Faux Plants

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Craft Scissors
• Cricut Explore Air 2
• Curling Tool
• Needle-Nose Pliers/Wire Cutters
• Aleene's Tacky Glue
• Text Weight Paper
• Studio Brush Markers
• 24-Gauge Green Paper Covered Wire
• Floral Tape — Fern & Moss

DIRECTIONS:

1. For best results, please read all instructions before beginning project. Refer to photo for color and design placement.


2. Gather your craft tools and materials. Then download the template, which can be found here (towards bottom of webpage). Note: There are two sizes of clover leaves so you can craft a large or small lucky clover plant.
3. Cut paper according to the template using scissors or a Cricut cutting machine.
4. Shade one side of clover leaf at base of leaf with a magenta marker.
5. Apply Aleene's tacky glue to uncolored side of leaf; then lay wire in glue.
6. Lay a second leaf on top of glue and wire; press leaves together and allow glue to dry.
7. Gather four wired leaves together. Wrap floral tape around gathered wires to hold leaves together.
8. Arrange leaves into clover and bend wires out; then use a curling tool to gently curl each leaf down.
9. Use Aleene's tacky glue to glue stamen around the tip of a wire.
10. Apply Aleene's tacky glue to tab on flower petals. Glue flower petals around wired stamen.
11. Use a curling tool to gently curl flower petals down.
12. Place floral foam into a small pot. Add moss into pot to cover the floral foam.
13. Push clover and flowers into floral foam and arrange plant for displaying.