Looking for a flower craft? Try making your own floral crown with these easy steps.
Wearing a floral crown for fashion is not only trendy but they’re pretty, they make you feel special, and the brightly colored ring of flowers really do make social media worthy photos. A floral crown can also be called a floral head wreath but no matter what you call it, the fashion forward accessory is all the rage this season.
You can wear a floral crown for a girls’ night out, bachelorette party, weekend get together, and for anyone who just want to take their look to the next level. Best of all, this beautiful fashion piece doesn’t have to be worn only for festive occasions only, step out with your floral crown any time the feeling hits.
So, let your creativity bloom with a festive floral crown to celebrate the season. With these easy steps you can make your own, right now!
Supplies:
Flower wire 18 – 20 gauge
Floral tape
Wire cutters
Faux flowers in a variety of colors and sizes
Make it:
Wrap the thin wire around your head to get the size so it fits comfortably; remember you will be adding flowers to it so don’t make it too tight to start. If you have a measuring tape, you can simply measure your head and leave a little for overlapping the wire.
Once you know the length typically 18-22 inches, wrap the wire several times around so you have 5 or more layers of wire; this makes the crown sturdier when you are adding the flowers. Or start by using a heavier gauge wire for the base.
Secure the wires by wrapping another piece of wire all the way around the hoop and then secure the ends by twisting them together.
Be sure to wrap the ends by covering them with floral tape so the wire doesn’t poke your head. You can also wrap the entire hoop with floral tape to create a smooth base.
Decide on the color flowers and theme you want. You can use real flowers, but you will have to store the wreath in the refrigerator with water-soaked paper towels after you are finished. This demo features faux flowers so you can save your floral crown and wear it any time you want.
Using your wire cutters, cut each flower leaving about a 2-inch stem.
Lay the flower stem on the wire hoop and wrap the stem to the wire using your floral tape. Wrap it securing around the stem several times. Lay the next flower close to the previous flower and wrap the stem with floral tape. I found that I got the best results when I stacked the flowers close together when adding them to the headpiece.
Continue to add flowers and greenery to the wire headpiece until you fill up the entire crown. If you see areas that look empty, add more flowers to the headpiece until it’s completely full. In this case, more is more and less is a bore. You can also add more greenery at this stage too.
And there you have it, a beautiful floral crown perfect for any occasion. This is a simple project that doesn’t cost a lot of money or take a lot of time.
You can make several floral crowns for all your outfits, or, if you are hosting a girl’s night out, you can have your besties join in the fun and create them together. This is a great project for your friends who say they are not creative because each floral crown is a unique piece that always turns out lovely.
Floral Crown
Equipment
- wire cutters
- floral wire
- floral tape
Materials
- 1 bunch faux flowers various colors
- 1 bunch faux greenery
Instructions
Making it:
- Wrap the thin wire around your head to get the size so it fits comfortably; remember you will be adding flowers to it so don’t make it too tight to start. If you have a measuring tape, you can simply measure your head. Leave excess for overlapping the wire.
- Wrap the wire several times around so you have 5 or more layers of wire; this makes the crown sturdier when you are adding the flowers.
- Secure the wires by wrapping another piece of wire all the way around the hoop.
- To secure the ends of the wire, twist them together to form a circle.
- Wrap the twisted and secured ends of the wire by covering them with floral tape so the wire doesn’t poke your head. You can also wrap the entire hoop with floral tape to create a smooth base.
- Using your wire cutters, cut each flower leaving about a 2-inch or more stem.
- Lay the flower stem on the wire hoop and wrap the stem to the wire using your floral tape.
- Continue to add flowers and greenery to the wire headpiece until you fill up the entire crown.
