A MOTHER and daughter poppy project blossomed into a community campaign that held pride of place on Anzac Day in Swansea.

With family links to World War I and II, Swansea's Jenny Dunn was inspired by a call to arms for Australian women to knit red poppies for Melbourne's Federation Square Centenary commemoration.

However, Mrs Dunn and her mum, Dorothy O'Shea of Blacksmiths, decided they wanted to make them for the Swansea RSL Sub Branch.

The sub-branch liked the idea and requested 100 to decorate the new centenary memorial.

Mrs Dunn knew just the people to help - Wrap for Love Swansea members.

Each month, Mrs Dunn hosts a group for the not-for-profit organisation, where seven women prepare knitted and crocheted squares to be sent to the Kahibah branch to be made into blankets.

The women loved the idea, bought the wool and started the poppies.

"We all had ideas and so we did our own thing as no two real flowers are exactly the same, each is different," Mrs Dunn said.

At the final count, 250 poppies were made.

As a retired florist, Mrs Dunn arranged the poppies alongside fresh gum leaves to represent Australia and artificial fern sprayed silver for New Zealand.

Mrs Dunn said she was very proud on Anzac Day.

"It really was a lovely achievement but it wasn't just me," she said.

"Lots of people were involved in this little project."

They included the Swansea Men's Shed, neighbours and friends.

The poppies were so popular, the group has been asked to make another 90 for next year.

They will be used until the final centenary commemoration on Armistice day, November 11, 2018.