Prep your base
Cut Foam Brick
Dab hot glue on the metal saddle and insert the foam onto the metal saddle
Take 24” pine base and squish it into an oval
Cut mesh into 25” to 26” strips
Cruffle mesh
Twist Deco mesh into wreath base, alternating the mesh colors on the outside ring
Twist in 10” poofs on the inside ring
Additional Deco mesh pieces cut 25” strips
Fold mesh in 1”, then ruffle in the middle (curl the ends under)
Open twist tie and add on top of the deco mesh, twist back, breaking up the poof seco mesh
Ribbon one: cut ribbon strip at 36” and dove tail the end and roller coaster into the wreath starting from top to bottom
Cut another ribbon strip at 36” and dove tail the end and roller coaster into the wreath starting from middle to bottom on the opposite side
Bow
Layer one: make long tail, pinch, twist and make 8” loops on each side x 3, cut ribbon tail long
Layer two: make tail, pinch twist and make loops x2, cut ribbon tail
Layer three: make tail, pinch twist and make loops x2, cut ribbon tail
Tightly twist pipe cleaner around bow tight
Attach bow to wreath base
Dove tail ribbon ends and cut ribbon ends at 45 degrees
Prep flowers, greenery, and stems
Cut flowers and greenery stems all the way at the base
Insert greenery into the wreath base on each side (your foundation)
Begin to insert at an angle around the saddle base
Dab hot glue on the stems inserted into the foam
Take longer floral stems and begin to go around the foam base about 3” apart, inserting the stems at an angle for a 3-dimensional look
Dab hot glue on the flower stems inserted into the foam base
Continue the same process for the second layers of flowers
On the 3rd layer, cut the stems a little bit shorter and going in between the previous flowers inserting the flower stems 2” apart on top of the foam base.
Continue filling up the top with the flowers, dab hot glue on the stems to secure them to the base
Insert more fern stems at the bottom to fill in any open gaps
Insert the baby’s breath around the flowers. Stay within your sight line, dab stems with hot glue
