Make: Fall Wedding Floral Headpieces

Our friends at Timberlost Designs share tips on creating a perfect autumnal adornment…for weddings, for weekends, for fun.

Step 1: Flower curation

When choosing what kind of flowers to use for your crown, ask yourself questions such as, what occasion is the crown for? What mood am I trying to achieve? Also, trust your instincts. If a certain bloom catches your eye, base the crown off of it. I decided to make this crown with
mostly poppies because of their bold, colourful vibrancy.

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Step 2: Gather Materials 
To make a flower crown you will need: floral wire, clippers, ribbon (or twine), floral tape and flowers.

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Step 3: Method 
There are so many different kinds of crowns. I decided to make one with the flowers only spanning the front and sides of my head. You can also choose to make one that wraps all the way around.

Start by measuring the ribbon around your head, leaving about 6 inches on either side. Next, cut a piece of floral wire that spans from temple to temple. Then, line up the ribbon and wire, securing one end by tying the wire around the ribbon. The end should match up with your temple.

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You are now ready to start adding flowers. Begin by cutting each piece of greenery or bloom, leaving about 3-4 inches of stem at the end. (You can always trim off the ends of the stems as you make your way around).

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Next, align the first flowers or greenery with the edge of the ribbon and wire. Using floral tape, securely wrap it around the stem, ribbon and wire. Also, start at the base of the stem and wrap downward to ensure they are secure. Keep adding blooms, overlapping them on to the previous one, making sure your floral tape keeps wrapping around the ribbon, wire and stems. Continue until you reach the other end of the wire.

Once you reach the end, you can add blooms that face the opposite direction to cover any excess floral tape. Carefully do this by pointing them stems in the opposite direction, and wrapping the tape through any gaps, over and over until secure.

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Step 4: Be proud of your creation and wear it all over town!

Photos: Kayla Rocca

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7 years ago

I’m not even getting married and I might have to make myself on of these! The poppies are BEAUTIFUL!

Kiersten

Ev
7 years ago

So beautiful!

7 years ago

So beautiful! I love the fall color tones as well. Perfect. :)

❀Riah
The Wanderful Soul

7 years ago

What a lovely bouquet! Love the colors.

7 years ago

Stunning! I’d love to make my own flower crowns for my wedding as well. So fun!

7 years ago

I litlarley jumped out of my chair and danced after reading this!

7 years ago

Israel har all rätt att anfalla Palestina, då detta så kallade land inte är villigt att göra någonting åt problemet. Israel är västvärldens mur mot Islam, tack vare Israel fokuseras allt hat och all energi på en enda punkt, jag är tacksam för att dom finns.

7 years ago

Haha. I woke up down today. You’ve cheered me up!

7 years ago

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing!

7 years ago

I love flower crowns as they’re so feminine and beautiful and when you make one yourself- the combinations of flowers and plants are endless!

Kayla Peart
Kaev Designs | Handmade Natural Gemstone Jewelry

maud zegt:Mooi kwetsbaar geschreven! Ik herken het stukje over bang zijn om toe te geven aan iets waar alles op wijst…. Bang om los te laten en controle te verliezen. Maar soms moet je het gewoon doen!En dan voel je vanzelf of je de juiste keuze hebt gemaakt.You go girl

H
7 years ago

love this! and your white dress as well! what brand/shop is it? really really beautiful.
Thank you for the inspiration!

7 years ago

So Pretty *.*
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Find some of the simplest and effective DIY Projects to keep you occupied for a few weeks

Ann
6 years ago

DIY is really interesting! I also DIY my wedding invitations from Invitationsknot: https://goo.gl/y7suXg
Nice color and good quality. Exactly what you expected.

4 years ago

These flower crowns are beautiful as are the fall tones. Thank you for the inspiration!