Sunday, January 16, 2011

Stocking flowers

In Pakistan when we first started creative designers crafts in 1987 and started training for ladies to make different crafts,flower making from different material and stocking flower making is one of them.this is a inexpensive way to make flowers using simple tools but achieving stunning results.there are different type of flowers to make and can be arranged on different boxes,basket,on brooches,gift embellishment,curtain tieback,lamps or just make flower arrangements for home decor.You can make endless form of flowers,butterflies,dragonflies and many more.


The material use to make these type of flowers or creation you will be needing just stocking o'cause new one and thin  wire .The  type of flowers we usual make are Tulips,Roses,Calla lily,Daisy,Magnolia.sun flower,Peony and Hibiscus.

Material required:
Stocking of different colors,Wires(special silver,gold or colored wires),Stamen,Floral tape.thick wire for stems ,wire cutter& scissor also tools for shaping or old tube shaped containers in different size.
First you make a wire structure of  flowers using tools then wrap the stocking on it and tie with a sewing thread. assembly the flower by joining the different petals and attaching the leaves on stem covered with green floral tape .
For special occasion use glue (thinned with water) powder glitter and apply glue and spray glitter on  top of flowers.a new look of your flowers.