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Hair Wreaths
Grace the head with a lovely wreath made from fresh flowers, silk flowers or tulle and ribbon pose garland. Prepare o florist wire base to fit so that the wreath will rest in the desired place on top of the head. If you want to attach a veil to the back of the wreath, make the veil first to determine the base size over the veil. A fresh flower wreath can be made one or two days before the wedding. Then mist the wreath and store it in a plastic bag in the refrigerator.
Fresh Flower Suggestions
Flower
Sweetheart [ miniature ] or hybrid [large, standard ]roses, miniature carnations, and chrysanthemums [including daisy and other varieties ].
Novelties
Hypernium berries, rose hips.
Greens
Italian ruscus, plumose fern, variegated ittosporum, cedar, smilax, euonymus, eucalyptus, leather leaf fern, ivy, and camellia.
Fillers
Baby’s breath, limonium or caspia, ststice, and queen Ann’s lace.
Making a Wreath of Fresh Flowers
You Will Need
- 20 gauge florist wire
- 24 gauge florist wire
- wire cutter
- floral tape
- 4 buttonhole loops
- 20 to 40 long lasting fresh flowers
- greens and fillers
- 3yd. satin ribbon, 1/4in wide
- small wired bow
- hot glue gun
- Wrap 20 gauge wire three times around in a circle, or desired size, twisting together slightly, for wreath base. Wrap wire circle with floral tape.
- Glue 4 button loops, evenly spaced to inside of base, for bobby pins, wrap loop ends to base using floral tape.
- Wrap and tape 20 to 40 flowers. Number of flowers needed depends on desired fullness and size of flowers chosen.
- Encircle each wired flower back with pieces of filler flower, 1 ½ in. to 2in. long, join to tape flower stem using one or two wraps of floral tape. Repeat with greens, forming tight , elliptical cluster.
- Tape first cluster to base 1in. from center back; hold flower below head and tape stem flat on to base. Tape next cluster to base, in same direction, overlapping first cluster by about 1/2in. and hiding wire base. Continue around base; avoid covering button loops. Stop taping about 1in. from first cluster. Trim off extra flower wires, taking care not to cut base.
- Cut three 1yd. lengths of ribbon for streamers; fold in half. Hang over center back, and glue in place; trim ends to various lengths as desired. Glue wired bow over streamers. Or in place of streamers and bow, hot glue veil to inside of center back.
