{"id":2718,"date":"2018-06-10T19:51:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-10T19:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magicalchildhood.wordpress.com\/?p=2718"},"modified":"2018-06-10T19:51:46","modified_gmt":"2018-06-10T19:51:46","slug":"make-a-daisy-chain-or-flower-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/10\/make-a-daisy-chain-or-flower-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a Daisy Chain or Flower Crown!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know how to make a daisy chain or flower crown?\u00a0 It&#8217;s incredibly easy and so fun!<\/p>\n<p>There are several classic ways to make a flower crown:\u00a0 the slit stem, braided, and woven.\u00a0 Here are the simple instructions to do all three.<\/p>\n<h2>Method #1 &#8212; Split stem<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2721\" src=\"https:\/\/magicalchildhood.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/dandelion-crown.jpg\" alt=\"dandelion-crown\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dandelion-crown.jpg 1440w, http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dandelion-crown-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dandelion-crown-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dandelion-crown-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/dandelion-crown-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>Trim flower stems to about 4 inches. Use a fingernail to make a small slit in the bottom half of each stem.<\/li>\n<li>Thread one stem through the slit in the next, creating a chain. Continue, adding flowers to reach desired length. To form a circle or crown, make a second slit in the stem of the first flower, and slip the last flower through it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you like visuals, here&#8217;s a quick video that shows the split stem method of making a daisy chain.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Make a Spring Daisy Chain\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r8hu4fBdrCo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Method #2 &#8212; Braided<\/h2>\n<p>This method makes a more tightly knit flower crown or daisy chain, and is a bit more durable.\u00a0 Simply braid three stems together for about an inch, and then add in more flowers to the braid.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2723\" src=\"https:\/\/magicalchildhood.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/how-to-make-daisy-chain-crowns1.jpg\" alt=\"how to make daisy chain crowns\" width=\"570\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/how-to-make-daisy-chain-crowns1.jpg 570w, http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/how-to-make-daisy-chain-crowns1-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativegreenliving.com\/2013\/07\/how-to-make-daisy-chain-flower-crown.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creative Green Living<\/a> has a lovely step-by-step tutorial with lots of photos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Method #3 &#8212; Woven<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2719\" src=\"https:\/\/magicalchildhood.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/daisy-chain.jpg\" alt=\"daisy chain\" width=\"300\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/daisy-chain.jpg 300w, http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/daisy-chain-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is another easy way to make a flower crown.\u00a0 Simply wrap one stem around the flower of the next, pull both stems to the side, and add another.\u00a0 Wrap that stem around the first two, pull all three stems to the side, and continue.\u00a0 As stems end, they will be woven into the line well enough to stay put.\u00a0 To finish, wrap the last flower around the first flower and the end of the chain, forming a circle.<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a short video that shows the woven method of making a flower crown.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GTCh5zbDL-E<\/p>\n<p>Our Annalee (Rhiannon Lee, known these days as Rhia) also made a simple rose crown years ago and shared the instructions <a href=\"https:\/\/magicalchildhood.wordpress.com\/2010\/06\/13\/how-to-make-a-rose-petal-crown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> on Magical Childhood.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2720\" src=\"https:\/\/magicalchildhood.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/rose-crown.jpg\" alt=\"rose crown\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rose-crown.jpg 500w, http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rose-crown-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Have fun!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know how to make a daisy chain or flower crown?\u00a0 It&#8217;s incredibly easy and so fun! There are several classic ways to make a flower crown:\u00a0 the slit stem, braided, and woven.\u00a0 Here are the simple instructions to do all three. Method #1 &#8212; Split stem Trim flower stems to about 4 inches&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[44,69,85,100,150,221,228],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2718"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}