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Gnome Wreath

Instructions

Prep your wreath

  • Clean up your grapevine by cutting off all your stragler pieces you see. Work your way on the outside and inside of the wreath form.

Add Pipe cleaners to wreath

  • Placing each pipe cleaner 4 inches apart just thread through the top layer of your grapevine wreath.

Cut and add mesh

  • Cut 8 pieces of mesh about 18-24 inches. They do not have to be perfect
  • Roll mesh a few times from each side. Gather in the middle. Secure with zip ties. Repeat all the way around

Attach Gnome

  • Cut a small slit right along his seam to pull the weight out of the gnome. Then using hot glue secure his body back together
  • Using floral wire thread through his hat and you will use this point of attaching to tie to your wreath. Set him closer to the bottom

Add Ribbon

  • Cut some ribbon tails 24 inches, fold in the center and make an awareness loop. Then secure in your pouf you made.
  • Keep placing them around your wreath where you stems are. Alternate ribbon colors

Add Greenery

  • Add glue to the end of your stems and place in your wreath. Wheverever you feel is best

Make Bow and attach

  • Making an 8 loop bow. Which means 4 loops on each side. (Technically 16 loops). Secure middle with a zip tie. Add a zip tie to the back to secure to wreath. Attach right beside your gnome to the left of him when facing the wreath. Fluff your loops once secured.
  • Cut ribbon tails and roll up and curl some of the tails.

Add extra ribbon loops

  • Just place where you feel you need more color.

Add ornaments

  • Find the center of your ornament, add some glue and insert floral pin.
  • Using floral pin thread some wire through your floral pin and use wire to attach ornament to wreath. Add glue for extra security

Add filler pieces

  • Add white snowy picks to the top of your wreath.

Add small sign