Sword FernBridal Bouquet Design Techniques The next step is to add Sword Fern to this bridal bouquet design. Also commonly called Shield or Flat fern, this greenery is available year round with varying supplies in the summertime.
I add several long stems down behind the Bell of Ireland that composes the cascade part of the bridal bouquet.
Using shorter tips of the ferns, I round out the green framework with more stems. Notice how I emphasized the natural curve of the top Bell of Ireland stem by extending the fern a little longer as well.
Now that the outer frame of greenery is finished, I beginning cutting more shorter pieces of Bell of Ireland for the center of the bouquet.
Short cut pieces fill in the center quickly. Although you want to cover the mechanics of the bouquet holder, don't pack it so tightly that you can't get in your other flowers.
Using Cowee picks , I now created loops of bear grass and inserted them into the lower right of the bouquet. Create more bundles of the grass on Cowee picks and insert them straight without loops.
Isn't amazing that you don't have a single flower in this bridal bouquet design, yet it is already beautiful and flowing with just the greens.
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