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Magnolia Basket

TO MAKE THIS MAGNOLIA BASKET YOU WILL NEED:

  • Rose wired paper ribbon
  • Grape and twig basket, 10" diameter, 5" deep
  • 2 yds. twisted paper, natural
  • Floral foam, 5" x 5" x 3½"
  • Spanish moss
  • 1 silk magnolia blossom with leaves
  • 3 pieces silk ivy, each 12" long
  • 2 dried hydrangea blossoms
  • 3 birch twigs, 12" tall
  • 2 pieces isolepsis
  • 5 stems plumosus
  • 2 stems pink pepper berries, each 8" long
  • 5 floral picks with wire
  • Floral wire
  • Hot glue gun and glue sticks


INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Glue foam to bottom of basket. Glue Spanish moss on top and around foam in basket to cover foam.

2. Insert birch twigs and isolepsis in center of basket into foam so that some is on both sides of handle.

3. Cut magnolia stem to 8". Place magnolia in basket in front of handle. place 1 hydrangea in basket behind handle. place second hydrangea about 4" left of magnolia blossom.

4. Add 3 stems silk ivy between flowers, allowing ivy to spill over edges of basket.

5. Add a pepper berry spray to each side of basket. Place one spray to right of magnolia blossom; place other to left of hydrangea on opposite side.

6. Fill in arrangement with plumosus and magnolia leaves.


TO MAKE BOW:

Cut a 48" piece of ribbon. Gather ribbon slightly by pushing ribbon up wire on both edges to expose wire. Push paper ribbon all along wires to get a gathered look on both pieces. Make an Easy Bow with ribbon. Attach a floral pick to center and insert bow into center of arrangement. If you would like some extra bow tails, cut 12" long pieces of paper ribbon, gather edges, and attach a floral pick to one end. Insert tails into foam where desired. Curve ribbon around arrangement, using picture as a guide.




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