FLOWER CROWN

A flower crown is a wonderful piece to wear to celebrate midsummer and making one is not as hard as you’d think! You just need to allow about an hour to make it on the day you want to wear it so it’s lovely and fresh. If you don’t have time on the day, you can also make it the day before and pop it in a big bowl of cold water overnight.


You will need:

  • measuring tape

  • floristry wire

  • green floristry tape

  • scissors or floristry snips

  • ribbon

  • flowers of your choice


How to make:

  1. It’s best to choose flowers with woody or rigid stems as they last longer out of water but really, you can use anything you like.

  2. Measure your head then cut your floristry wire to size. You'll need to add two extra inches to your measurement so you can make loops at either end. The floristry wire will not fully circle your head but create an extended “hair band” to which you will attach your ribbon to secure in place.

  3. Twist each end of wire to create the loops. Hold them in place by tightly wrapping them with floristry tape. You’ll pop your ribbon through these later!

  4. Trim every flower down so there’s only 1-2 inches of stem left. Cut down your foliage into sprigs this long as well.

  5. Start by placing a piece of foliage at one end of the floral wire, keeping it as close to the loop as you can without covering it.

  6. To hold it in place, grab your floristry tape. Keep it on the reel, but hold the open end over the stem and wire, pull the tape until it turns clear then tightly wrap it around. Do this once or twice until it feels securely held.

  7. Next, add your flower. You want to place it as close to the foliage as possible to hide any signs of the tape!

  8. Now keep repeating steps 6 and 7, alternating between foliage and flower, until your crown is full. Remember to keep pulling your tape tightly and to keep your stems lined up in the same direction as you go. Try saving some of your bigger, focal stems for the front where they’ll be most seen.

  9. If any stems poke out of line, just trim them at the edge of the tape as you go along! This will make the flower crown smoother and more comfortable to wear.

  10. When you reach the end of your crown, secure the last piece of foliage in place by tightly wrapping it with floristry tape.

  11. Finally, tie your ribbon through the end loops. You can make the ribbon as long as you like, depending on how big you'd like your bow to be!

  12. Tie it around your head, and you’re ready to go!

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