Materials:

Base Mum

Stapler

Ribbons

Accessories

To start this mum staple all your solid color ribbons on the base ribbons. Then you can begin to add your more decorated ribbons on top. Make sure to keep your ribbons with lettering up front where they show. Keep rearranging the layer and placement of the ribbons to your liking.

Next to make your mum wearable, you need to add a ribbon to the top of the mum. Just staple your ribbon to the back of the mum on both sides, and, to cover the staples, you can hot glue a cardboard piece on top of the staples.

Now to accessorize your mum flower, you can accessorize with things that represent your school, football, you or the person you are making it for. Either staple, hot glue or use safety pins to attach your trinkets or item to your mum flower. 

If you want to accessorize with bells, whistles and flower petals hot glue them on top of the ribbons.  If you want to add lights, make a pocket to hold the battery pack on the back of the mum and a hole in the backer to bring the lights through and weave throughout the mum.

Say you want to display your name, grade or school on your ribbons you can either find cut out vinyl letters and heat press on a low setting onto your ribbon or purchase stickers to put on the ribbons as an easier option.

Overall, just be creative and have fun with your mum. This tradition really brings homecoming together, so good luck making those mums and make sure to enjoy it, Sandies.