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Craft Projects: Dried Floral Wreath
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Take
the beauty of dried naturals and create something lovely for the
perfect fall accent. Tiny clay pots blend beautifully with miniature
corn
cobs and strawflowers.
TO
MAKE THIS DRIED FLORAL WREATH YOU WILL NEED:
- One
grapevine wreath, 15" dia
- One,
2 1/2" clay pot
- Two,
2" clay pots
- Brown
Spanish moss
- Sheet
moss
- Dried
wheat
- One
miniature Indian corn cob
- Dried
strawflowers in assorted colors
- Jute
twine
- White
globe heads
- Yellow
candy tuff
- Twelve
miniature pine cones
- Seven
or eight strands of natural raffia
- Three
strands of orange raffia
- Hot
glue gun with glue sticks
- Scissors
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 STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS |
1.
Glue sheet moss and Spanish moss onto front surface of wreath as
desired.
2.
Using short lengths of jute twine, tie wheat into four bundles (about
10
steams each).
Using
scissors, trim the wheat stalks to desired length (ends should be about
3" long).
3.
Referring to the photograph, glue three bundles of wheat onto the
bottom
of the wreath.
4.
Glue the corn cob into the 2 1/2" clay pot. Glue the pot onto the
bottom
of the wreath in the center of the wheat bundles. Allow glue to set.
5.
Glue the remaining two clay pots onto each side of the wreath. Allow
glue
to set.
6.
Glue the strawflowers, candy tuff, globe heads, and pine cones onto the
wreath as desired.
7.
Glue the remaining wheat bundle to the top center front, Trim ends to
about
2".
8.
Holding the strands of natural raffia together, tie into a bow. Glue
the
bow onto the top
wheat
bundle.
9.
Holding the strands of orange raffia together, tie into a smaller bow.
Glue this bow on top of the natural raffia bow.
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