How to create a Chocolate Bar Bouquet

How to create a Chocolate Bar Bouquet:

How to create a Chocolate Bar B ouquet © 2011 All Rights Reserved A Wrapper’s Resource

Let’s Get Started:

Let’s Get Started You want to make a chocolate bar bouquet but you’re not sure where to start. I like to start with 6 wrapped chocolate bars and about 75 chocolate kisses. I have added labels to the bottoms of these kisses but of course you don’t have to, the bouquet will look just as good without them. On the standard wrappers I have included the clear protective sleeve and we’re going to use an awesome product that you may or may not have seen…it’s called the candy bar holder!

What you’ll need:

What you’ll need Vase Tissue paper Candy bar holders I like to use whatever vase I have on hand and typically I prefer a vase with a little curvature but this is what I had today. I place the tissue paper in the bottom of the vase to help give the bars a steady “ground” and help “fill” the vase so I’m not using a ton of kisses to fill up the vase, especially a large one like this.

Arrange the bars:

Arrange the bars My next step in the bouquet is to lay the bars on a flat surface and place them the way I’d like for them to look once they are in the vase. When I have them arranged the way I want I go to my next step and begin placing the candy bar holders on the back.

Attaching Candybar Holders:

Attaching Candybar Holders What you see here is an awesome and much needed accessory to complete your bouquet. The candy bar holder. It’s an acrylic 12”stick and where you see the square part at the top in the picture is an adhesive strip which will bond to your candy bars. *Remember you used the clear protective sleeves so the paper wrapper does not get damaged! While the bars are still in place take one at a time and apply the holders to the back of each one. For the bars to have different elevations the holders need to be placed in different locations and at different angles to achieve the look I have here. So as you apply them you’ll want the bottoms of the holders to be even. You’ll see what I mean on the next frame!

Continue adding holders :

Continue adding holders I continue one by one applying the holders to the bars keeping them somewhat in place.

All Holders in place :

All Holders in place As you can see from this picture all the holders are at different heights and angles on the back of the bars. This shows you how I achieve the placement I want.

Almost ready for the vase!:

Almost ready for the vase! Now I put my bars back in the order I want and now you can see that the bottom of all the holders are even with each other but the bars are still in their elevations as I had them before. To secure these place a rubber band about 1 ½” from the bottom. This will help keep them together.

In the Vase :

In the Vase Now look at that! In this picture they are still a little more spread out than I like but we’re not done yet. You may need to tweak them slightly by adjusting them slightly, much like you would a flower arrangement; however, at this point you shouldn’t have to remove them from the vase or the rubber band.

Add the kisses:

Add the kisses As you add your filler candy the bouquet will get a tighter and more secure, just the way you want it. Are we done yet? Nope, not me…let’s go a step further.

Add Embellishments :

Add Embellishments Here I’ve simply added a coordinating color basket bag (purple) and wrapped the vase and tied with a ribbon at the top. Not only does this add to the beauty of the bouquet but by adding the bag and tying with ribbon at the top (above the vase opening) it secures your bouquet even more while it holds your candy filler in making it easy for transport and even shipping. Speaking of shipping, let’s keep going!

Your shipping container :

Your shipping container I like to use what I have on hand so here I have a USPS Priority box in Shoe box size that I have taken apart.

Modify the box :

Modify the box It’s probably easier to find a box that works the way you want it to for shipping but I’m going to modify this one. I like to be resourceful and use the things I have on hand. What do is take this from a vertical opening to a horizontal opening to make it easier for the customer to unpack.

Protecting the Bouquet :

Protecting the Bouquet If I were actually shipping this one I would certainly use bubble wrap not this newspaper wrapping but since I was in the middle of making this for you I didn’t want to stop and wait another week for bubble wrap so for illustration purpose this will give you the idea! I lay the bubble wrap out, place the bouquet in the middle and wrap it up.

Put in the box!:

Put in the box! Now place it in the box like so and add any freebies/samples, invoice receipt, etc and an icepack if you’re shipping it during warm temps. When using the bubble wrap your candy bars should be secure and protected even from the ice pack so just place an ice pack or two on the top (I like to place mine in a ziplock style bag) fold down the top, secure and you’re ready to ship!

Label your Box:

Label your Box It’s probably a good idea to label your box for the customer so they know just where to open it with ease.

I put it to the test:

I put it to the test I will attest that this shipping method does work and I have shipped several this way in mid summer months with no complaints of the bouquet coming apart, no chocolate came out and no melting occurred. I put this box to the test by tossing it in the air about 20 times, banging it a little, and even dropping it and shaking it. I opened up the box, pulled out the bouquet and did not do a thing and this is what it looked like when I unwrapped it!

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