DIY wreaths with preserved florals

Preserved flowers are wonderful for making DIY wreaths.  It only takes ~20-30 minutes and you can hang your wreath anywhere.  Below are the simple instructions, but feel free to alter them however you like - Petal+Eon loves your creativity, especially if you share a photo on Instagram and tag us.

Here is what the final product looks like:

Here are the types of flowers that Petal+Eon often ships.  Every workshop is different and the flowers are seasonal, as well as the colors.  Petal+Eon offers fall and holiday colors. 

All the flowers are PRESERVED, which means they are real flowers placed in a liquid glycerin solution for 2 weeks in peak bloom.  The flowers will then wilt just like fresh flowers, except over 2+ years.  Preserved flowers lose much of their fragrance, but it's safe to spritz the flowers with any perfume if desired.  Do not get the flowers wet.  Sunlight and temperature do not matter.  The flowers are not toxic but not edible.

Step 1: cut the flowers about 5-6 inches in length, arrange a diverse bouquet to your taste with the total size similar to below, then tape the bottom stems with floral tape (shipped in the box that Petal+Eon sends).

Create 6 mini bouquets like below, all taped together at the bottom:

Step 2: using floral tape, tape each of the 6 mini bouquets to the metal ring. You want 3 mini bouquets pointing one direction, and the other 3 pointed in the opposite direction.

Step 3: Wrap the stem of the large cotton ball to the bottom center of the ring.  You can use floral tape if needed, but the stem of the cotton is very flexible.

And you're done!  

Please take photos of your masterpiece and tag us on Instagram: @petaleonfloral

Thank you!

- Petal+Eon team