May Basket

Materials:

• Plastic container

• 1/4 piece of oasis

• 3 chenille stems

• Leatherleaf

• Button chrysanthemums 

• Yellow daisies

• Tulle 

• Wire

Steps & Procedures:

• First you want to take your 3 chenille stems and braid them with each other.

• Next you want to put two holes on each side of your plastic container, have them directly across from each other.

• Now you want to put the ends of your chenille stems in each hole so it is an arch above your plastic container.

• Then you want to take your 1/4 piece of oasis and put it in your container so it fits.

• Now you want to pick your leatherleaf pieces and strip them up to a certain point so you don't have it's leaves in the oasis.

• Next you want to put the leatherleaf around the edge of the oasis facing more up.

• Then you want to put a few pieces of leatherleaf in the center of the oasis.

• Now you want to put pieces of leatherleaf around the the center pieces and different angles. Make sure there are no open spaces of oasis.

• Next you want to put 4 button chrysanthemums of the same color at the bottom making four "corners" in your arrangement making the two pairs being each horizontal from each other.

• Then you want to put 1 button chrysanthemum of the same color as before in the center of the arrangement.

•  Now you want to take 4 daisies and scatter them at different angles in the empty spaces where there is no flowers.

• Next you want to take your piece of tulle and fold it into a triangle.

• Then fold it into a triangle again.

• Now take your piece of wire in a U-shape and wrap it around your tulle,

• Repeat steps 12-14 for two other pieces of tulle.

• Scatter these pieces of tulle in your arrangement and then you're finished!