Flower Assembly

What to do when you have a $50 budget for

making a bouquet for a colleague who's leaving?

1. Roses $12

2. Carnations $3

3. Gerberas $6

4. Leaves $3

5. Baby's Breath $5

6. small purple bush (dunno the name) $3

7. String = $4

8. Purple paper-cloth roll $4

--> all from Far East Flora

9. Square airtight kitchen container $3

10. Masking tape $1

--> from AMK central ValuDollar FTW!

Total cost= $44

Time taken: 30mins

Put all the stuff you have on the table

Unpack the flowers

Start to de-thorn if necessary

Chuck everything into the container

make sure it has water first!

Make sure you clean up as you go

Or else later you'll pay

Start to arrange the whole thing

avoid tweak-freaking out

Lay the paper out

diagonally will give you more volume

Stick and tie your way to victory