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Country Craft Projects - Country Daisies
Materials: Wire: 32 gauge, cloth covered, white and green; 18 gauge, stem; bead.
Fabric, cotton: white, yellow and white gingham; green; Stamens, double ended, yellow with red tips;
Flower pompon center; black and yellow; 1/2, 3/4 and 1" diameters; Floral tape, 3/4" wide, green;
Thick white craft glue; Bottles: 5/8, 1, 1 1/4" diameters. Miscellaneous items: toothpicks or brush, scissors, needle-nose pliers, yellow
food coloring or dye (optional).
Instructions:
1. Wrap white
cloth-covered wire around a 5/8 -inch-diameter bottle for the small
daisy, a 1-inch-diameter bottle for the medium-size daisy and starflower. and a
114 -inch-diameter bottle for the large daisy.
Twist the end of the wire three or four times
and cut off, leaving a ¾-inch tail. Make a total of eight petals for the small
daisy, 10 petals for the medium-size daisy, 12 petals for the large daisy, and
five petals for the starflower. Repeat this step with the green cloth-covered
wire for the leaves.
2. To shape the daisy petals and leaves. hold
the petal or leaf by the tail wire and run your thumb and forefinger down the
petal with slight pressure, starting at the back and moving to the tip. See the
Step 2a illustration.
To shape the starflower petals, hold the petal
by the tail wire and place your thumb and forefinger in the No. 1 and No. 2
positions shown in the Step 2b illustration. Press together and push back using
slight pressure.
3. If you wish to
dye some of the petal wires, dip them in diluted food coloring or dye until the
desired shade is achieved.
4. With a toothpick
or brush, place a line of glue on the petal or leaf wire and lay it glue side
down on the bias of the material. Let dry.
Note: If you want a
certain pattern in the material, you don’t have to lay it on the bias.
5. Cut the fabric
around the petals and leaves with sharp scissors.
6. Cut a 6-inch length of bead wire.
Tie a knot close to one end. Slip the long end of the wire through the knot to
form a loop. See the Step 6 illustration.
7. Shape a small
hook at the end of a 12-inch length of stem wire with needle-nose pliers. For
the daisies, place a flower center on the hook end of the stem and wrap head
wire around it to hold in place. For the starflower. fold approximately five
stamens in half and wire to the hook end of the stem.
8. For the daisies, place five petals evenly
around the center and wrap with wire. Add the remaining petals. staggering the
first row. Wrap with wire. Secure and cut the wire.
For the starflowers, place the five petals
evenly around the center, lapping each petal over the previous one. Wrap with
wire. Secure and cut the wire.
9. Wrap floral tape
around the petal ends and down the stem, adding leaves as needed.
10. Shape the flowers by pulling the petals down and bending them slightly with your fingers.
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