In Hawaii, people like to make a flower necklace called a leigh. With this wearable craft, you can make a dazzling flower necklace, too.

Here is what you’ll need to make a flower necklace:

Flowers with stems (such as daisies)

To make a flower necklace, the first thing you’ll need to do is pick a lot of wild flowers that have long stems, any long stemmed flower. (Be aware if you use dandelions, because the same yellow color that rubs off on your hands or chin can create a big mess.)

Here’s how to chain them together:

Take two flower stems at right angles. Loop the vertical stem around the horizontal one you’ll want it to ends up beside the horizontal stem.

Then lay a third stem at right angles to the two horizontal stems. Circle it around both horizontal stems. Keep joining stems this way until your lei is the length that suits you. Tie the last stem to the first flower to make a circle. Aloha!

Also you can make a flower necklace out of cloth. Of course choosing the material of cloth that you use will make a difference in the appearance. A cloth flower necklace may be a little more difficult because first you must roll the cloth in the form of a flower.

Let’s talk about the type of cloth for your flower necklace. You’ll need to find the color and texture that you like. Colors vary a lot. Just go to a fabric store and you’ll see for yourself.

Texture of the fabric is also varied a lot. You can choose from silk, braided, corded, elastic, labels, lanyards, and many many more for your flower necklace.

Rambling

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