Let's Try and Do it - Artificial flowers using grocery bags

Let's Try and Do it - Artificial flowers using grocery bags







Dear Talent Share Fans and participating members,

After a short gap, here I am presenting to you an interesting item to the Let’ Try and Do it section of Team 1 Talent share.

How to make artificial flowers using grocery bags?

Presented to us by Mrs. Jean Amin, Abu Dhabi, please find below the step-by-step method to make flowers with plastic grocery bags. The simple steps and method involved are detailed below and photographs are attached.

Materials required:

1. Thin wire (available in craft stores)
2. Plastic grocery bags (any colour)
3. White & Green floral tape (available in craft stores)
4. Thread
5. Pollen (available in craft stores)
6. Scissors
7. Wire cutter

Methods:

1. Measure the wire around four fingers, twist & cut

2. Make 3 or 5 such loops

3. Wrap the plastic around the wire firmly & secure it with a thread & cut off extra plastic

4. Make a smaller (3 fingers) loop with the wire for the leaf & wrap a green plastic around it

5. Take 3 pollens, fold in half & tie a wire around it tightly to form the stem

6. Cover 1/4th of the wire with white floral tape

7. Join the petals one by one to the stem & tie each petal with thread & finally secure all together

8. Wrap with green floral tape till about 1/4th of the wire. Attach the leaf & continue wrapping the green floral tape till the end

Mrs. Jeanne Amin is a Homemaker and part time craft teacher. Those who wish to contact Ms. Jean Amin, may reach her on her email jeanneamin@gmail.com

Ramesh Menon
15.04.2010