HELLO KITTY BOUQUETS

I must admit that the animal bouquets have caught my attention and I am eager to try my hands at making one.  In the above pictures you see some Hello Kitty Bouquets. I managed to get the instructions and am posting it here.

TUTORIAL ON HOW TO MAKE HELLO KITTY BOUQUET

Supplies:
4 White Carnations
2 Plastic Black Shank Buttons – if you can find an oval shape even better
1 Plastic Yellow Shank Button
1 Sheet of White Craft Foam
Black Card Stock

Straight Pins
Fabric Glue
Tape
Green Floral Tape
Floral Wire
Red Ribbon

Tightly bind 4 carnations together with some floral tape. You want it too look like one giant carnation so try to avoid any gaps.

Wrap wire around the back of all three buttons (refer to picture). The wire tail should be about 2 1/2″.

Place button wires into the flowers to create the face (make sure they’re secure). You might need to trim the wire a little so your buttons sit flat on top of the flowers. I also recommend looking at a Hello Kitty image to get the nose and eye spacing correct.

Tie a traditional red bow and trim off tales. Attach a floral wire to bow. Cut two rounded triangles from the white foam for ears. You’ll want the ears to be slightly bigger opposed to proportionate. Glue one of the ears on the back of the bow. Tape the other ear to the floral wire. The wire should be 6″ in length.

Situate ears at the top of the bouquet. You will need to bend the ears back about 90 degrees. The flowers should cover part of the foam ears (this is why we made them larger). With floral tape, wrap wire and stems to secure in place.

Last are the whiskers. Cut 6 thin strips of black card stock measuring 2″ in length. Pin three strips to each side of the face inside the flowers using straight pins. You now have a Hello Kitty Bouquet. For more color, surround it with other flowers or wrap it in cellophane and tissue paper.

SOURCE:http://stuff.icanhascheezburger.com/2010/05/17/cute-kawaii-stuff-must-make-cute-hello-kitty-bouquet/