Tissue, Tulle and Floral Cube

A delightful pink-and-yellow confection, topped with real flowers. This cube looks and smells just like spring!
 

Materials:

• STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam:
• Cube, 5"
• Ranunculus and buds, 20 assorted: bright pink; coral; yellow
• Bright pink tulle ribbon
• Raffia: bright pink; yellow
• Bright yellow tissue paper, one sheet
• Ruler
• Scissors
• Wire cutters

Instructions:

1. Use wire cutters to trim floral stems to 3" long. Insert flowers into center top of foam cube in pleasing arrangement.
    
2. Measure and cut one 20" length from each raffia color and two 20" lengths from tulle ribbon. Overlap tulle lengths to form "X" on work surface.
    
3. Place center of tissue over tulle ribbon centers. Place foam cube in center of tissue. Carefully pull tissue and tulle up to cover cube sides, gathering it loosely around bottom of flowers.
    
4. Wrap both raffia lengths around tissue, tulle and stems, knotting into loopy bow to secure arrangement. Trim raffia ends even with bottom of cube.