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Fairy Garden Wire Flowers

August 9, 2016 by Allison Cooling 3 Comments

Create an entire fairy garden out of these lightweight wire flower decorations! I used aluminum colored wire and sparkly beads to create these wire-wrapped home decor pieces. They are great for adorning walls, hanging from lights, or even using as centerpieces.

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You can create these pieces in any size and color you’d like. I used a mix of purples and blues here to keep it consistent, but create a totally zany rainbow mix if that’s your style!

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I also love just laying these around in “arrangements”, they look like fallen blooms!

Are we ready to start the DIY?!

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Step 1: Gather materials. You will need a mix of large acrylic beads, 18g colored aluminum wire, wire cutters and roundnose pliers.

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Step 2: Cut 7 equal-sized pieces of wire. To keep it easy, you can cut through the big hoop of wire. Bigger pieces of wire will yield bigger petals and flowers.

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Use your roundnose to create a point at the top of wire (starting opposite the open end), and bend both sides down round pliers. Wrap bottom together to hold petal together. Excess wire will stick out — DO NOT CUT! We will need this.

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Repeat 6 times for a total of 7 petals. Keep the size consistent for matching petals!

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Wrap all excess wire around each other in a group, then pull petals out and bend flat.

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Choose beads for the center, and cut another round of wire.

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Wrap beads around center of flower with wire piece. Bend all wire behind flower flat against this center, and cut any excess to finish.

Repeat with more colors and wire lengths to create a whole garden!

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These would make great Christmas ornaments if you made them in all red and green, with gold centers. Very chic. I also tried hanging these on lights and they look great – place outdoors for outdoor parties (but be sure to take back inside!) to add that whimsical look.

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Thank you for reading. Be sure to catch all my tutorials at quietlioncreations.com!

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Blogger + Designer + Jewelry Artist at Quiet Lion Creations
My name is Allison Beth Cooling, and I am a craft addict! I am a Chicago-based graphic designer, photographer and jewelry artist. I started my blog, The Quiet Lion, in the summer of 2011. My blog is devoted to DIY-ing jewelry using all types of techniques and materials. My personal design aesthetic focuses on chic, bohemian pieces that can be mixed and matched (I love layering jewelry!) to create unique, eclectic looks!
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  1. Laura says

    August 11, 2016 at 7:33 am

    These are so gorgeous! I’ve seen colored wire like that at Walmart and craft stores for a steal, so I’m definitely going to crank out a few of these.

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  2. Debbie Bonde says

    August 16, 2016 at 1:47 pm

    Hi Allison,
    I think these lovely wire flowers are wonderful. I was thinking to decorate my real tree with just lots of red flowers and bows this year. In the bottom picture, you have lights that look like they’re coming from behind your flower display. Is that what it really is? I’d like your opinion. Would you think it was any kind of a hazard to use the 100 bulb or even 50 bulb string lights and wrap them around the flowers, or maybe change the shape to stars or small trees? I’ve never done anything like this before, and it sounds safe, but I’m wondering what you think?
    Thanks so much!

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    • Allison Cooling says

      September 11, 2016 at 8:42 pm

      Hi Debbie! Glad you love the tutorial! These were actually not Xmas lights but “fairy lights” as they call them. They are the very very small lights that come on the copper wire, I bought mine from Urban Outfitters. They have LED versions that don’t get hot so I think you’d be safe with them!

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