Titus 2 Christian HomeKeeper ™

by Wardeh Harmon

We live in a part of the country where daisies are abundant each spring. Everywhere we look, the daisies grow in lush patches of meadow grasses. Some dear friends of ours taught my daughters how to weave daisy chains on a warm and bright spring afternoon.  Since then, I’ve seen Haniya and Naomi wandering around outside many times with daisy chain necklaces or tiaras. One day, Haniya shaped a long daisy chain into a heart shape on the counter for me to find as a sweet message of love.

My sweet daughter Haniya showed me how to weave daisy chains, so I could share it with all the readers at T2CHK. Her nimble fingers are featured in the following pictures. Won’t you let us know how you like this craft? Write to me at wardeh@t2chk.org or leave me a comment below. I always welcome your comments, questions or suggestions.

Weaving a Daisy Chain

Materials:

• a few dozen daisies — with long, thick stems
• thin rubber band, cut open

1. Collect a few dozen daisies — 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″ 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″ 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.

© Copyright 2006 by Wardeh Harmon. Used with permission from the author.