DIY: Man Bouquet

With the fall season arriving, SO many things are changing. The sweaters and scarves have come out of the closet, the air has that wonderful, crisp, twinge to it, pumpkin and fall scented candles are coming back and can I say, I am in FULL welcoming of all these things! I love the fall season.

The fall season reminds me of alot of things, one of those things being when I had fallen head-over-heels in love with the most handsome man ever. He always spoils me and treats me SO special.

These are some flowers from an arrangement that Austin had picked out for me a few weeks ago. How lucky am I to have such a handsome man that hand picks flowers at the florist with such precision?  He never disappoints and every single arrangement is always so unique.

So, then I got to thinking..... What could I do for Austin that had the same hand picked and unique quality that he always exhibited for me? Sure, I could get him flowers and I am certain he would love them because they would have came from someone who loves him more than anything, but, then I came up with a better idea. As the old saying goes, "To get to a man's heart, you have to go through their stomach" and that is exactly what I decided to do.

This is how the "Man Bouquet" came into existence.

First, I needed to get everything I would need to put this bouquet together.

I used a vase that we had from a previous arrangement, colored tissue paper, floral foam that florists use sometimes when putting arrangements together, and skewers to act as the "flowers". This one happened to be fall themed, so I matched my colors and embellishments accordingly.

The important stuff

I also bought some little things that I knew that were his favorites that would speak directly to his stomach. I tried to buy things that I could make little sayings out of like, "You are SUCH a GoodMAN," (for the Mr. Goodbar) and "Honey, you're ROASTING!" (for the honey roasted peanuts).

 After accumulating these items, I got to work.


You want to start out putting the tissue paper you want to use inside the vase. Don't be afraid to use a couple sheets to enforce the bottom so that when it is all put together, your goodies won't fall through.

This floral foam is going to be what holds everything up in your bouquet. I bought a half circle because I knew that I wouldn't need that much and I thought it would suit the size of my vase. The foam comes in many shapes and it is pretty pliable. Just be careful when you are using it, it can get pretty messy.



I made an impression on the foam so I knew how much to cut off so that it would fit into my vase.

I used a simple kitchen knife to cut the foam to my desired shape. Make sure that you cut it in a place that you don't mind getting dusty from the shavings. Over the sink might be a good idea if you are able to do it that way. Its pliable with your hands when you apply pressure, but I needed to cut this one down so it would fit inside my vase. 

After cutting it down, it fit into the vase like so. You want to make sure that the tissue paper surrounds it so that it cannot be seen from the outside of the vase.



It made it easier to take the foam out of the vase and put it together before I connected it with a vase. It is easier to push in the "flowers". I covered the floral foam with tissue paper and then I put the "flowers" in so that the foam was covered so that it wasn't in site.

Once all the "flowers" were in place, I took the foam and put it back into the vase. Careful to make sure that the tissue paper in the vase is covering the foam from the bottom.

The finished product! Don't forget to add your personalized notes if you made any. I attached mine after I cleaned up and it looked great! This is such a fun project and you can personalize it or modify it however you want to. That's what I liked the most about it because it is totally up to you what you use and how you use it. Austin loved it when he came home!

Have fun creating!