Composite Poinsettia Christmas Decoration

December 3, 2012

Composite Poinsettia Christmas Decoration

December 3, 2012

Composite Poinsettia Christmas Decoration

 

 

I’m not sure if it is because I have a birthday in December or if it’s because red is my favorite (of all my many favorites) color.

Maybe it’s because I just LOVE flowers and as far as flowers go Poinsettias are a little unusual?

Whatever the reason, I LOVE POINSETTIAS!

And big, giant poinsettias are even better.

 

Composite Poinsettia Christmas Decoration

 

Supplies:

  • Smoothfoam 12 inch disc
  • 2-3 bushes “silk” Poinsettias
  • Hot glue

 

Composite Poinsettia Christmas Decoration

 

The first thing to do is pull apart the layers of the poinsettias.

Make sure to set one whole poinsettia flower aside for the center of your composite poinsettia flower.

 

 

Composite Poinsettia Christmas Decoration

 

 

Then snip each petal apart.

(Yes, I know that the parts of a poinsettia that I’m referring to as “petals” are actually “bracts” but I’m just trying to make life easy.)

To read more about poinsettia’s try visiting The University of Illinois Extension website.

 

Composite Poinsettia Christmas Decoration

 

Using hot glue, place the petals around the outside perimeter of the Smoothfoam disc.

Keep in mind that poinsettia petals aren’t very dense but more loosely attached to the center.

TIP: If you want your poinsettia to be even more loose than this one you can use fewer bushes of flowers but I would recommend painting the disc red before creating the composite flower… just in case some of the disc shows through.

 

 

Composite Poinsettia Christmas Decoration

 

When you have 3-4 layers of poinsettia petals down glue the one flower you set aside to the center.

The cool thing about composite poinsettias is that they look even better the less round they are.

 

Composite Poinsettia Christmas Decoration

 

I hung my poinsettia above the central painting on this wall I painted earlier in the year (you can read more about it here) as part of my Christmas decorations. I also added strands of gold beads the the sconces.

Who says you can’t glam up a very masculine space?

 

Vicki O'Dell

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  • VELMA PACKARD November 6, 2016 at 7:07 pm

    i have been working on the toliet paper roll wreath,but this one is easyer and prettyer too. thanks save me a lot of time.

  • Kathy Dausman November 23, 2015 at 12:50 pm

    I really like this idea and plan to make 4 for our church for Christmas. Does it matter if all the petals are not the same size? Really want to know….

    • Vicki O'Dell November 23, 2015 at 5:05 pm

      No, Kathy. In fact, it will look more realistic if the petals are different sizes.

      • Kathy Dausman November 23, 2015 at 6:50 pm

        Thank you, that made my Christmas. They will be hung in the sanctuary….

        • Vicki O'Dell November 24, 2015 at 1:17 pm

          Yay! I’m glad I could help Kathy.
          xoxo V

  • Ella November 9, 2015 at 7:20 am

    Very pretty! Thank you for sharing. : )

    • Vicki O'Dell November 9, 2015 at 4:11 pm

      My pleasure, Ella.
      Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment. 🙂
      xoxo Vicki

  • loretta July 28, 2014 at 2:39 pm

    very pretty,my favorite too. Not enough poinsettia crafts available. Thank you for sharing.

    • Vicki O'Dell July 28, 2014 at 5:38 pm

      Thank you Loretta! 🙂

  • Sara Miller December 4, 2012 at 12:12 am

    I love it. It’s fabulous and it looks great up there on the wall. TFS.

  • Suzann Sladcik Wilson December 3, 2012 at 6:04 pm

    So pretty and easy to make – love it! This would be a great alternative to a traditional wreath – especially since there no pine needles to pick up off the floor. Thank you for sharing!

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