Floral Headpiece: Using Flowers to Create Accessories
A course by Violeta Gladstone , Floral Stylist
Discover techniques to create your crown and introduce nature into your designs
Flowers are a great way of making any space more beautiful, but they can also add a touch of elegance and style to your outfits. Increasingly used in the fashion industry, floral crowns have become an essential accessory for the most daring. Make heads turn at your next event by making your own crown designs a reality with the help of floral stylist Violeta Gladstone.
In this course, learn how to design and create your own flower crown from scratch. Violeta shows you her creative process and everything about the uses and background of floral wreaths. In addition, using her experience as a graphic designer, she shows you how to choose a color palette and achieve the perfect harmony in your project.
What will you learn in this online course?
13 lessons & 14 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (225)
- 5,554 students
- 13 lessons (1h 40m)
- 14 additional resources (7 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Design and create a flower crown, using a real order that Violeta will develop throughout the course as an example.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For anyone who has a passion for flowers, nature, and handicrafts.
Requirements and materials
To take this course it is not necessary to have any previous knowledge of floral art, just the desire to bring nature into your designs.
As for materials, you will use fresh or preserved flowers, wires, pliers, floral tape, scissors, and a tube of floral glue.
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Violeta Gladstone
A course by Violeta Gladstone
After 15 years of professional experience in graphic design, Violeta Gladstone decided to turn her career around and dedicate herself to floral styling. Located in Barcelona, she specializes in using flowers to tell stories in the form of botanical and floral installations, creating accessories such as headpieces and floral design for commercials.
She has dedicated herself solely to floral design for the last four years working with a range of clients, from independent clients to art directors, photographers, and companies like Puig, Rembostyling, L’Illa Diagonal, Valmont Barcelona Bridal Week, and Ifema. You can view her work on her website, social media accounts, and in various magazines.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in the course?
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U2
Learn about flowers and prepare an order
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Types of flowers and color
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Order and analysis
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Mood board: define shape, material and color
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U3
Creation of the floral crown
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Technical materials
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Execution of the base
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Bouquet preparation
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Assembling the crown
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U4
Final touches
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Finishing and touch-ups
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Enclosure
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Crown care
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FP
Final project
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Flower Crown Design and Creation
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FAQs
You’ll learn intermediate floral design techniques, wreath-making, botanical sculpture, how to select and care for fresh, dried, and preserved flowers, plus how to create moodboards and present projects on social media.
This is an intermediate-level course, perfect for those with basic floral arrangement skills who want to dive deeper into creative techniques, botanical sculpture, and wreath design for events and fashion.
You’ll need floral wire, floral tape, scissors, pliers, special glue, fresh, dried or preserved flowers, and greenery. The course provides a full list so you can set up your workspace.
Fresh flowers are fragrant but short-lived; dried flowers keep their shape and color but are fragile; preserved flowers stay flexible and colorful for longer. The course teaches when and how to use each type.
The course helps you draw inspiration from nature and personal experiences, applying creative techniques and visual references to innovate in floral design, botanical sculpture, and art for events or photography.
You’ll learn to make lush, minimalist, wedding, and festival wreaths, use wildflowers, mix colors and textures, build bases, assemble bouquets, and perfect professional finishing touches.
The course includes strategies for showcasing your work on Instagram, from layered floral photography tips to advice on capturing attention and building a creative following.
Amazing and inspiring
J'ai beaucoup apprécié ce module de création d'une couronne de tête. Très bien expliqué, pas à pas; le design me plaît beaucoup, il est original, très romantique. Je me sens confiante pour y arriver, c'est très excitant.
Genial todo. Violeta el lo màs por estos temas, y a parte su experiencia tambièn su manera de explicar me parece perfecta, sencilla, práctica, eficaz, lo recomiendo al 100%
Práctico, claro y sencillo, lo recomiendo
Me ha gustado bastante ;)