How to Make a Wedding Flower Head Garland

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Have you ever considered that instead of a tiara, you can try wedding flower head garlands for everyone in the bridal party? Wedding flower garlands are an excellent way to add color and whimsical style to a hairstyle, and they are easy to make. Plus, you can customize the size to fit any head or hairstyle.

Getting Started Making Your Wedding Flower Garland

To get started making your wedding flower garland you will have to make a trip to your local craft supply store and collect these basic supplies:

Ribbon in your wedding colors
Floral tape
Floral wire
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Silk flowers in your wedding colors (around 10 medium sized flowers per garland)
Greenery (ivy, ferns, leafs, etc.)

Silk flowers are recommended because fresh flowers will wilt before the ceremony is over, and a silk wedding flower garland can be kept for generations if taken care of properly. The silk flowers you choose should reflect the theme and color of your wedding. Many craft stores have floral sections where you can choose from thousands of flower types. Try to pick the flowers that look more real and less like plastic. Flowers that are airbrushed with color are better than ones that have an overall matte color.

You also need to choose greenery to go with your flowers. These can be bought in bunches for
around a dollar a piece. You may also want to buy some seed pearls, crystal beads, or other adornments to add a personal touch to your garland.

Putting the Wedding Flower Garland Together

First, clip all of your flower stems from the main stem that connects them together so that you have individual flowers. Next, clip all the stems so that they are three inches long. Place one flower on the first’s stem just below the first flower and tape the two stems together. Keep doing this until you have a chain long enough to go around the person’s head you are making it for. Connect the ends of the chain by taping the two last flowers together.

Now, clip individual leaves from the bunch of greenery you bought and hot glue them over the wrapped stems. Last, loosely wrap your ribbon around the garland, securing it with a drop of hot glue at the end. Add streamers of ribbon on the part of the garland that will be at the back of the head and your wedding flower garlands are done!

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