How to Make a Flower Crown

Roxie

I've been making flower crowns for years.  Most of my practice came from our wedding business, for all of the sweet little flower girls.  You won't be surprised by the fact that my Dad, Terry, taught me how to make these beautiful creations. For the last year I have been making flower crowns and head pieces out of silk flowers to sell in our online store and in our Etsy shop.  It has been such a joy to send these pieces all over the country (and even Australia) to be used for weddings, graduation pictures, and even a Halloween costume! Last summer I got to make a very special head piece for our sweet Katelyn to wear on her wedding day!

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I realized that some of you crafty Southern Merc followers might be interested in making your own flower crowns for your wedding or for special photos so I decided to share my crown making tips with you.  ​

I started with a floral bush (several different kinds of flowers and greenery all on one stem) but you can start with whatever kinds of flowers you like.

If you prefer a more floral look you can gather whatever stems suit your fancy. 

You will need a piece or two of wire, wire snips, and floral tape.  For a full flower crown, it takes two pieces of wire, for a head piece, just one.  For a head piece, just cut your wire to the size of the piece that you want.  Your fist step will be to dismantle your stems.  Even if you are using single stems and not a mixed bunch like this one, you will still need to trim each one shorter and separate the leaves from the flowers.  I also go ahead and group all of my like pieces together in little piles. 

To get started, I wrap my wires together with the floral tape, totally covering them.  I then fold each end around my finger to create a loop, and tape it to itself. This will be where you attach your ribbon at the end.  

You are going to work from one end to the next, attaching small pieces of greenery and flowers, taping as you go.  If you have never worked with floral tape, you will want to practice first on an extra piece of wire.  This tape has to be pulled and stretched a little as you work or it won't stick to itself.  I usually start with greenery.  I choose something spriggy that will lay down over my loop and hide it.  

You can see in this picture how I start to layer up the different pieces.  

I start to develop a little pattern with my greenery so the crown turns out even.  I don't worry as much about evenly spacing the flowers, or in this case succulents.  

I only had three succulents to work with so I chose to put two and on side and one on the other.  I didn't put one in the middle because it was sticking out a little funny.  

Just keep working at it. 

When I get to the end, I sometimes end up with an awkward spot that is hard to tape so I break out the hot glue gun.  Just choose a pretty piece to finish it off and glue it to the crown, tucking the stem under the other greenery and flowers.  

Lastly, you'll add your ribbon.  I just tie it in a small, tight knot.  I leave the tails long so they can be adjusted.  Better to trim after you have fixed your hair then to have ribbons that are too short!

I hope this inspires you to try this yourself!  If your first one is ugly, don't be discouraged.  You just have to give your hands some practice with the tape and figure out what flowers and greenery work best for the crown you are making.  

If you are not up for the challenge but would love to have a flower crown or head piece at your wedding or in family photos, don't worry, we've got you covered!  You can check out a few of these beauties that we have listed in the store!