Create a Seasonal Flower Ball
by
Liz Ridgway
3 Materials
$30
1 Hour
Easy
Need a centre piece over a table for dinner? Want to create an inviting entrance in your hallway or porch? A seasonal flower ball or flower chandelier is easy to make and creates an instant impact.
Step 1. Select your foliage and flowers. You can put anything into the mix - hips, berries, thistles etc... Whatever you fancy! Make sure you cut a longer stem than you need. It is much easier to cut to fit than have stems that are too short to use.
Step 2. Strip the lower leaves on the stems and place the flowers and foliage in a bucket with water. Make sure none of the leaves are in the water.
Step 3. While your flowers and foliage soak, grab your chicken wire and start to mould it by hand into a sphere. Be careful of any sharp edges, tucked them in if you can, so you don't knick or pull your macrame plant hanger. Once you are happy that you have a good round shape to your wire, place it carefully inside the plant pot holder, where you would normally expect to see a plant pot.
Step 4. Using whatever flowers and foliage you have selected, start to poke the stems into the mesh of the chicken wire sphere. I find it easier to work with flowers and foliage one by one - so, for me, starting with the greenery, such as ivy flower heads first, then adding in blackberries and bramble heads, then acorns etc... helps me to achieve a balanced, rounded final result. If you can, hang the planter up on a hook and either work around it, or turn it around to achieve a consistently round shape.
Step 5. Stand back, make sure you are happy and then simply secure it to a hook over a table or in a porch to enjoy! A brilliant party piece and a great alternative to traditional hanging baskets.
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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