How to Make a Rustic Tulip Bouquet

Happy Easter! I’m joining my friends Mary Ann and Cindy as I do every Sunday to share how I made this very rustic tulip bouquet. It’s partly foraged and partly grocery-store flowers. To make it, you need only a handful of sticks, some wispy twigs, and one bunch of tulips. 

I first made this about a week ago for Friday Flowers to share on Instagram. It was so popular that I thought it needed a permanent place on the blog. The appeal is the overall simplicity.

I’ve always loved the blend of simple, rustic, and seasonal flowers, and this beautifully captures that idea.

This rustic tulip arrangement requires no special skill and only takes a minute or two to assemble.

The supplies you’ll need 

• 10-15 sticks that are about 12-18″ long
• 2-3 Wispy branches (I think mine are from a dogwood tree)
• 12-24 tulip stems
• Twine
• Kraft paper (to protect work surface if needed)
• Cylinder glass vase that’s at least 4-5 inches inches in diameter
• Pruners or clippers to cut stems and sticks

The first thing you’ll need to do is gather some sticks. I find that after a windy day, I walk through a local park and can collect more sticks on the ground under a large tree than I could ever put to use.

How to assemble your arrangement or bouquet

1. Gather your materials, then cut a piece of jute twine about 36″ long. You may want to double it for strength. 
2. Lay the twine on a flat surface that’s at least as long as the twine.
3. Begin to lay out the sticks on the jute twine, sort of in the middle of the twine stretched out across the surface, leaving a few inches of twine at each end.
4. Now add your tulips or other type of flower on top of the sticks—no need to worry about perfection here.
5. Layer the wispy and airy dogwood branches on top of the flowers.
6. Now, take each end of the twine and gather the sticks, flowers, and branches into a bundle. 
7. Tie it up tight, tie a bow, and trim the twine’s ends.
8. Trim the ends of the sticks and flowers to all one length. They should stand up on their own without support on a flat surface.
9. Fill a glass vessel halfway with water and place your bundle inside. 

What other types of flowers would work for this type of bouquet?

Early spring

I prefer to use seasonal flowers, so tulips work beautifully for this arrangement, but I would not oppose using daffodils in the spring.

Late spring

Come May, I can’t wait to try this with lilacs and peonies.

Summer

I will use our cutting garden flowers in the summer, including nasturtium, cosmos, hydrangeas, and zinnias.

Autumn

I hope to have dahlias in the garden in the fall for this arrangement.

Winter and Holiday

I will use cut poinsettias for this rustic arrangement during the holidays. I used cut poinsettias for the first time in our flower wall display a few years ago, and I always wonder why it took me so long to use cut flowers rather than just plants. 

Click here to see the flower wall display.

Here are a few more of my favorite things this week:

Marimekko

I have loved the recognizable prints of Marimekko forever. We recently visited their store in Soho, where everything is beautifully displayed. From socks to skirts, and dresses to paper napkins and mugs and table cloths. This weekend, get a free tote on purchases over $150.

Luggage, totes & small crossbody bags from Quince

Mary Ann and I were in Wilmington, North Carolina, this past week to visit our friend Kris, Driven by Decor. We both had Quince crossbody bags, totes, and Mary Ann even had a carry-on piece of luggage that she raved about.

I love this hand-crocheted cardigan sweater from Alex Mill, my favorite cream and black Sambas, which I wrote about in this post on Thursday.

I love Sézane denim, the Will jacket, and many eyelet blouses from Sézan.

Let’s see what Mary Ann and Cindy found this week!

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