I want to try cookie bouquets for the first time. I bought some flower pots. What do you guys stick the sticks in? (Looking for the most inexpensive way, as I intend to make at least twelve as teacher gifts.)

I use the green floral foam. I bought a package of six on sale for $2.00, and then cut them to fit 5" terra cotta pots. I was able to cut two from each piece (I think they were 4"x6" pieces), so got 12 for less than 20 cents each. I put a piece of tissue paper (12"x12") in the pot, add the foam, then put another tissue paper over the top of the foam. I push the sticks thru that. I looks nice and tidy. Good luck.

Me too, the green floral foam for artificial flowers. It's cheaper than regular styrofoam, but harder to hide the green color under shred or tissue paper.

You will also need to weigh the pot down so it doesn't tip over. I bought a small bag of river rocks from WalMart for $2. The cupcakes might fall out of the wrapper if the cupcakes are too heavy or too fresh. Make them a day or two ahead of time. I actuall froze them and then put them on. The weren't rock solid or anything....they thaw very quickly so you need to work fast. Also, place them on the skewers and position them before icing. Pull them off, ice them and then put them back into position. Good luck!

OK, so I just read your question again and saw that you were asking about cookies and not cupcakes. You can probably ignore most of my post. Sorry!

at the craft stores and Wal-Mart they have a flat disc of foam that fits exactlly into the top of a flower pot I stick this on top of a chunk of green floral foam so that there is foam all the way down in the flower pots but the top piece of foam is cut to the exact size of the opening of the pot which makes it look super clean!! Sometimes I cover the foam with tissue paper like in the small pots and other times I fill with candy and then wrap that disc of foam with the candies in cello like in the big pots I did hope that helps

KHalstead

You are SOOOOOO talented , you rboquets are beautiful! Did you paint the pots yourself? Great work

KHalstead,
Those are adorable! I see you wrote names on some ... that writing is so perfect! They look really fantastic with the matching pots!

I never use anything but Quick Arrange. I hated cutting foam and having that mess. Quick Arrange is liquid that you mix together and it makes foam to fit whatever your putting it in. For pots that are light I put plaster of paris in the bottom first.

Happy Baking!!

Hey sounds interesting , so where do you get that Quick Arrange and is it expensive?

I use the green floral foam I get a brick of it for $1 at the dollar store. I also add the tissue paper like gemini

slimkim, the web site is www.floralsupply.com. Its 71.00 for 1 gallon but it only take a few tablespoons to make a full pot of foam. It foams up and makes a hard foam in about 10 minutes. If your just making a few cookie bouquets its not the way to go but if you make them all the time its the only way to go.

Happy baking!!!

LittleLinda,
I used styrofoam on top and in the bottom of the pot I used a bag of blackeye peas. Worked great in a pinch. Good luck with your cookie bouquet!

Sunnigirl, thank you, that's clever to weigh it down with a bag of blackeyed peas!
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