How to make simple wire flowers – crafty springtime blooms

I do enjoy the cosy of winter time yet even by my standards it felt like a long one this year. Those endless grey days huddled in doors did however give me plenty of time to explore creativity by candlelight the result of which is another new craft to share with you today. If you are reading this in chilly parts, this is the perfect craft for hunkering down with a mug of something hot and getting creative. And if like me spring has sprung yet you are short on blooms, look no further because today my fabulous little craft costs only pennies for the materials and celebrates the arrival of springtime quite perfectly. Today we are exploring how to make simple wire flowers, do join me…

Following this craft, my dear friend Emma – you’ll find her beautiful account on Instagram @emma.emmeline – recommended this book which she thought I might enjoy. And I do. Additional materials needed for the craft are snippers – a useful Christmas gift from Mr M a while back and first used for this enjoyable craft along similar lines which you might enjoy – and simple florist wire, a roll of which was already in my stash. It’s pretty inexpensive if indeed you don’t already have your own tucked away in your garden shed and there appears to be a huge selection of bendy, thin wire available out there for such a craft.

I decided I’d try my hand at the Sunny Daisy to begin since it didn’t look too tricky and there was the added attraction of uncomplicated instruction of the written word, always a good thing with me. You simply follow the arrow flow on the illustrations, beginning with the central spiral, twisting each petal just below the spiral and cutting off the wire at the desired stem length. My interpretation of the instructions resembled more of a bee than a daisy as you can see in photos later and so with that in mind these next photos follow the books process and result in my own flower…

I made a variety of shapes and sizes until I had a bunch and then hunted for a few mini bottles for vases. I love the bare industrial feel these have.

Since I aim for all my crafts to have a Whitewood and Linen spin, I took some vintage white linen to act as backing fabric and using a discreet overstitch, fixed the wire flower to the fabric. The tiniest scrap of vintage frayed French cotton was fastened with a few teeny stabbing stitches to just one petal and so pleased am I with the result, there shall now be a few more wire flowers created to accompany this dainty lone daisy.

You could make any size or shape or flower you like really and I expect there would be a lot of fun trying. The perfect springtime craft if you’re home alone or perhaps shared over Easter with the little ones. A roll of florist wire for you and a packet of rainbow pipe cleaners for them and a big bowl of mini eggs in between and what a fun afternoon that would be. When this lockdown is finally all over, I shall be borrowing my little niece again for sure.

I’m experimenting with another idea for using this florist wire and I will share with you shortly and if you can’t wait until then, either Emma’s book recommendation or Pinterest are great places to start your search. I live in hope there might be a bathroom completely finished around here soon; I think these simple wire flowers might look right at home in there. Until next week… x

There are sooooo many springtime crafts on my blog designed for you to try. This one is fabulous for the home and garden and can be enjoyed alone or with little ones and this is a favourite springtime craft to brighten up the home