Fabric-Wrapped Paperwhite Bulbs
Wednesday, 26 November 2014
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During the holidays, 1 of our favorite gifts to laissez passer on are paperwhite bulbs. The bulbs grow into beautifully fragrant flowers inwards simply a few weeks then y'all tin dismiss fourth dimension them to bloom for your vacation celebrations. As gifts, the bulbs are our go-to equally cheap too thoughtful gifts--who doesn't dear flowers inwards the dead of winter? The exclusively outcome we've grappled alongside earlier is how to packet them. After all, bulbs aren't the prettiest too their onion-like peel easily tears too gets messy when wrapped. We've been admiring stuff wrapped gifts for approximately fourth dimension too knew this would last our solution. We dear the beautifully uncomplicated presentation too how the stuff elevates the gift to arrive experience luxe. Read below for the tutorial.
You Will Need:
Paperwhite bulbs
Soil
Moss (optional)
Mini terracotta pots
Scissors
Square of thick stuff such equally linen, burlap, or cotton wool (make certain swatch is at to the lowest degree half-dozen inches wide)
Twine
Foilage (we used boxwood)
Directions:
1. Fill your terracotta pot 3/4 of the agency amount alongside soil.
2. Top reason alongside moss, if desired.
3. Nestle your paperwhite bulb on meridian of the soil.
4. Place pot inwards the pump of your stuff too assemble stuff upwards over the meridian of the bulb. Pinch stuff too gently twist to desired shape.
5. Tie alongside twine to secure but exercise non knot yet. Snip twine.
6. Carefully tuck leafage into the twine. We pulled approximately leaves from the base of operations of the stalk then it would last easier to necktie without the leaves inwards the way.
7. Finish in conclusion bow, gift, & enjoy!
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