DIY Bouquet of Roses: Make This Cute Small Chocolate Bouquet

Which would you prefer?  A bouquet of roses (the flower) or a bouquet of roses (the Cadbury chocolates)?  We asked our lovely Instagram community, and, get this, two thirds were all about the chocolate!  What more can we say?!!

If a full-sized chocolate bouquet is a bit too much but you’d like to create something special for the someone special in your life, then a small chocolate Bouquet of Roses could just hit the sweet spot!

Not only is it easy and great wow factor for the effort required, but you’ll probably have most things you need at home already.  So, take that box of chocolates to the next level and give a chocolate bouquet of roses to your nearest and dearest.

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Materials Needed For A Bouquet Of Chocolate Roses

Cadbury Roses

You can seldom go wrong with Cadbury in our humble opinion.  And who doesn’t love a play on words with a ‘Bouquet of Roses’.  But, if your special someone prefers Celebrations or Heroes, go for them instead. 

This design works best with rectangular(ish) shaped chocolates that can be stuck easily with tape to cocktail sticks.  You can use truffles like Ferraro Rocher if you’d prefer – you’ll just need to use a hot glue gun to attach them securely to the flat end of the skewer or stick.

For our small chocolate bouquet, we used around 30 chocolates.

Old Jam or Mason Jar

This is the perfect project for repurposing an old jam jar or mason jar.  But you can use anything you like as a container for your bouquet.  A small cardboard box could work well too – you might need to add a weight inside (say a large pebble) to keep it stable.  You could wrap the box in themed paper, or have the kids decorate it for an extra personal touch.

Cocktail Sticks or Skewers

You’ll need as many cocktail sticks or skewers as you have chocolates.  Long cocktail sticks or short wooden skewers will work well.  If using a Bonne Maman style jam jar, these are typically around 10cm tall so you’ll want sticks around 15cm long.  

Paper Tape

Paper tape is perfect for attaching the chocolates to the sticks.  As well as being eco-friendly and strong, it’s easy to remove so the chocolates themselves aren’t damaged.

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Cotton Wool Or Equivalent

We used cotton wool balls to conceal the cocktail sticks and hold the bouquet firm and we were really pleased with how it turned out.  Do you agree?

Full disclosure though: it was a little fiddly to work with the cotton wool at times as the sticks were hard to press into the balls (what a sentence !).  In case you’d prefer to try something else, here’s a few alternatives:

Floral foam.  Not eco-friendly or particularly elegant when visible.  But it will hold the sticks firmly in position provided snugly fitted and could be covered in tissue paper to make it look nicer.

Playdough.  Will hold the sticks in position well and look nice when the playdough is fresh.  May not look as nice as the playdough hardens and gets older.

Shredded Paper.  It’s eco-friendly, economical and will look cute.  It may not offer as much stability as the cotton wool balls but is probably a little easier to manipulate into position around the cocktail sticks.

Tissue Paper

To turn the chocolate creation into a bouquet, you’ll want a piece or two of tissue paper to wrap around the outside of the chocolates. 

Ribbon

For a final flair, you may like to add a small ribbon bow around the jar or base.  You won’t need much so this is a perfect way to use up an oddment of ribbon.

How To Make A Small Chocolate Bouquet

Making a mini chocolate bouquet is a similar process to creating a full-size one.  The main difference is that, rather than all the chocolates facing the same way in tiered layers, for the small bouquet they should all face towards the centre to create a posy effect.

Prepare the Chocolate Sticks

Using pieces of paper tape, fix the chocolates lengthways to one end of the cocktail sticks or skewers (at the flat end, if applicable).

Create The Centre Of The Bouquet

If using cotton wool or shredded paper, you will want to create a centre for your bouquet.  Take two chocolate sticks (we used a pair of the same kind) and a piece of paper tape curled into a ‘doubled sided’ circle to stick them together, back-to-back.  Add two more chocolates, one to each side to create a group of four chocolates facing outwards.  Wrap some paper tape around the base of the cocktail sticks to secure them together.

Place this chocolate stick set in the middle of the jar or container and add enough cotton wool around it to hold in position.

If using floral foam or playdough, you can skip this step and start building the bouquet once the base is in position.

Build The Bouquet

Now start adding more chocolate sticks to the bouquet, roughly in a spiral working from the centre out.  Ensure the chocolates face towards the centre of the bouquet.  Push the sticks down into the cotton wool (or base) to secure and add more cotton wool as you go as necessary. 

Keep going until the bouquet looks full and/or you can’t fit any more chocolate sticks into the container.  Tuck more cotton wool (or shredded paper) in around the edge to conceal all the sticks.

Add The Tissue Paper

Fold a piece of tissue paper (or two if needed) lengthways so it’s just slightly taller than the distance from the top of the container to the top of the chocolates.  Wrap it around the edge of the bouquet, behind the chocolates, tucking it into the top of the container.

Finish With Ribbon

[Optional] Add a ribbon and bow to the top outside of the jar or container for a final flair. 

Homemade Bouquet of Roses Tutorial

Here’s the detailed instructions with materials and step-by-step photos for how to create a small chocolate ‘Bouquet of Roses’.  Have fun!