Craft strawflower garlands for an organic, natural touch to your Christmas adornments this holiday season
In the spirit of the upcoming festive season, let's delve into creating a beautiful strawflower garland that will add a touch of natural elegance to your Christmas decorations. Follow these simple steps to create your own:
- Harvest and Dry the Strawflowers
- Pick your strawflowers when the pollen has just finished and the flowers feel firm. This timing helps preserve their firmness and colour [1].
- Dry the flowers immediately by hanging them upside down in a dark, dry, and well-ventilated area, away from direct sunlight. The drying process usually takes 2–3 weeks [5].
- Prepare Your Materials
- Gather your materials, including string, twine, or thin wire to form the garland base, scissors, floral tape, or hot glue for securing flowers, and, of course, your dried strawflowers.
- Assemble the Garland
- Once the flowers are fully dried, start attaching them by either threading their stems onto the string or wiring/taping them in bundles.
- For a festive Christmas look, mix in other dried foliage or small decorative elements like pinecones or ornaments if desired [4].
- Space the flowers evenly or cluster them based on your preferred style.
- Thread the Flowerheads
- In Step 3, thread the needle onto the opposite end of the twine, pulling a small amount of length through the needle.
- In Step 5, continue threading the flowerheads on, spacing them out as desired (typically an inch or two apart).
- In Step 4, pull the flowerhead all the way down to the bottom of the length of twine so it sits just above the loop you have made.
- In Step 3, pierce the needle through the front of the flowerhead carefully, pushing it all the way through. Use a thimble if necessary to protect your fingers.
- Finishing Touches
- If you want to hang your garland in swags like a paper chain, leave enough room on the end of the twine to create another loop in Step 6.
- The garland is now ready to hang, adding a rustic charm to your mantel, windows, or Christmas tree branches [2][4].
For more inspiration and festive ideas, visit our Christmas hub. Happy crafting!
- The strawflower garland, with its natural elegance, is an ideal addition to your home-and-garden Christmas decor, complementing the festive season's botanical charm.
- Incorporating dried foliage or small decorative elements like pinecones or ornaments into your strawflower garland can enhance the gardening ambience in your home, making it a delightful lifestyle choice.
- By focusing on creating a strawflower garland using nature's bounty such as strawflowers and mixing in preserved flowers and various foliage, you're contributing positively to the environment, fostering a bond between you and the beauty of the environment around you.
- A beautifully crafted strawflower garland can serve as a unique piece in both home-and-garden and botanical artistic displays, transforming your living space into a lovely seasonal wonderland.
