Modest charm: a wreath of dried flowers wreath

Those who call the compositions of dried flowers winter bouquets are wrong. Such bouquets are out of season and even beyond time. It's summer, so it's time to stock up on natural materials for creativity. Type a bouquet of field herbs and dry them to create your own small masterpiece. It's hard to believe, but the weeds in the skillful hands of the florist look awesome.

Interior wreath from dried flowers - master-class

In this master class we combined two floral elements - a composition of dried flowers and an interior wreath. To add a decorative functionality accessory, we used lavender in our work, which would fill the house with a pleasant fragrance. You can, if desired, replace it with jasmine, lemon, oregano.

Necessary materials:

• Cardboard
• Newspapers (can be replaced with any paper)
• Corrugated paper
• Decorative mesh "spiderweb"
• Jute rope (color ribbon)
• Sackcloth
• Dry flowers (how to dry them with your own hands, read below)
• Glue gun

Step-by-step instruction

1. We prepare the basis.
   From a dense cardboard we cut out a workpiece in the form of a circle.
2. We give the basis of the volume.
   We turn the newspaper sheets into tubes and glue them round the workpiece along the entire perimeter.
3. We decorate the base.
   On top we glue the corrugated paper so as to close the unaesthetic "newspaper look".

   On a note! The first three steps can be avoided if you do not make the base with your own hands, and use the purchased one - from foam, for example.

4. We cover the basis of straw and wrap it in a decorative "spiderweb".
5. We decorate the underside of the wreath.
   It is better to do this at this stage, otherwise you can damage the flowers. From the sacking we cut out a circle, equal in diameter to the cardboard blank. We fix on the back side.
6. We frame the wreath with the help of dry twigs. We glue them on the outer perimeter.
7. We compose a bouquet.
   We glue the dried flowers according to the principle: the bottom are large, the top small.
8. Even waste can be used in the work. For example, the spike stems, cut into equal lengths and tied with jute into bundles, become an additional decorative element.
9. We form the suspension.
   Jute the rope through the ring. Make a loop, with it you can fix a wreath of dried flowers on the door or hang over the fireplace.

How to dry fresh flowers?

• Before drying the plant should be tied in small bundles
• Drying occurs, as a rule, "upside down" (exception - flowers-bumps)
• You need a dark room with a low level of humidity (direct sunlight irretrievably kill a bright color)
• Not suitable for dried plants are plants that consume a lot of water, with thin and delicate petals (lilies, tulips, daffodils)

To the note to the beginning florist

After drying, the plants can be painted in any color, thus obtaining unique specimens.

Many dried flowers can be stored without losing their color, for many years. But there are exceptions. For example, lavender retains its brightness for not more than a year, but for a long time it pleases with its fragrance. And the hare and the feathers of the kiss look "like new" for a very long time, but these are grasses - "dust collectors".