1. What is a Bud Vase Small vase with skinny neck
Designed for 1-3 flowers

2. Benefits of Bud Vases
Easy to construct
Modestly priced

3. Materials Needed for Bud Vases
Floral tools – knife, cutters
1-3 flowers
2-3 leather leaf foliage
1 stem baby’s breath or other filler flower
Bow
Card and card pick

4. Constructing the Bud Vase
Add properly measured floral preservative
Fill vase with water 1 ½ to 2 inches from the top.

5. Adding Greenery
Remove the bottom pieces of foliage so that is it the right size for the vase
Add 2-3 pieces of leather leaf to the vase
Using proper proportion the height of the greenery should be 1 ½ to 2 times the height of the vase

6. Adding Flowers Add 1-3 flowers to the vase
All 3 flowers should be at different heights, tall, medium, and short.

7. Add Bow Tie a florist’s bow in a coordinating color.
You can add a card with a card pick if you are giving it as a gift.

8. Examples – Good and Bad
Which one is too short, off balance (leaning sideways), not properly placed apart, and one is in good proportion and flowers are properly placed apart.