Craft

WILDFLOWER WREATH

You can use this wildflower wreath as a pretty centrepiece or as a hanging decoration. If it’s for an occasion, you’ll need to make it close to the event as the flowers won’t last forever!

By Sarah Whiting

Sarah is the author of craftinvaders.co.uk where she blogs about her original craft tutorials, recipes, foraging, and developing wellbeing through being creative, spending time outdoors and connecting with nature

Materials Bramble stem Wildflowers Twine Secateurs Gloves I always wear gloves when working with the bramble stems. Bramble is great for wreath making but the thorns aren’t! Remove the thorns as you cut the stems. If you prefer, you can use willow instead (you can find tuiturials on willow wreath making on my website.) It is legal to collect wildflowers on a public right of way as long as they are not a protected species. Pick ones that are firstly abundant and secondly that you can identify. Some plants can irritate on contact, but you shouldn’t have a problem if you know what you are picking. Visit www.lechemindelanature.com for excellent advice on wildflower picking in France. I gathered cow parsley, buttercup, ox-eye daisy and red clover to use on my wreath. Steps 1. Start by weaving the bramble stem into a hoop. I also found some long grasses that I really liked, so I wound them around too. 2. Separate the wildflowers into smaller mixed bunches of flowers. You will need 8-12 sets depending on the size of the base and how full you want to make the wreath. 3. Tie each bunch with garden twine using enough string also to tie the bunches to the wreath frame.. 4. Tie the first bunch to the wreath base. 5. Add the second bunch, overlapping the first as shown in the photo below. The aim is to cover the string and stems of the previous one. 6. Continue adding the wildflowers until the wreath frame is covered.When you have attached all the flower bunches to the base, turn upside down and cut off any excess stalks and string to tidy up the finish.

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