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Duck Tape Spring Flowers

Make a bouquet of flowers that won’t wilt using colored Duck Tape.
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Project #:
c00214
  
 
 Crafting Time: 45 minutes
 Skill Level:
 1 being the easiest
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  • Henkel Duck Tape, your choice of colors
  • Florist stem wire, green, 16-gauge
  • Styrofoam block, green
  • Moss
  • Clay pot, 3-inch
  • Scissors
  • Ruler
  • Wire cutters
  • Scissors

Cost of each project will vary depending on materials used.

Due to the seasonal nature of some merchandise, actual availability of some products pictured may vary.
 
  1. Cut or tear tape into 2-inch long pieces.
 
  1. With the sticky side facing up, fold upper right corner down, leaving a strip of stickiness on the left side and across the bottom.
 
  1. Take the upper left corner and fold it down, leaving the top in a triangle and only a strip of stickiness across the bottom.
 
  1. Roll this across from left to right tightly – this becomes the center of the flower.
  1. Repeat steps 2-3 for each petal. Stick the strip on the bottom around the center. Continue these steps until you have reached the desired size of your flower.
 
  1. For a stem, cut a piece of green tape measuring 3½-inches long.
 
  1. Place a 4-inch piece of floral wire on the strip of tape parallel and roll the tape across the wire, wrapping it tightly around, leaving ½-inch of wire sticking out one end of the tape. Insert the end of the wire that doesn’t have tape into the flower. Make 2 or more petals out of the green tape and attach them to the bottom of the flower, securing the stem to the flower with the sticky strip across the bottom of the green petals.
 
  1. Repeat steps to make as many flowers as you like.
 
  1. Cut styrofoam into a cube and push the foam chunk into the clay pot.
 
  1. Spread moss around the top of the pot, covering the styrofoam.
 
  1. Insert the flower stems into the styrofoam.
Tip: Use photo as a guide and follow manufacturer's instructions for all products used.
 
The information on this instruction sheet is presented in good faith, but no warranty is given, nor results guaranteed. Quantities and selections may vary at each store. Michaels® Stores, Inc. disclaims all liability from any injury to anyone undertaking the construction of this project as a result of improper safety precautions. Since we have no control over physical conditions surrounding the application of information herein contained, MSI disclaims any liability for untoward results. © 2009 MSI.
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