My little sister is getting married on May 2nd! For her bridesmaids she wanted us all to have flower crowns in leu of bouquets (which sounds heavenly to a 9 month pregnant lady who doesn't want to have to deal with something else to hold. ha.) I have always loved making flower crowns, ever since I was little. I even made my own crowns for my maternity shoots and a few styled shoots I planned out just for fun. I'm no florist by any means, but I've learned a few tips and tricks along the way. Most recently - with making similar crowns in bulk. Out of all the crowns I've made, these ones for Julie have been the easiest and quickest to make. Which is golden if this is your first time making flower crowns yourself.  

Materials:

1. Leaf garland - this will be your "base" so make sure to pick leaves that match the style you are going for.

2. Filler Flowers - In Julie's case, she wanted more greenery than anything so I picked small bud type blooms that tie into her colors. You can be as dramatic as you want with your flowers.

3. Ribbon - around an inch in width is best.

4. Floral wire

5. Floral tape

6. Pliers/Scissors

7. Hot glue gun

1. Measure around your head roughly all the way around. In order to make it adjustable, you'll need to subtract 4 or 5 inches from your circumference.

(It should resemble a head band at this point.)

2. Gather your filler flowers and clip off however many you want to use in the crown. 

(Make the stems range in size from 3-5 inches. This'll give you working room when deciding where to place the flowers.)

3. Using your floral wire, cut small pieces (2-3 inches works best) for attaching your flowers. 

4. Using your pliers, wrap the wire around the flowers and the garland. This will secure it to the headpiece. 

Do this until you are happy with how the crown looks. If you wanted to, you could be done right now, but to clean it up and make it look a bit nicer for photos we are going to add floral tape. 

5. Get out your floral tape and begin taping up the stem - specifically the wire parts. This not only makes the crown look nicer, but it also helps reinforce the wire. 

(Don't be afraid to work in chunks. It doesn't all have to be one continuous strand.)

6. Using your hot glue gun, glue a piece of your ribbon to the base. I like to wrap the end of the stem first with a small piece and then glue the remainder of the ribbon the opposite way so that it won't pull out when tied. 

(It'll look something like this.) 

7.  Repeat on the other side and you're done! 

Here's the finished results.