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11.27.22 Mardi Gras Wreath - Coach Meghan

Instructions

Prep your base.

  • Start with a round evergreen wreath base.
  • Fluff out your pine needles.
  • Take 3 types of 10” mesh and cut 7 x 24” of each.
  • Take the mesh and make cruffles by curling in the edges and pinching the middle together.
  • Add the cruffles to the inner and outer ring of the wreath, alternating colors as you go.
  • Make the round wreath into an oval wreath using zip ties.
  • Add in a gold spiky greenery stem to the center of the wreath using zip ties.

Make and add your bow.

  • Take 5 ribbons and make a bow with 2 loops each, keeping the tails long.
  • Layer your bows.
  • Secure your bows with pipe cleaners.
  • Add your bow to the ? of the wreath.
  • Fluff out your bow.
  • Add your bow to the top of the wreath using pipe cleaners.
  • Take the ribbon tails and join them at the bottom of the wreath making loops.
  • Trim and dovetail the ends.
  • Take 1 ribbon and make a half bow with 1 loop, keeping the tails long.
  • Add the half bow to the left side of the wreath making a loop to the right side with the ribbon tail.
  • Take 1 ribbon and add it to the right side of the wreath making a loop down the right side of the wreath.
  • Dovetail the ends.
  • Take 1 ribbon and make a bow with 2 loops.
  • Take 1 ribbon and cut a tail.
  • Layer the bow and ribbon.
  • Add the bow and ribbon to the wreath.
  • Repeat above instructions 13 - 16.
  • Take 2 ribbons and cut a tail of each.
  • Layer the ribbon tails and add it to the wreath.
  • Take 1 ribbon and make a bow with 2 loops.
  • Take 1 ribbon and cut a tail.
  • Layer the bow and ribbon.
  • Add the bow and ribbon to the wreath.
  • Repeat above instructions 20 - 23.

Add in your greenery and picks.

  • Add in some ball ornaments.
  • Add in a variety of ball picks.