Babysitting weekend = bring the craft bag. Perfect opportunity to try my hand at these. Luckily, Brennan, my 11 year old/super cute/crafty redheaded cousin, was all over it. She wasted no time figuring these out and by the end was even giving me tips. I tell ya.
Read more for instructions (with pictures!)....
(I didn't say they were good pictures)
I first attempted using Martha's instructions, but they were nowhere near as cute as the Pipe Cleaner Lady's finished product. So, after inspecting these pictures, I made up some instructions of my own. Probably confusing, but hopefully my pics help!
1. You'll need : 4 pipe cleaners
2 of the same color for petals, one for the center and one for the leaf/ring
Twist together the ends of the 2 pipe cleaners of the same color, making one long cleaner (your petals).
2. Starting from one end, start curling the pipe cleaner into a small circle, resembling a snail (Brennan noted the similarity there).
3. The petals should be no more than a half inch in diameter, maybe a little smaller. When you are done with the first one, twist out the center of your second petal and spin the cleaner around that, making another petal. You can see at the tail end of #3 what I mean by twisting out a new center (you should end up with 6 petals and a little tail at the end).
4. Once you have made all of your petals, bend the cleaners so the petals touch. Take the tail end and poke it through the petal on the other side so it comes out the back (the small picture shows what the back should look like).
5. For your center, take a pipe cleaner and bend it in half. Start spinning this cleaner at the middle, making it into a beehive shape. Leave a tail on this one (it will really be 2 tails). You can mush this one around to form more of a circle when you're done spinning it.
6. Stick your center into the middle of the flower so the tails pop out through the back. Since it won't be secure, try fishing the tails through some of the petals and bringing them back in, securing it with the leftover tail from the petals.
7. For the leaf, start spinning it like you did the petals, but this time make it form more of an oval/triangular shape. The leaf should be about an inch long.
Now I flaked out on pictures for the rest (really sorry), but all you have to do is make sure the leaf is sticking out on the side of the flower enough so you can see it. Then snake the tail end of the leaf through the back of the flower, securing it with the leftover tails of the center and petals. You will have enough of the leaf tail left to make a circle for the ring part. Just secure the end by twisting it onto the ring and you're done.
This all took a lot of playing around and the backside of our rings never looked the same or very neat. As long as you secure all the pieces together then it should work just fine. Once you finish the first one, you'll probably have better ideas on how to make it better the second time. That's why we ended up making a ton!
Brennan, a future hand model. Thanks Brennana Peel!
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