So I’ve been wanting to make a flower crown for the longest time. I guess I just never had a justified reason. But then one of my best friends was having a bachelorette party and I thought it would be fun to create something for her to wear as a crown…a flower crown! Who doesn’t want to be a flower child princess for the night?

At first I was going to use real flowers, but who was I kidding. That would have been way hard and I wanted her to be able to keep it after the party. I went to the craft store and picked a bunch of fake flowers that I thought would look good – mostly romantic blooms in white and pinks, with a few touches of greenery, and making sure to get smaller flowers to mix in as well. I bought about 15-20 stems of various sizes.

Here are the supplies you’ll need:

fake flowers (about 15-20 stems)
thick floral wire
pliers
floral tape
thin floral wire
hot glue gun

While I don’t have photos of the process, it’s really quite simple. First, cut desired length of wire (about the circumference of your head plus six to eight inches). Create a circle that lays loosely on your head (the flowers will take up some space) and wrap the excess wire tightly around the back of the crown, using a pliers.

Next, cut / separate all of the larger flowers off of their stems. Lay out your desired design and arrangement for the crown. Using a combination of floral tape, floral wire, and (mostly) hot glue, attach flowers to the wire and each other, making sure to pack them tight. Wait for glue to dry between flowers so that you can attach to the glue itself, if needed. Continue doing this until you have it just the way you’d like! The back will look like a hot glue mess but it’s perfectly fine and secure once it dries. I went over it with hot glue twice just to make sure. I liked to mix the colors and sizes throughout but it could also look cool to have some sort of fading ombre effect! There are so many options with colors and types of flowers.

My friend looked beautiful and it was such a fun handmade gift. But before I let go, of course I had to wear it around the house to feel like a princess. It may have been a day or two of this… :)

What do you think? Would you ever make a flower crown…perhaps for spring? Plus you could definitely make it with fewer flowers for a more subtle effect. :)

xo