MATERIALS
• Flowers (Lou Lou used fresh-picked flowers, but fake crafting flowers work well, too!)
• Scissors
• Wire or structured twine (The thicker, the better!)
• Tape
• Ribbon (Lou Lou chose blue for Pea, of course, but pick any color you like!)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Wrap the wire around the crown of your head to measure it (approximately 1 to 2 feet), then cut your wire to that length. If your crown is a gift, like the one Lou Lou made for Pea, you can still use your own head to measure. Just adjust the crown to fit the wearer when you add the ribbon in the final step.
2. Make a loop in each end of your wire. Twist the loop around itself a few times to secure the loose ends of the wire. Do this for both loops. When you’re finished, set your wire aside.
3. Trim your flowers so that each bloom has about 2 inches of stem left.
4. Make small bunches of 3 or 4 flowers, like miniature bouquets. Wrap tape around the stems to secure each bunch. Repeat this step until you have 5 or 6 separate bunches.
5. Now pick up your looped wire. Lay one flower bunch against the wire, starting at one end (blooms pointing toward the loop). Tape the stems along the wire, wrapping the tape around several times until the bouquet feels secure. Repeat this step, overlapping the next bunch of flowers with the stems of the first bunch, facing the same direction. Be sure to keep the bunches close together so there aren’t any gaps in your crown.
6. When you reach the other end and tape your last bunch on, it’s time for ribbon! Thread the ribbon through both loops at the back of the crown. Place the crown on your head, or on the head of your best friend or other wearer. Pull the ribbon tight to fit the crown, and tie a bow to fasten it.
Enjoy your beautiful corona de flores!