How to make a Flower girls' swag

[kevinsbride2B]

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k277/blondisma/bevfabriccrafts_1923_71091167.jpg
Materials and Tools:

Fern garland (silk or natural...You can either get one made with fresh ferns from your florist, or get some fresh or silk fern stems and wire them to a natural vine garland).
1 large open silk rose - (pink) (http://www.save-on-crafts.com/sinopros.html)
2 hydrangea stems (purple) (http://www.save-on-crafts.com/hydrangeas.html)
2 hydrangea stems (white) (http://www.save-on-crafts.com/hydrangeas.html)
4 medium size open roses (http://www.save-on-crafts.com/sinopros.html)(white)
2 yds. 2" wide sheer ribbon (pink) (http://www.save-on-crafts.com/ribbonstulle16.html)
1/3 yd. tulle (pink) (http://www.save-on-crafts.com/tulbyspoolwo.html)
4 yds. 2" satin ribbon (peach) (http://www.save-on-crafts.com/satinribbons.html)
2 yds. 1/4" wide ribbon (green) (http://www.save-on-crafts.com/ribbonstulle16.html)
Floral wire (http://www.save-on-crafts.com/floralwires1.html)
Glue gun/ glue sticks (http://www.save-on-crafts.com/glugunandsup.html)
Wire cutters (http://www.save-on-crafts.com/florscisandk.html)
Scissors (http://www.save-on-crafts.com/scissors4.html)http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/bevfabriccrafts_1733_47278805 Cut pink rose stem to 2" Lay garland flat and hot glue to center of swag



http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/bevfabriccrafts_1733_47285576 Cut flower heads of two white hydrangeas into groups of 3-4 flowers. Hot glue around the pink rose
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/bevfabriccrafts_1733_47293164 Cut white med. size roses (2" long) and hot glue two around the pink rose and two at either end in the back of the garland

[kevinsbride2B]

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/bevfabriccrafts_1733_47300458 Cut remaining flower heads from the white and purple hydrangeas leaving 1/2" stems and randomly glue all over the garland, front and back.
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/bevfabriccrafts_1733_47307907 Cut two 6 X 36" strips of tulle and make two twelve inch wide , 2 bows with 6" tails. Set aside
(http://www.save-on-crafts.com/howtomakloop.html)http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/bevfabriccrafts_1733_47315713 Using the peach ribbon make two twelve inch, 2 loopy bows with 6" tails
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/bevfabriccrafts_1733_47323560 Cut the sheer ribbon and the remaining peach ribbon in half and wire a piece of each ribbon to each bow for streamers.

[kevinsbride2B]

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/bevfabriccrafts_1733_47330566 Wire the ribbon with the streamers to the ends of the swag.
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/bevfabriccrafts_1733_47338659 Cut the thin ribbon in half and tie to each end of the swag above the bows.

[WebLady]

pretty ... but what do you do with it? Do the FG's carry it?

[kevinsbride2B]

pretty ... but what do you do with it? Do the FG's carry it?
Ya I've been to a couple of weddings where the FG's carried them. Also it can be used as a decoration. It looks awesome on the front of the head table.
The flowers can be changed too. I'm gonna have one with lillies instead of roses.

[BriansBride07]

What a cute idea I have never seen anything like that before.

[kevinsbride2B]

I love it for flower girls, but not necessarilly mine as they will probably use it as a jump rope and we'll have flowers from here to kingdom come!!! It does however look awesome drapped on a head table like I said before.