In our latest series, we show you 'How To'...
Make your mam think you're such a good boy by turning up to Sunday lunch all smart and buttonholed;
Recycle a dress you wore to a wedding last year by accessorising with a fancy hair pin or wrist corsage;
Whack on 6 Music and pretend you're at a festi in the comfort of your living room wearing a floral head crown.
Recycle a dress you wore to a wedding last year by accessorising with a fancy hair pin or wrist corsage;
Whack on 6 Music and pretend you're at a festi in the comfort of your living room wearing a floral head crown.
Last year, our absolute fave workshop was the Floral Delights evening where we taught you how to make all the above. So, we thought we'd break it down for you here in black and white (with some coloured photos) so you can all have a go yourselves.
This week..
HOW TO...Knock up a right nice hair pin
Ingredients:
Wire of medium - heavy gauge (needs to be malleable but support your stems)
Floral Tape - the sticky, crepe kind
Stems of choice / Small foliage of choice (bear in mind weight and size - small and light is best)
*You can get any of these speciality floristry items at New Covent Garden flower market and at Amazon (boooooo Amazon, you're so evil and convenient)
Method:
In the same way as you did when making your own buttonhole, cut down all your flowers and foliage of choice, leaving around 3cm of stem below the head.
Take your piece of wire and double one end back on itself to make a small loop.
Secure by twisting the wire around itself.
The purpose of the loop is to affix the hair pin into the hair with a kirby grip or two, so the loop doesn't need to be massive.
Using the sticky, crepe florist tape, cover the wire all the way down to the end.
Be sure to cover well where you twisted the wire end to make the loop - you don't want anything poking your scalp!
One by one, take a flower or piece of foliage and lay along the wire. Tape it on by wrapping around the stem and the wire to attach.
This is a really fun, simple floral delight and is quick and easy enough to use as a regular accessory. Have an experiment - go crazy with colour, or go wild in shape.
You could even wear one to work - like Charlie in her fancy floral head crown...
In the same way as you did when making your own buttonhole, cut down all your flowers and foliage of choice, leaving around 3cm of stem below the head.
Take your piece of wire and double one end back on itself to make a small loop.
Secure by twisting the wire around itself.
The purpose of the loop is to affix the hair pin into the hair with a kirby grip or two, so the loop doesn't need to be massive.
Using the sticky, crepe florist tape, cover the wire all the way down to the end.
Be sure to cover well where you twisted the wire end to make the loop - you don't want anything poking your scalp!
One by one, take a flower or piece of foliage and lay along the wire. Tape it on by wrapping around the stem and the wire to attach.
Continue down the length of the wire, filling in any gaps along the way.
Once you have reached the desired size, you're done!
The stems in the hair pin should be secure, but the pin should be malleable enough to kirby grip into the shape of your 'do.
This is a really fun, simple floral delight and is quick and easy enough to use as a regular accessory. Have an experiment - go crazy with colour, or go wild in shape.
You could even wear one to work - like Charlie in her fancy floral head crown...
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