Single Mum Supplies
•Plain Cardboard Backers (3)
•Silk Mum (1)
•Charms (your choice)
•Bells (your choice)
•Garland (your choice)
•#3 Ribbon in Two Main School Colors (2 yards each color)
•#5 Ribbon in Two Main School Colors (14 yards each color)
•#9 Ribbon in Two Main School Colors (14 yards each color)
•Additional Decorative Ribbon (your choice)
•Curling Ribbon (to tie on bells)
•Stick-on Letters (to personalize with names, Homecoming year, etc.)
•24-inch Military Braid Supplies
•#3 Ribbon in One Main School Color (3-4 yards)
•#5 Ribbon in Other Main School Color (3-4 yards)
•Basic Tools
•Scissors
•Glue Gun & Glue Stick
•Stapler & Staples
•Corsage Pins
•Ruler
Cost of each project will vary depending on materials used.
Due to the seasonal nature of some merchandise, actual availability of some products pictured may vary.
CREATE YOUR OWN HOMECOMING MUM IN FIVE EASY STEPS
Step 1: Select the Style of Mum You Want to Make
Garter Mum
Single Mum
Double Mum
Triple Mum
Step 2: Select a Backer
Plain Backers: You may select a plain backer and add your own ribbon points and streamers. If you select this option, we recommend attaching the flower to one backer and the ribbons and streamers to another. If using a stapler, be sure to cover the staples with another backer (using a glue gun) to prevent snags on clothing. Cardboard backers are available in various sizes to fit the mum style you select:
For Garter Mum: 4-inch Round
For Single Mum: 6-inch Round
For Double Mum: Oval
For Triple Mum: Heart
Premade Backers: Or you may select a premade backer that already has the ribbon points and streamers added.
Premade Garter Backers: If using a premade garter backer, two additional plain backers will be needed. Staple garter to one backer. Using glue gun, attach second backer to inside of garter. This will prevent the backer from tearing clothing when placed on the arm. Glue garter to premade backer.
Step 3: Select a Flower
For Garter Mum, use one flower no larger than 5 1/2-inches
For Single Mum, use one 6 1/2-inch to 8-inch flower
For Double Mum, use two 6 1/2-inch to 8-inch flowers
For Triple Mum, use three 6 1/2-inch to 8-inch flowers
Step 4: Select Ribbon and Streamers
Using your school colors as a guide, choose from a variety of specialty ribbon to further decorate your premade backer and mum(s). Note: Seniors usually use silver, gold and white ribbon in their mums to signify the last year of high school. Select your ribbon as follows:
For Garter Mum, use a minimum of two ribbon styles (18-inch lengths)
For Single Mum, use a minimum of two ribbon styles (18-inch to 60-inch lengths)
For Double Mum, use a minimum of two ribbon styles (18-inch to 60-inch lengths)
For Triple Mum, use a minimum of two ribbon styles (18-inch to 60-inch lengths)
Note: If you are using plain cardboard backers, you will need to purchase more ribbon than if you start with a premade backer.
Step 5: Select Trinkets and Embellishments
Michaels offers a wide variety of trinkets and embellishments to decorate your mum and show team spirit such as boas, whistles, jingle bells, stuffed bears, cow bells, stick-on letters, footballs, football helmets & players, cheerleaders, spirit sayings, chains, charms, rabbit feet, tassels, glitter, dried flowers, feathers, mirrors, garland, picks, felt and much more!
BASIC SINGLE MUM
Front Backer
Cut 4-inch lengths from #3 and #5 ribbon. Overlap pieces and twist both ends in same direction to form a cone shape (shiny side of ribbon should be out). Keep all cones uniform in shape and size.
Slightly overlap (in same direction) ends of ribbon strips and staple them together. Overlap corners slightly and staple to backer. Continue until edge of backer is covered with points. Attach a second row of points, placing them between first row of points.
Remove stem from mum. Center mum on top of backer over point edges, glue in place. Set aside.
Middle Backer
Cut 48-inch lengths from #5 and #9 ribbon. Fold in half to make two 24-inch streamers. Overlap folded ends and staple to bottom half of middle backer, alternating colors and widths.
Glue chains, garlands and charms over ribbon streamers as desired. Make military braid (directions below) if desired. Staple braid on middle backer over attached elements.
Cut 36-inch lengths of curling ribbon, tie on bells and attach to middle backer with glue.
Overlap remaining 5-inches of #5 and #9 ribbon to form a loop. Staple loop to top center of middle backer for corsage pin.
Finishing Mum
Glue middle backer (ribbon, garland, bells) to back of front backer (mum, points)
Glue unused backer onto back of middle backer to cover staple edges (to protect clothing from staple snags).
Glue/tie charms onto mum and add stick-on letters to ribbon streamers as desired.
BASIC MILITARY BRAID
Begin Chain: Staple ends of two colors of ribbon together at a right angle. Fold color one toward you, forming a loop as long as ribbon width. Staple where ribbon one intersects with ribbon two.
Begin Loops: Bring up a loop of ribbon two, push it through original loop of ribbon one. This makes first set of hand-tightened loops which will create the Military Braid.
Continue Loops: Bring a loop of ribbon one forward, push it through ribbon two loop. Pull ribbon two loop snug around ribbon one by pulling ribbon two's tail. Continue this pattern to end of ribbons. Remember to push loops of alternating ribbons through previous loop and pull taut.
Discussion Topic
MAKING FOOT BALL MUMS
Posted on 09/08/09, 09:39 pm
WITH IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, I WILL TRY MY HAND AT MAKING A HOMECOMMING FOOT BALL MUM FOR MY GRANDSONS GIRLFRIEND. THIS IS A TRADITION IN TEXAS AS WELL AS OTHER PLACES. HOWEVER, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS.
BACK WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL IN THE 60s, FOOT BALL MUMS WERE NOT ALL THAT EXPENCIVE. HOWEVER, IT HAS GOTTEN OUT OF HAND EVEN TO MAKE ONE.
I WAS LOOKING ON LINE FOR SOME THAT WERE ALREADY MADE AND FOUND THEM PRICED AT UP TOO $200.00. I ALMOST FAINTED. I DID FIND A SUPPER STORE FOR ALL HOME COMING MUM SUPPLIES RIGHT NEAR MY HOME. LUCKY FOR ME ! I WILL GO AND CHECK THEM OUT AND SEE WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IN COST TO MAKE IT MY SELF. IT IS SURE TO BE A LOT LESS. I HAVE FOUND ON LINE INSTRUCTIONS SEVERAL PLACES. SO EXCEPT FOR THE $$ I AM ALMOST READY TO GO.
A BIT OF HISTORY
The chrysanthemum was first grown in the Far East - China - as a flowering herb and was first written about by scribes over 3,500 years ago. Their artwork shows mums as they would appear today in fact. Folklore teaches that the boiled roots were taken as a headache medicine and ancient culinarians used sprouts and petals in salads. Sometimes, the leaves were brewed for recreational purposes. The ancient Chinese name for chrysanthemum is "Chu." The Chinese city of Chu-Hsien (which means Chrysanthemum City) is an eponym of the flower.
The Southern Homecoming Mum and its Forerunners
At Plush in a Rush, we are a leading manufacturer of wholesale homecoming mum supplies. We feel it is our duty to explain briefly what a homecoming mum is for all of our customers who venture onto our homecoming mum supply pages...
Then 2,800 years ago, the chrysanthemum appeared in Japan. So enamored with the mum, that the Japanese decreed that the flower would be the crest and seal of the Emperor. Family seals for prominent Japanese families of nobility also contain some type of mum called a Kikumon - "Kiku" means chrysanthemum and "Mon" means crest. In Japan, the Imperial Order of the Chrysanthemum is the most elite Order of Chivalry. Japan also has a mum festival, which is called the Festival of Happiness.
The chrysanthemum was first introduced to the west during some 250 years ago. In 1753 Karl Linnaeus, the famous botanist from binomial nomenclature fame, combined the Greek words chrysos, meaning gold with anthemon, meaning flower.Botanical archaeologists say this is probably a true description of the ancient flower, as it also points out the mum's need for sunlight. The earliest depictions of mums show them as small, yellow daisy-like flowers.
The chrysanthemum was first introduced into the United States during colonial times. Three hundred years later, its popularity has grown such that mums now reign as undisputed "Queen of the Fall Flowers."
For many of us in the South, and for virtually all Texans, our introduction to the chrysanthemum was a corsage for the girlfriends and mothers at Homecoming football games. The pictures below are some examples of modern-day mums.
Today, the silk flower has replaced the chrysanthemum as the centerpiece for homecoming mums, and now you can find them decorated with dozens of charms, ribbons, bells, and even the occasional high school mascot. Plush in Rush offers several unique items that can make your homecoming mum a high school favorite.
BACK WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL IN THE 60s, FOOT BALL MUMS WERE NOT ALL THAT EXPENCIVE. HOWEVER, IT HAS GOTTEN OUT OF HAND EVEN TO MAKE ONE.
I WAS LOOKING ON LINE FOR SOME THAT WERE ALREADY MADE AND FOUND THEM PRICED AT UP TOO $200.00. I ALMOST FAINTED. I DID FIND A SUPPER STORE FOR ALL HOME COMING MUM SUPPLIES RIGHT NEAR MY HOME. LUCKY FOR ME ! I WILL GO AND CHECK THEM OUT AND SEE WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IN COST TO MAKE IT MY SELF. IT IS SURE TO BE A LOT LESS. I HAVE FOUND ON LINE INSTRUCTIONS SEVERAL PLACES. SO EXCEPT FOR THE $$ I AM ALMOST READY TO GO.
A BIT OF HISTORY
The chrysanthemum was first grown in the Far East - China - as a flowering herb and was first written about by scribes over 3,500 years ago. Their artwork shows mums as they would appear today in fact. Folklore teaches that the boiled roots were taken as a headache medicine and ancient culinarians used sprouts and petals in salads. Sometimes, the leaves were brewed for recreational purposes. The ancient Chinese name for chrysanthemum is "Chu." The Chinese city of Chu-Hsien (which means Chrysanthemum City) is an eponym of the flower.
The Southern Homecoming Mum and its Forerunners
At Plush in a Rush, we are a leading manufacturer of wholesale homecoming mum supplies. We feel it is our duty to explain briefly what a homecoming mum is for all of our customers who venture onto our homecoming mum supply pages...
Then 2,800 years ago, the chrysanthemum appeared in Japan. So enamored with the mum, that the Japanese decreed that the flower would be the crest and seal of the Emperor. Family seals for prominent Japanese families of nobility also contain some type of mum called a Kikumon - "Kiku" means chrysanthemum and "Mon" means crest. In Japan, the Imperial Order of the Chrysanthemum is the most elite Order of Chivalry. Japan also has a mum festival, which is called the Festival of Happiness.
The chrysanthemum was first introduced to the west during some 250 years ago. In 1753 Karl Linnaeus, the famous botanist from binomial nomenclature fame, combined the Greek words chrysos, meaning gold with anthemon, meaning flower.Botanical archaeologists say this is probably a true description of the ancient flower, as it also points out the mum's need for sunlight. The earliest depictions of mums show them as small, yellow daisy-like flowers.
The chrysanthemum was first introduced into the United States during colonial times. Three hundred years later, its popularity has grown such that mums now reign as undisputed "Queen of the Fall Flowers."
For many of us in the South, and for virtually all Texans, our introduction to the chrysanthemum was a corsage for the girlfriends and mothers at Homecoming football games. The pictures below are some examples of modern-day mums.
Today, the silk flower has replaced the chrysanthemum as the centerpiece for homecoming mums, and now you can find them decorated with dozens of charms, ribbons, bells, and even the occasional high school mascot. Plush in Rush offers several unique items that can make your homecoming mum a high school favorite.
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Reply #1 09/08/09 10:09pm
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Reply #2 09/19/09 2:14am
you tell how to make it but you don't show the finished product. -
Reply #3 09/20/09 4:18am
i will post a picture now of the mum i made for my Grandspn to give his girlfriend -
Reply #4 09/29/09 4:17pm
Where is the picture posted? It sounds so lovely. -
Reply #5 10/27/09 8:26am
it is posted here in this groups photos Look at the top of this page you will see the word photos over to the far right of the page . Just click on the word photos it will take you all photos posted by members of this group -
Reply #6 11/04/09 1:30pm
THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL, NOT SURE IF MY HANDS WILL WORK WITH ALL THAT.
U MY DEAR IS SO CRAFTY!
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