Silk Flower Fall Lantern Topper
Join me in making this silk flower fall lantern topper; it’s a lovely ode to autumn with tons of seasonal colors and textured beauty.
DIY silk flower fall lantern topper
Today’s project is a silk flower fall lantern topper made with bright orange ranunculus, Black Eyed Susans, and plenty of fall foliage.
The best part about this lantern topper for fall is that it’s easily removable; change it out throughout the year for a pop of seasonal color!
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Supplies for this project
You’ll need:
- Silk wired ribbon (2 fall colors)
- Fall sprays
- Autumn leaves
- Orange ranunculus
- Orange filler flowers
- Black Eyed Susans
- Scissors
- Wire cutters
- Zip ties
- Rustic wire
- Needle Nose pliers
- Hot glue
- Florist tape
How to make a faux flower fall lantern topper
1. Create an autumn arrangement
For our first fall arrangement, gather clippings of Black Eyed Susans, red fall leaves, orange filler flowers, and orange ranunculus. Keep the stems long for now.
Attach these clippings throughout your fall spray, layering the elements for even texture and color.
When you’re happy with your mini arrangement, zip-tie the stems together at the base of the arrangement.
2. Form a second arrangement
Repeat the steps above for a second arrangement, this time creating a slightly smaller bouquet. Forgo the fall spray and instead just gather orange filler flowers, Black Eyed Susans, red autumn leaves, and orange ranunculus.
Zip-tie the base.
3. Attach the elements
To attach your fall lantern topper, lay the arrangements facing away from each other with their stems overlapping. Leave about a fist’s length between the bottoms of each arrangement, and use two zip ties to secure them.
Trim all the zip tie ends, along with any remaining stem lengths that could weigh down the arrangement.
4. Tie your bow
For our final element, take a 2 ½” orange ribbon and measure about the length of your bottom arrangement, pinch, and pleat. Then, measure 10” for a 5” loop, pinch, pleat, and twist. Repeat for a total of 3 loops, and then trim the tail.
Repeat these steps with a 1 ½” yellow plaid ribbon.
Finish your bow with a single 3” loop of yellow ribbon, then secure the center with florist wire. Attach the now to the center of your lantern topper, twisting at the back to combine. Remember to trim your wire ends!
5. Finishing touches on your silk flower fall lantern topper
Complete your faux flower fall lantern topper with a few finishing touches:
- Cover the mechanics at the back of your arrangement with a leaf and a bit of hot glue.
- Use rustic wire to wrap around the topper and attach it to the lantern.
- Fluff, maneuver, and dovetail ribbon streamers.
- Attach additional ribbon streamers using scrap stems and florist tape to create picks. Hot glue them to your bow, not the lantern.
- Build your arrangement shape by hot gluing extra clippings to the streamers in the center of the arrangement. This will make it look like one cohesive piece rather than three separate elements.
And with that, your fall lantern topper is ready to display!
Watch the video: How to make a silk flower fall lantern topper
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