SENIOR LADY: JUNETEENTH DECOR!

The Juneteenth Celebration is about freedom

and liberation. President Lincoln's Proclamation

 on 1/1/1863 allowed slaves to be set free from slavery.

Black History Month  honors this and  is celebrated 

in the month of February. However, Texas officially

ended slavery on  6\19\1865.  Now this event is also

celebrated and is called, Juneteenth. Celebrations

for this holiday is on June 19th annually. 

I recently began to include Juneteenth decor

in my craft projects. I created my 2025 wreath

from paper.   I could not recycle my wreath 

because it was damaged.  I just discovered

this mishap, so I needed a new Juneteenth

decoration. I was was so busy that I almost

forgot that the holiday was this week. The

project below is my 2026 craft for this

federal holiday:

JUNETEENTH FLORAL DECOR:

NEED:

Black Construction Paper, 8x11

Red\ Black Animal Print Wire Ribbon, 2-3 Inches Wide

Faux Flowers\ Greenery Colors: Red, Green, Yellow:

Onion Grass, Raindrop Roses, Eucalyptus Stem,

Red Baby's Breath, Peony 

Red Ribbon, 14 inches

TOOLS:

Glue Gun & Glue Sticks

Scissors,

Ruler

Make black paper into cone shape planter.

Secure end with glue. Wrap cone with the

wire ribbon. May need to apply dots of glue

 when wrapping cone. This helps ribbon

stay secure. I glued separate piece of the

ribbon around the pointed section of the

 cone.

Remove name tags from flowers and greenery.

Arrange flowers in favorite design and secure ends 

of flower  bundle with tape. This helps flowers and

 greenery fit neatly in cone.  

Fold red ribbon in half and make a loop. Glue hanger

on back if cone in center area. I needed a thick glob 

of glue to make ribbon fit snuggly on the back of the

cone. The floral arrangement is  heavy inside the paper

cone.

This Juneteenth Cone Planter is ready to hang on your 

front porch\deck.

The black cone planter looked  too plain. So, I added

the red and black animal print ribbon to it. Adding

this ribbon really enhanced this black planter.

TIPS:

* Two sheets of the black construction paper can

be used to make the paper cone stronger.

* 8x11 Foam sheets, Faux leather, & Vellum sheets

could be used for cone planter also.

*  The cone planter can be embellished with

red, yellow, green Crystal Gems or pipe cleaners,

or ribbons. I didn't  have green or black ribbons

on hand.

*  Any flowers or greenery in Juneteenth colors

can be used in the cone planter.