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Deco Mesh Valentine's Day Wreath

Equipment

  • Ribbon Tail Board
  • EZ Bow Maker
  • Deco Mesh Cutter
  • Scissors
  • Stapler
  • Cutting Mat

Instructions

How to Make a Basic Deco Mesh Base:

  • Push all the twist ties on the wreath form upward so they are ready for you to add the deco mesh.
  • Lay your 21″ deco mesh on the floor below your workspace so you can unravel easily as you measure and create poofs throughout the wreath.
  • Make sure to fluff as you go.
  • Once the you’re done with this top layer, find the nearest twist and tie off the deco mesh.
  • You can keep going around on creating poofs on the bottom row of twist ties.
  • Open up the first one twist tie and secure the end of your deco mesh. Get it nice and tight.
  • Now, you can cut the tail.

How to Add Ruffles to a Deco Mesh Base

  • Take your 20″ cut deco mesh pieces and curl each piece inward at each end. Then crunch them towards the middle. *Pro-tip: this keeps the cut edges hidden as they tend to fray.
  • Now add these ruffles all around the base.

Adding Ribbon Tails to a Wreath

  • Using the ribbon tail board, wrap the 2.5″ inch ribbon around the 14″ section 5 times.
  • Pull the wrap off of the board and cut each end. This should give you 10 ribbon tails once it’s cut.
  • Keep each side together (5 per side) and fold in half length-wise to cut diagonally from non-wired side to wired. Repeat with the other set of 5.
  • Repeat step 1-3 with 1.5″ ribbon, except in this wreath we wrapped it 18 times to create 36 dove tails.
  • Layer (2) 1.5″ ribbon tails over (1) 2.5″ ribbon tail and fold them in half to crease.
  • Crunch the ribbon together at that crease and add to twist ties on base.

Making and Adding a Bow

  • Using your 4″ ribbon, measure out 8″.  Pinch it in the center. We’re going to give it a twist, slide it in. We want our pretty side up.
  • For this process we’re going to have two loops and two tails.
  • Using 2.5″ ribbon repeat step #1 with a 1/2″ inch shorter loop, but leave your tail the same length as the previous layer.
  • Repeat with this layering process with the smaller size ribbon on each layer.
  • Remove the bow from the EZ Bow Maker and secure with a pipe cleaner.
  • Repeat 2 more times so you have 3 bows in total.
  • Add the bow to wreath with the pipe cleaners that holding the bows together. (Top, bottom, and side)