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- Clear glass or acrylic coffee canister
- Whole coffee beans enough to fill the canister
- 1 Votive candle holder
- 16 Blooms (about 4 stems) yellow daisy chrysanthemums
- 3 Stems bear grass
- 1 Rubber band
- 10 greening pins or 3 pieces 27-gauge (12-inches long) straight wires
- Floral clippers, Knife & floral food/preservative
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Step 1 - Fill the canister three-quarters full with coffee beans.
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Step 2 - Set the votive glass on top of the beans. Fill around the votive glass with more beans.
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Step 3 - Pour water that has been treated with flower food/preservative into the votive glass.
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Step 4 - Remove any leaves that lie below the water line.
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Step 5 - If you are right handed, hold the flowers in your left hand (vice-versa if you are left handed). Hold the flowers just under their blooms.
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Step 6 - Each flower is added so that the blooms are at the same height. Try to make a round-shaped bouquet.
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Step 7 - Rubber band the bouquet together and cut the stems to about 4-inches in length.
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Step 8 - Cut bear grass into 8-inch lengths and begin making loops over the flowers, catching each end in the rubber band.
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Tip - Check the water level in the votive glass daily. Add water as needed and don't forget to mix the water with flower food/preservative.
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