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How to Make a Flower Garland

Learn how to make a beautiful garland or table runner with flowers from your garden.
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Flower Crafts/Decor
Yield: 1
Author: Patti Estep
Cost: $3-$5

Equipment

  • Scissors
  • Pruners

Materials

  • Flowers
  • Herbs and foliage for the base
  • Floral wire paddle or twine

Instructions

  • Gather flowers, herbs, and other pretty foliage from the garden.
  • Make a bunch with some herbs or foliage and a couple of flowers
  • Wrap at the end with floral wire but do not cut the wire from the paddle.
  • Instead, add more flowers and branches on top, and sides, wrapping with more wire as you go.
  • Move down a little to the right and add different flowers, branches, and decorative seed pods on top, covering the wire from the previous group. Add in more base material as you go.
  • When you come to the center you may want to build up extra flowers for a focal point. Mine has pretty purple coneflowers in the center.
  • When you get to the end you can tie off the wire by looping it through itself and pulling it tight.
  • Then stick in a couple of larger flowers to hide the wire.

Notes

Depending on the heat and humidity this garland should last about 5 hours.
You can mist it and place it in a large plastic bag and store it in a cool place such as a basement in the morning for an evening event.
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