1. Floral Halos Ms. Watson Spring 2014

2. Uses  Weddings  Proms  Festivals  The beach  Parties

3. Celebrities and Floral Crowns

5. flowers needed:  “Juliet” Garden Roses (5)  Berzillia Berries (a few stems)  Jasmine (1 stem)  Ranunculus (10)  Rice Flower (2 stems) hard goods:  4′ 3/8″ French Double Satin Ribbon  Green Florist tape  16 gauge straight wire  Shears

7. Steps 1. Take the flowers and cut all the stems to 2-3″ in length. 2. Wire and tape large blooms (the roses and ranunculus) individually so that they’ll be sturdy in the halo. Arrange all blooms on table before beginning. Rather than cutting as you go, another way is to have the flowers pre cut so all that is necessary is attaching them together. 3. Cut a piece of ribbon about 4′ long. It needs to be long enough to wrap around the head, tie into a bow and still have some streamers to hang down. I like to measure the circumference of the head with the ribbon first and mark the beginning and end of where the flowers should be and then add at least a foot extra on either side. I also like the using the ribbon because it makes the floral crown adjustable.

8. 4. Take a piece of 16″ gauge wire and use floral tape to attach it to the ribbon about a foot from the end. The wire adds some sturdiness to the floral crown and is especially important when using heavier flowers like the garden roses.

9. 5. Now you can add the flowers! Tape in your first product with the ribbon and wire. Begin with something that extends a bit over the end so it’s sure to hide any visible tape.

10. 6. Add and alternate product to your liking by taping in each piece individually. The flowers should be fairly tight together and also taped on very sturdily. As you add product clip off any extra wire or stems with the shears. The less product and wire on the halo the lighter weight and more comfortable it will be to wear. After clipping any wires always tape over the ends as well to make sure there’s nothing poking out.

11. 7. About three inches before the end of where you want the flowers to end it’s time to flip the product the opposite direction and tape it that way so both ends look finished.

12. The Finished Product

13. And a few other fun variations from the same flowers

14. Research Project  Using laptops find a photo of a head wreath/chaplet or floral crown as the basis for your project  Create a presentation in google drive  List within the presentations :  The photo(s) of your crown  Create a floral/ foliage list  A materials list  Include what wiring methods should be used for the floral and foliage pieces  What gauge floral wire should be used and the amount of wires used  Price of halo (Flowers and Foliage)  You will present your finding to the class