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8.13.21 Whimsical Mailbox Topper-Tammy

Materials

  • 1 unit base
  • 1 unit casket plaque
  • 1 unit piece of foam
  • 1 package zip ties
  • 1 piece garland
  • 1 roll mesh
  • 2-3 pieces decorations
  • 1 piece Halloween ball garland
  • 9 rolls 4” ribbon (all different)
  • 1 unit mini pumpkin

Instructions

Prep your base.

  • Start with a casket plaque.
  • Attach a piece of foam to the middle of the frame.
  • Add a few zip ties to the foam and frame with hot glue.
  • Cut a piece of garland and add it onto the foam and secure it down with floral pins and hot glue.
  • You can take a long zip tie and secure it all the way around the garland.
  • Fluff out your pine needles.
  • Take your mesh, fold the end in and add 8” poofs throughout your garland, starting with the sides.
  • Take your next mesh and cut 18” pieces.
  • Create a ruffle by pinching the middle together.
  • Add it into a pine needle with your poofs.

Add decorations.

  • Take a Halloween ball garland, cut it into pieces and add it onto the middle of your design. Make sure to add some that hang down as well.

Add your ribbon.

  • Take a 4” ribbon and cut 4 x 16” pieces. Dovetail the ends.
  • Pinch the middle together horizontally and add that into a pine needle.
  • Take another ribbon and make funky tails by cutting 26” pieces and making a bow with 1 loop and dovetail the ends.
  • Add this on top of your previous ribbon.
  • Take a different ribbon, cut strips, fold it in half and add a pick onto the middle.
  • Add it into your design as extra tails.
  • Repeat this with a few more tails.

Add decorations.

  • Add in some wispy dry leaf decorations.
  • Add your mini pumpkins into the design. Secure them with skewers/nubs and hot glue.
  • Add in some black and white curly picks.
  • Add in other fun Halloween decorations like candy corn.

Make your bow.

  • Take 6 ribbons and make a bow with each one with long tails and 2 big loops.
  • Layer the bows as you go and secure them with a pipe cleaner.
  • You can add extra tails in between your layers.
  • Fluff out your bow.
  • Glue a mini pumpkin in the middle of your bow.