1.
Begin your broom flower girl by folding the straw hat in half with your
hands. Make a strong crease. You might even want to put some
heavy books on it, to weigh it down for awhile. Then, apply a
thick amount of hot glue along the hat's inner brim, and glue the hat
shut. Use clothespins to keep it clamped until it is dry.
2. Begin to apply the ruffle to the bottom of the broom (the
girl's skirt). Begin at the bottom and work you way up,
slightly overlapping the trim to hide the straw broom
underneath. Apply a thin row of glue to the trim, then wrap
around the broom. Keep working your way up until the entire
broom is covered.
3. To make the broom flower girl's hands, measure a 8 inch
diameter circle on the brown cardboard. If you would like a
template,
click here (Adobe Reader
will open in a new window). Cut this circle in
half.
4. Fold the half circle in half, but do not crease too
hard. Tape the edges together to hold it. The idea
is to have a quarter circle, but to have some room inside to glue some
flowers.
5. Begin wrapping the ruffle lace around the hand template,
just as you did for the skirt. Start at outer edge and work
your way in.
6. Glue a length of ruffle along the brim of the
hat. The hat can also be adorned with artificial flowers and
a ribbon, if you like.
7. Glue the hands to the back of the broom skirt, right where
the skirt begins. This will take a lot of hot glue.
Or, you can use thick thread and a strong needle to attach this.
8. Put a lot of hot glue all along the broom handle, and then
attach the hat.
9. Glue some artificial flowers inside her hands.
You can add a ribbon here too if you like.
10. The straw broom will probably already have a hanger on it
for hanging. Below is another example of a broom flower
girl. Have fun with your creation!
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