envelope the bloom with a leaf......such as wrapping a galax leaf into a cone shape around the bloom, Some florists swear by piercing the stem with a pin just below the tulips head.
The prettiest method is the wrapping of the bloom......I first saw a picture of this technique done by Kathie Thomas AIFD......she wrapped the tulip with a galax leaf and the outlined the leaf edge with a length of gold cording. She posted the picture to the AIFD e-forum. This was well over a year ago btw.
Personally, I have had great success with using fresh egg whites.......for Christmas/Winter designs, I will brush flowers with egg white and then dip/sprinkle/cover them with sugar.....for an iced/frosty look. I'll do that for most any fairly sturdy flower.....looks incredible done with roses. The main reason for using sugar and egg white is that it is edible......that way if little mouths decide to 'taste' the flowers........no harm done.
The prettiest method is the wrapping of the bloom......I first saw a picture of this technique done by Kathie Thomas AIFD......she wrapped the tulip with a galax leaf and the outlined the leaf edge with a length of gold cording. She posted the picture to the AIFD e-forum. This was well over a year ago btw.
Personally, I have had great success with using fresh egg whites.......for Christmas/Winter designs, I will brush flowers with egg white and then dip/sprinkle/cover them with sugar.....for an iced/frosty look. I'll do that for most any fairly sturdy flower.....looks incredible done with roses. The main reason for using sugar and egg white is that it is edible......that way if little mouths decide to 'taste' the flowers........no harm done.
I've done them with Design Master Petal Proofer. It gives them a bit of a sheen but they hold up well. Another Design Master Product is their Foliage Sealer it works well on tulip bouts also. Glitter Glue works too.
Well, my first inclination was to try to get the bride to change her mind.... but this entire wedding is tulips! I think there is a smattering of yellow alstro but its mainly tulips. So I have petal proofer and glitter glue on hand so we will perform experiments today.
thanks everyone!
kim
thanks everyone!
kim
alstro bouts
Here's a great trick I learned at a Teleflora show for Alstro bouts. Spray Flora-Lock down the neck of the Alstro blossom and let it dry then wire it. They hold up like a charm!
Here's a great trick I learned at a Teleflora show for Alstro bouts. Spray Flora-Lock down the neck of the Alstro blossom and let it dry then wire it. They hold up like a charm!
alisonm1215
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Keep them tightly wrapped in the dark part of your cooler and make them the morning of. Use the smallest, least developed buds and spray with clear crowning and put them back in the dark. I have done this a couple of times and it worked, but I never guaranty tulips won't blow or grow.
Good luck
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