Store each fruit in glass lock containers or ziplock bags.Fill the gap between the aluminum wrapped foam base and vase with orange slices. Oranges – slice each orange as thin as possible.Strawberries – hull the top of the strawberries.Grapes – thread grapes onto skewers by alternating red and green grapes.Use melon baller to make half-sphere melon balls for pineapple flowers later. Trim off the rind and cut diagonally across the wedge to make 2 identical triangular wedges. If the melon is large, you can cut it in half again to make quarter-moon wedges around 1 1/2″ thick. Honeydew – cut fruit in half lengthwise and remove seed and pulp.Trim each flower and star with a sharp knife so it looks sharp and clean. Pineapple – slice 1/2″-3/4″ thick disks (thinner than your cookie cutters) and use cookie cutter to cut out flowers and stars.Clean each fruit by soaking in 1 part vinegar and 3 part water solution for 5 minutes (Check out other awesome uses for vinegar here).Set aside.įruit preparation (make up to 2 days in advance) Wrap entire foam base in aluminum foil.Leave at least 1/2″ of gap between foam and vase for stuffing orange slices later (for clear glass vase only). Make a dome-shaped floral foam base that fits inside the vase.Cookie cutters (star and flower shaped).Your guests will thoroughly appreciate your bouquet of love! Edible Fruit Bouquet (Yield: 75-80 skewers) You can even add non-fruit items like marshmallows, chocolates and candies. Other than saving some money, you can customize the bouquet just the way you want (using organic fruits), take your time making different shapes (hearts/stars/butterflies etc.) and get creative with what you want to display. This included washing, cutting, skewering and cleaning up the kitchen ( recipes for natural cleaners here), shaping the base of the bouquet with floral foam and lining the vase with orange slices and finally assembling the whole bouquet on site. I wanted to see how long it would take me to make this whole project, and it turns out, the total amount of time was 2.5 hours. All the other fruits like pineapple and strawberries, I skewered them the day of when I assembled the whole bouquet. I even skewered all the denser fruits like cantaloupe, honeydew and grapes ahead of time.
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As shown in the photo, it was a success! Here’s the actual cost breakdown, all for under $20!Ĭontrary to the belief that it needs to be made the day of, you can prepare all the fruits a day or two days ahead by keeping them fresh in glass-lock containers / ziplock bags. Well, I decided to make one for my sweet brother-in-law’s surprise graduation party to thank him for being so amazing.
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However, it seems like a lot of work and doesn’t allow you to make it ahead of time.