By far and away, though, watching the rush of shock and then absolute joy on Charlie’s bus driver’s face when he handed them to her elevated our whole family’s mood for the week. I so wish I had had my camera to capture her reaction. As a family, we had the opportunity to remember how much more happiness we get from giving rather than receiving. We all know this, right? But honestly, it’s so easy to forget.
As a result of the bouquet delivery, I even got a wonderful surprise myself – an hour of quality time with one of my dearest friends in Baltimore. It was worth every penny and moment spent. So go do it – go spread a little bit of your own surprise love.
How to Wrap a Mini-Bouquet of Thanks DIY
Materials:
Old grocery bags
Leftover bouquet
Stamp
Gold stamp pad
White paint pen
Scissors (not shown)
Now, divide your flowers into mini-bouquets, evenly parsing out the juicy flowers and then adding greens and fillers as you go. Wrap each bouquet individually as shown below.
Angle your flowers so the heads are at the corner. Bring the left side of the wrap over to line up with the stems of the bouquet. Wrap and roll, folding over the tail end of the wrap for an even edge on the front. Tie with some twine and trim the ends. Now, go deliver and watch the joy grow!
Vidya @ Whats Ur Home Story says
Love the re-gifting ideas and gorgeous pictures! Could you do some photography related posts? That’s is something I could use some help with. On a side note, have you tried submitting your pics to craftgawker. Your’s will surely make the cut. Once in, they bring in a lot of traffic.
anne says
Thanks Vidya! yes, I do submit to craftgawker – I love that site. Thanks so much for your compliments on the photography! I’ve worked hard to improve them. I will think more about photography related posts. You aren’t the first one whose asked. You can start with this post: https://www.flaxandtwine.com/2013/02/diy-photo-light-box-finish-fifty-project.html Making a lightbox helps SO much. All the photos with a white background were shot in my diy lightbox!
Vidya @ Whats Ur Home Story says
Thank u so much! Already pinned it. I’m so doing this.
Camille says
LOVE. THIS. LOVE IT.
Mimi says
Absolutely love your tutorial. The products are beautiful and the steps are so clear. I’m doing a post on my blog about paper cones and would love to link to this post if that’s okay and use a credited photo.
anne says
Thanks Mimi! You definitely may link to the post and use one or two credited photos. Thanks so much for your comment and asking!
Nancy says
This is just a precious idea. Hope mine will look as pretty! Thanks so much for the idea to spread some joy with flowers!
flaxandtwine says
Thanks so much Nancy! I’m sure they will!!
Memories says
Wow! It is really good info! Thanks for sharing this post 🙂