Create a Flower Crown for the Goddess in You!
Breathe it in, do you smell it? Spring is here! Sending you joyous Spring Equinox and Ostara vibes! Ostara is the Wiccan holiday that honors the Spring Equinox and its part of the Wheel of the Year. Ostara is a time to bring balance to your life, welcome the coming light, and celebrate blossoming life.
If you are looking to bring some sunshine into your world after hibernating for the past few months, wearing a flower crown will really get you in the springtime spirit and give you good reason to embrace your goddess energy.
Crowns of all sorts have adorned the heads of the most ultimate goddesses throughout time and across cultures. However, no crown seems to come close to the beauty that is the flower crown, and it’s the perfect celebratory craft for Ostara.
I’ve got a bit of floral history for you, the meaning behind some favorite flowers, and a short DIY to get you started with flower crowns.
History
Wicca
Floral crowns have been used for celebrating Ostara (Spring Equinox) and, maybe more commonly, Beltane (the celebration between spring and summer). Various Pagan religions would adore statues of their Gods and Goddesses with flower crowns during these times of the year.
Flora
The Romans held this fertility goddess in high esteem. Flora was said to wear “garlands of a thousand flowers.” In the Roman culture, a springtime festival was held to honor the renewal of the lifecycle. If flower crowns are your thing, then this was the place for you! Even the dogs were decorated with flowers! Flora was said to wear soft yellow flowers to represent the essence of spring. Honor Flora with a buttercup blossom!
Island Life
Hawaii definitely has its bases covered when it comes to tropical blossoms. Here, flowers are worn on ankles, wrists, and yes...heads, too. In Hawaii floral crowns are known as “haku lei.” You can find bronzed goddesses roaming the beaches decked out in flower crowns on any day of the week! It's also customary for the natives to gift these beautiful crowns to friends and visitors.
Flower Meanings
Laurel: Symbol of triumph
Buttercup: Childishness, neatness, humility
Myrtle: Marital fidelity, good fortune
Periwinkle: Happy memories, achieving your dreams
Daisy: Innocence, cheerfulness
Rose: Love
Pink Peony: Riches, honor, prosperity
Baby's Breath: Long lasting love, angelic
Dandelion: Survival, spiritual intelligence
Gardenia: Purity, love
Laurel: Success, glory
Daffodil: Self love
DIY Flower Crown
Crown crafting is the perfect tribe building activity! Of course, you're economical so it only makes sense for you and your besties to get together and bring your favorite bunch of flowers to share.
I really wanted to create my flower crown with only flowers. Turns out, that is pretty tough. I was able to create my crown from flowers plus a little string.
If you’re using thinner, bendier stems, I think it would be possible to create a crown from only flowers. If you’re going for a statement-making crown like mine, string might be a necessity.
Supplies: Flowers, scissors, string
Start with three flowers and start by braiding the stems together.
As you braid continue to add in more flowers and their stems into your braid.
Once you have long enough braid of flowers to make a crown, carefully bend your braid into a circle shape.
Using string or a stem of a flower tie the back overlapping parts of your flower braid.
Fill out your crown by sticking flowers into the braid around the crown or by tying them onto the braid.
This took some time and patience. I couldn’t be happier with my end result and I felt like a goddess all day! Be bold, rock your flower crown as you welcome Ostara, the coming light, and the birth of spring. You are the peaceful warrior, a goddess, the light bringer, and the bearer of sunshine!
