Last week I ran a Galantines workshop at The Wing with Im Ohne. Guests made  small bunches of flowers for themselves and their BFF. I shared some photo’s on instagram stories and you all seemed to love them so I quickly wrote up a tutorial for you!

I LOVE working with flowers. They bring me so much joy I embrace the imperfection and wildness of nature, and favour a wild, asymmetric look, rather than super neat and curated. 

The getting of the flowers is itself an enjoyable act, whether that’s selecting blooms from the florist, snipping them from your garden, or foraging a few bits when out walking. 

Then there’s the act of making itself, it’s surprisingly meditative to sit and work on something just for the beauty of it. It’s not something we do very often.  I’d encourage you to focus on those mindful floral moments to get double the enjoyment! 

Then there’s the act of giving them to people you love, and this is such a joyful thing to do!

These little posies would make the perfect present for Galantines, Valentines or Mothers day, a friends birthday or just because

ok, on to the tutorial.

How to make mini spring posy wrapped in paper.

Materials

1. Spring flowers! Mimosa, tulips, white daffodils plus some foliage. Here I have used 2 bits of foliage, 2 bits of mimosa (both around 35cm long. plus 3-5 tulips or daffodils. I have then also added a bit of whimsy in the form of 2 budding willow branches and a couple of pieces of skeletal bracken. To me, the flowers completely epitomise this time of year. 

2. Paper. Here I have used some gorgeous pieces from Kinshipped

3. String to tie the flowers together

4. Double sided tape, or any tape to secure the paper

5. Floral Scissors

Gather your flowers. Arrange them so that the foliage is taller at the back, then your ‘hero’ flowers take the limelight in the center of the posy. tie them with spring. Snip off the ends. 

Place the bunch  of flowers on the corner of the paper, like this. Make sure you have trimmed down the stems and that the tops of the flowers are not poking above the paper too much.

Wrap the bottom corner edge over. Then fold the bottom up. Then bring the other corner over and secure with double sided tape, or any tape really. 

The flowers will keep for a few hours but if you need them to keep longer than that, then wet a paper towel or tissue, wrap it round the stems, and put a small plastic bag over the bottom of the stems.