How to Make a Floral Crown!
How to Make a Floral Crown!
For so many different occasions, flower crowns are the ideal accessory! For any occasion where you want to feel extra special—a birthday, wedding, or random Tuesday—add a flower crown!
What You'll Need:
What I utilized for this project is as follows:
- Pipe cleaners or stem wires wrapped in paper
- Twine Ribbon Grass from Oh You're Beautiful
- Oh, You're Lovely's Sola wood flowers
Fold and Wrap the Wire!
You will need two pipe cleaners or stem wires wrapped in paper to begin creating your flower crown. To make three loops, fold one in half first, then wrap the remaining two. To tighten and secure the ends, twist off the end.
Weave the Two Wires Together!
Hook the second paper-wrapped stem (or pipe cleaner) through the first stem's end loop. Until the two sides match, continue wrapping the second stem. After that's finished, hot glue the middle point—where the two stems join—on both sides to make sure it stays in place.
Add Ribbon!
Weave the ribbon through the loops after the hot glue has dried. Usually, I begin the weaving from behind the hot-glued center. In this manner, the person donning the flower crown avoids skin contact with the hot glue.
Secure Ribbon!
As you can see in the image on the left, the ends of the paper-wrapped wire are not attached to the ribbon. Hot glue the loose ribbon onto the wire to fix it there and to make sure the ends of the wire do not poke the wearer of the floral crown. Glue and wrap a second ribbon over the twisted bottom of the wire stem to offer an additional layer of protection and increased flow.
Use Twine to Attach Base Greenery!
First, cut three lengths of twine to attach the foundation greenery. Start with the most extensive, flattest leaf foliage you have on hand, along with the sides of the crown. It's our artificial eucalyptus single stem in this instance. To secure the greenery stem to the crown, position the stem so that the bottom leaf is at the end of the wrapped paper wire. Then, tie the twine in three places: the top, bottom, and middle of the stem.
Keep Attaching!
The twine knots should be facing out. It will be possible to conceal these with more flowers or foliage. This aids in guaranteeing that the wearer's head and the interior of the crown are flush.
Fill in the middle after doing the same on the other side.
Add Texture!
Add a textured, fluffier greenery by following the same procedures as applying the base greenery! In order to complete this phase, I used Italian ruscus and fastened it in the same manner, filling in the center with three pieces of twine for each piece of greenery and starting with the sides of the floral crown.
Start with Your Focal Flower!
I always add the most prominent flowers first when I add your flowers. I said this 3" tea rose off-center because it will be my central flower. You can simply hot glue the bloom on the firm base of greenery that we built up.
Add More Flowers!
It's entirely up to you how many flowers you use and what kinds/colors you choose! I used five 1.5" lovelies dyed a delicate pink, five munchkins, two 2.5" tea roses (for a total of three tea roses), and one 3" tea rose as my focus flower for this project. Using a variety of flower sizes allows your floral crown to have greater visual appeal.
Once more, everything was adhered to the paper-wrapped stems and greenery base using hot glue. To avoid burning your fingers when inserting the flowers, you'll want to be quite cautious about where you hold the crown.
Add Your Final Fillers!
You can be as extravagant as you desire in this section as well! I filled up any gaps I noticed with flecks of pink filler, hoping for a little more muted look. Additionally, these were attached straight to the crown.
Finished Floral Crown!
You may use the same technique to make a maternity sash, a collar for your best friend, and a lot of other items. The length of the ribbon you leave hanging so it can be secured in place would be the only change.
Happy creating!