Your first step will be to decide how many flowers you are going to make. Think of it in terms of your family or your children. Each flower will represent one of those people.
Materials Needed:
- Model Magic craft pack
- Pipe cleaners
- Feathers
- Floral foam
- Moss
- Unsharpened pencil
- Hot glue and glue gun
- Fine paintbrush
- Cardstock
Make a circle out of the clay measuring approx. 1 1/2 inches x 3/16th of an inch. Make one for each member of your flower family. You can choose which color based on their personality or their favorite colors. It is important to use model magic clay because it dries so much lighter than other clays.
On each circle you will want to create a face. The unsharpened pencil makes great eyes. I listed a fine paintbrush in the materials needed because it has a fine rounded point on the wrong side of the brush that helps work the mouth in. You do not have to add any more detail than a mouth and eyes or you can be very elaborate and add a piercing or pearl necklace, etc. The idea is strictly to have fun.
Fold your pipe cleaner in half and twist it into itself to make it stronger. My example is using a four-inch pot. This will make a difference in the height of the flowers. If you have a large pot you will want longer stems on your flowers and need more reinforcement because of this. Feel free to use a chopstick as a base and coil the pipe cleaner around the chopstick. You can pre-paint the chopstick to blend in with the pipe cleaner if you choose. Push the pipe cleaner up into the bottom of the head so it is sturdy.
Set the faces aside in a safe place to dry overnight. They will need to be turned a few times so they don’t collect moisture on the backside.
Cut from the cardstock a 2-inch circle for each flower. Color doesn’t really matter as they won’t show but it is a good idea to keep it neutral just to be safe. Using the hot glue, attach feathers around the circle. They should fan out to about six to eight inches around. Some people prefer to trim them, others like to leave them be. At this point it is totally to your taste. There is no right and wrong way. After the faces dry you will attach them to the center of the feathers.
While you are waiting for the clay to dry, cut a piece of floral foam to fit your pot. Round the top a bit so when you add the moss you won’t have an edge of floral foam visible. Glue into place. You can use the custom pots we made just days ago or a different pot, the choice is all yours.
When your flowers are all assembled, insert them into the floral foam. Add moss to complete. You can also add leaves and a bow around the pot. Just have fun with it.
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