2006-May-17 - Memories of Summer.......a Daisy Chain!!
Do you recall making daisy chains.....? I do....and my girls will LOVE THIS, I totally forgot about Daisy Chains......anyhew......for those of us who've forgotten....a pictorial reminder to help :) I can only hope my daughters summers are filled with all the enjoyment and awe of the Lords creation.......everything in bloom, flowers so fragrant....beautiful sunsets.........running thru the pasture, lemonade, popsicles on the porch, swimming, picking flowers....and of course making Daisy Chains....
Weaving a Daisy Chain
You'll Need:
- a few dozen daisies ¡ª with long, thick stems
- thin rubber band, cut open
1. Collect a few dozen daisies ¡ª keep stems as long as possible and look for stems that are hearty, not wimpy. The number of daisies you need depends on how long you want your chain to be.
2. Choose one daisy to begin the daisy chain.
3. Press thumbnail into the stem about 1/4¡å from the daisy head and puncture the stem all the way through, keeping it in one piece.
4. Using index fingers and thumbs, pull the stem apart where it was punctured. Make a small hole that will be just large enough for another stem to fit through.
5. Slide the stem of a second daisy through the hole in the first daisy¡¯s stem and pull it through until the two flower heads meet.
6. In the stem of the second daisy, press thumbnail into the stem about 1/4¡å from the daisy head and puncture the stem all the way through, keeping it in one piece. Using index fingers and thumbs, pull the stem apart where it was punctured to make a small hole that will be just large enough for another stem to fit through.
7. Slide the stem of a third daisy through the hole in the second daisy¡¯s stem and pull it through until the two flower heads meet.
8. Repeat Steps 6 and 7 with each additional daisy added, until chain is desired length.
9. To make a full circle, attach the beginning and end of the chain together by inserting the first stem of the chain into a hole in the last stem and inserting the last stem of the chain into a hole in the first stem. For added strength, use a thin rubber band that has been cut open to tie the two stems together.
Comments
2006-May-17 - Untitled Comment
Posted by homesteadinthemaking
We also do this with clover. Thanks for the reminder. I can remember doing this also when I was young. I'll have to do it again with my girls. Such fun!!
Blessings,
Trixi
2006-May-17 - Untitled Comment
Posted by glenda
I so remember doing these when i was a child also. My children now do them.. I laugh sometimes when i think of them doing some of the same things i did when i was younger.
glenda
2006-May-17 - Untitled Comment
Posted by DonnaJoy
Oh, what sweet memories, we used to have such fun making these....then wearing them on our heads!!!
thanks for the instructions....looks easier than we I did!!!
Bless...
Donna
2006-May-17 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Carol
Oh what memories. My aunt use to make these for me all the time and take pictures of me wearing it on my head. I still have a black & white picture that I treasure. She was and is still my favorite aunt.
~Carol
2006-May-18 - Untitled Comment
Posted by GrandmaRosie
Beautiful heart felt memories. Life was so much simpler then. We were in such a hurry to grow up! now we wish we had taken longer.
We used to put the flowers off trumpet vines on our fingers and pretend they were our " Painted " fingernails. Mom only let us wear clear and we thought we were big stuff with those long crimson flowers on our fingers.
2006-May-18 - Untitled Comment
Posted by thatday
Thbis is something I did not do as a child - but sounds so fun - will have to remember for when I move near my granddaughters - this will be so fun for them.
Barb
