Flower Garland
In Hawaii they welcome visitors with a garland of fresh flowers, or a lei.
And in certain parts of India it is customary to wear a necklace of fresh
flowers at Diwali, the festival of lights. Why not try
our paper flower garland instead?
You will need:
Elastic thread
Crepe paper (in bright colours)
Coloured plastic drinking straws
Darning or plastic needle
Instructions:
Cut out a collection of flowers from the crepe paper (we fitted 6 on a sheet of
A4). You will find flower templates here if you need inspiration. Snip the
straws into small pieces.
Cut a piece of elastic thread to the length that you want your necklace
(remember to leave extra for tying). Thread the needle with the elastic thread
and fasten a piece of sticky tape to the end to secure. Thread through a flower,
and then a piece of straw, and so on. When the thread is nearly full, take off
the sticky tape and tie the ends together tightly.
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