out and bring the flower together.
holding the flower between your thumb and index finger, wrap the very base of the flower in double-sided tape. apply double-sided tape length-wise down both sides of the pen and wrap the base of it as well. then starting at the base of the flower, wrap the pen in the green curling ribbon.
move slowly and overlap it so that the pen is completely wrapped in ribbon. when you reach the base of the pen, cut of the excess curling ribbon. if the ribbon feels loose at the tip, you can tuck another piece of double-sided tape under the tail end of the ribbon for extra 