Last Updated on September 6, 2024
Bouquet eggs simplify freeform bouquet design. Learn how here.
Weddings are all about beauty and personal touch, and what better way to showcase that than with stunning bouquets?
If you want to create breathtaking floral arrangements, you’ll love using a bouquet egg. This innovative tool simplifies the process and also allows for endless creative possibilities.
With the right techniques and a sprinkle of inspiration, you can make show-stopping bouquets that will leave everyone in awe.
So, let’s get ready to unleash your floral creativity and elevate those wedding vibes!
What Is a Bouquet Egg and How Will It Help Me?
A bouquet egg is a new lightweight plastic cage used when designing wedding bouquets.
Developed by Syndicate Sales through a collaboration with Holly Chapple, the bouquet egg (aka “the Holly Chapple egg”) is part of a new line of floral mechanics designed to support today’s wedding design trends.
Over the past few years, I have used bouquet eggs to design simple yet elegant handheld arrangements and wedding bouquets.
In my experience, they are a cost-effective and efficient alternative to the old-fashioned handmade chicken wire form. Once you design with one, you’ll see what I mean.
How Do You Use a Bouquet Egg Floral Cage?
You use a bouquet egg the same way you use a chicken wire pillow. Like chicken wire, the only thing you might find difficult when working with a bouquet egg is getting the initial stem placement that forms the outline right.
But once you get used to it, it becomes second nature!
This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to design using a bouquet egg. It’s the best video I’ve seen on this subject.
If you want to design chic, showy free-form bouquets, you’ll want to dive in to learn this technique.
I hope you liked the video and are looking forward to arranging flowers using a bouquet egg as an alternative to chicken wire.
Once you get started, you’ll see that designing bouquets using one is pretty simple.
With practice, you will create wedding bouquets in no time.
If nothing else, understanding this design technique will help to improve your overall design skills and confidence.
Why I Like Designing Wedding Bouquets Using a Bouquet Egg
I’ve designed wedding bouquets using natural and wire armatures, floral foam bouquet holders, and bouquet eggs.
I like using a bouquet egg for several reasons:
1. Lightweight and Sturdy
Bouquet eggs are lightweight yet sturdy, allowing me to securely hold heavier and thicker stems in place when creating larger handheld bouquet designs.
2. Cost-effective to Use
Using a bouquet egg lets me place each element I use in the bouquet where I want or need them and allows me to reposition stems if necessary. I’ve also found that I’m using fewer flowers and less greenery.
The two-piece eggs are available in 2 sizes for bouquet design, a 4-inch and 6-inch holder.
They snap together quickly, which saves prep time over using chicken wire. Recently, a 9-inch egg with a flat bottom has been added to the line, making it ideal for designing floral arrangements in an oblong container.
Once you’re familiar with using them, I think you’ll find that they’re pretty cost-effective, too.
3. Eco-Friendly
The trend of using more biodegradable materials in floral designs continues to grow. Since bouquet eggs can be reused and recycled, they are an eco-friendly alternative to traditional floral foam bouquet holders.
So, are you ready to start designing wedding bouquets using a bouquet egg? If so, you might be wondering where you can buy them.
Where You Can Buy Bouquet Eggs
When first introduced, the Holly Chapple egg was only available to retail florists through wholesale floral distributors because the manufacturer, Syndicate Sales, does not sell directly to the public.
Today they’re available to the consumer and DIYers on Amazon both in the 6″ and 4″ (pictured below) sizes.
You can also find the Holly Chapple egg and the floral materials used in this tutorial for sale online at Flower Explosion, BloomsbytheBox, and GlobalRose.
There are a lot of sites around today selling flowers and supplies to the DIY wedding market, but these three are ones with which I have some personal experience.
If you are only making a bouquet or two, I suggest purchasing what you need from a local florist. It’s no secret they’re always my first choice!
If you plan on using silk flowers, you can find an outstanding selection online at sites like NearlyNatural, and at many craft shops such as Michaels and Hobby Lobby stores, or by ordering them through your local florist.
We used a combination of fresh and silk flowers in this bouquet for one of our recent weddings.
Here’s a quick tip I’d like to share. When using silk flowers, I always suggest using fresh greens whenever possible. They will help to keep your bouquets looking more lifelike.
Why You Should Take Me at My Word About This Technique
As someone who designs floral bouquets daily, I know firsthand how frustrating it can be to arrange flowers without access to tutorials about different techniques and tools designers use.
I found myself searching online for tutorials and videos showing step-by-step instructions.
That’s what led to the birth of this site.
My name is Greg Johnson, the guy behind this site and the owner of Greenfield Flower Shop.
I’m here to share my experiences with video assistance from some of today’s brightest and most creative floral designers.
But before continuing, I have something important to tell you. As a business owner, I believe that opportunity abounds online, another motivating factor in creating this site.
I earn sponsorship revenues on this site, sharing floral design tutorials with you. I want to be upfront about that.
But any possible monetary benefit is incidental, and I’m not here to sell you anything.
If something offered on my site appeals to you, that’s fantastic! But if not, no sweat. I hope the content I post will keep you visiting this site frequently.
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