The photographs below belongs to our team
member, Irina from Belarus (JewelryFloren*). She got so many blooms in her garden this year
that she was able to make 25 pretty lavender wands from just 2 lavender bushes.
Here is what you need to make 1 lavender
wand like hers:
25 to 30 fresh cut lavender stems
2 1/2 yards of 1/4" wide satin ribbon
in color of your choice
sewing thread.
ะกlean your lavender stems from the leaves and bottom flowers. Gather
them together and tie the stems tight right under the flower heads with a
sewing thread. Now, bend the stems to the sides to cage the flower heads
inside. Run one end of the ribbon along side the flowers to poke out of
the bottom of the flower cage.
Tie your pretty satin ribbon on
top of sewing thread and start weaving the other loose end of the ribbon around
the top of flower cage using basic under-and-over basket weaving technique. Push
the sticking-out flowers back to cage with a toothpick. Keep weaving tightly (very
important since the lavender will shrink as it dries) to get a bottle shape.
Tie both ribbon ends tight around the base a few times and
make a pretty bow. Isn't it pretty?
Let it dry and it is ready to be used!
*Have you seen Irina's shop? It is full of pretty flowers made
of cold porcelain or polymer clay. Bloom which will never fade!
Here you will find a very pretty floral jewelry, hair
accessories and decoration pieces. My personal favorite is this gentle winter snowdrops
caged in a sphere. What a sweet Christmas ornament!
Best wishes to you, our readers. Enjoy your summer!
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