Curly Willow Wreath Materials:
16" brass or wire ring
3 bunches pliable curly willow (or kiwi vine)
3 stems purple statice or other dried flowers
Steps:
- Cut the curly part of the willow into manageable lengths of approximately 16 to 18 inches.
- Gather three lengths and wrap them around the wire ring. Gather three more lengths and tuck their ends into and over the center of the willow just wrapped, and then continue wrapping willow over the wire ring.
- Repeat until the entire ring is covered and the wreath is the desired thickness. The more layers of curly willow used, the fatter the wreath will become.
- Tuck stems of the flowers into the wreath. Add more curly willow to encase the flowers slightly.
Fresh Flower Wreath
Materials:
12" footed glass bowl or cake plate
pillar candle
12" foam wreath form
5 stems yellow roses
15 stems white Margarite daisies
8 to 10 sprigs blue delphinium
6 stems pink wax flower
10 stems blue scabiosa
6 stems pink roses
5 to 6 stems Queen Anne's lace
3 stems bells of Ireland
8 leaves bush ivy
5 stems fuchsia freesia
5 Rhubrum lilies
2 hot pink peonies
floral clippers
Steps:
- Soak foam wreath form in water for at least 30 minutes.
- Cut all flowers and foliage to approximately three inches in length.
- Insert the three lilies into the wreath, spacing them evenly around the form . Add the scabiosa, and then fill in the groupings with smaller flowers. Make sure the narrow outer and inner edges of the wreath are also covered.
- Carefully set the completed floral wreath on the glass bowl or cake plate and set a candle in the middle.
Resources California Cut Flower Commission
California Cut Flower Commission
Watsonville, CA
USA
Phone: 831-728-7333
E-mail:
ccfc@ccfc.org
Website:
www.ccfc.org
Guests Jill Slater
Floral Designer
California Cut Flower Commission and the Flower Promotion Organization
Atherton, CA
E-mail:
jslater@pacbell.net or
E-mail:
sjsslater@yahoo.com
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