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Instructions

  • Prep your design.
  • Start with an evergreen base.
  • Fluff out your pine needles.
  • Take 5 colors of 10” mesh and cut 5 each 24” strips.
  • Take 1 color of 21” mesh and cut 5 24” strips
  • Using the 21” mesh, create the “butt” method; by curling each end toward each other, cinch each end about 6”in and fold in half
  • Begin by placing the 21” mesh (butt method) on the outside ring first
  • With the 10” mesh, make cruffles by curling the edges in and pinching the middle together.
  • Add them into your base, alternating colors as you go.
  • Repeat steps 5-8 until both the outside ring and the inside ring have been completed
  • Extend 4 zip ties together to make 1 long zip tie.
  • Squeeze the base together to create an oval
  • Add the extended zip ties to the back of the base
  • Tie 2 pine tines to each end of zip ties for added security
  • Prep your metal sign
  • With jewelry hole punch add holes to left and right edges of sign
  • Add pipe cleaners to each hole
  • Place sign higher than center to allow for large bow
  • Optional: you may add a glob of glue to back of sign to keep it from moving
  • Attach sign to base
  • Make and add your bow
  • Using two extra long pipe cleaner, twist them together
  • Take 4 ribbons, make an 8” tail and two 8” loop bow with a longer second tail with each one (with each color, make the loops a little bit smaller)
  • With the last (#5) ribbon, make an 8” tail and 1 loop and end with a longer tail
  • Layer the ribbons and secure them together using the double pipe cleaner
  • Add your bow into your design
  • Take a few extra ribbons and make smaller bows and tail sets to add around the design.
  • Dovetail your bow ends.
  • Add in your greenery and florals
  • Take your mixed greenery bush and berry bush, cut it into smaller pieces and add it around your design with hot glue
  • Separate the floral bush into pieces and add in with hot glue
  • Fluff and clip floral filler stems into bundles to also be added around the base with hot glue
  • Final touches
  • Remember to trim, dovetail the longer tails in the bow