I teach high school. Its truly a fantastic set up. Honestly, with my landscaping degree completed last April I never imagined myself in a classroom ever again. But while in Spain this summer I saw an opening for floral design and couldn’t resist. So now I’m teaching every other day and free lance designing the rest of the time. High schoolers can be interesting, there’s no denying that.
The design activity we did today was so cute, I just couldnt help sharing. We made floral rings with button mums. Since mums are in season now that we’re in chilly September, grab a few from your garden and make a ring. They’ll keep for a day or two, especially if you refrigerate them when they arent being worn.
You’ll need:
- 1 foot or so of thick colored bullion wire + 2 feet of a smaller gauge wire for the decorative base
- jewelry tools (small wire cutters & needle nose pliers)
- a wooden dowel about the size of your finger
- floral pins
- button mums
- Oasis floral adhesive
1) twist the end of the thick bullion wire into a spiral
2) Wrap the wire around a wooden dowel the size of your finger two or three times depending on your desired thickness.
3) Bring the wire back up to the top and twist the loose end into a spiral.
4) Take the thinner wire, and wrap it around two fingers so that it makes a loose oval.
5) Pinch the center of the oval, and wrap the tail of the wire around the center once or twice to secure. Fan out the loops on either side into a flower shape.
6) Attach the wire flowers to the ring using the tail wrapped around the center, making sure to keep the center as compact as possible.
7) Use Oasis Floral Adhesive to attach the button mum to the center of the wire flowers.
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