Prep Ice Cream Cone Attachment
Using fake plastic ice cream cone, add hot glue around the ice cream top
Begin adding sprinkles around the cone top, pressing them into the hot glue
Use tweezers to place sprinkles if needed
Shake to be sure that nothing comes off, double check for empty spots
Spray with some glitter blast
Let dry
Attach a mounting square to the back
Add pipe cleaner to mounting square
Prep the Swag Base
Using an evergreen swag, fluff the pine tines
Take the 10” deco mesh, and make 14” pouf initially, place at the top of the base
Going down one side do 14” poufs; the poufs should get a bit smaller as you get further down
Cross over and continue up the opposite side, increasing the size of the poufs as you go up
Using two colors of 10” mesh, cutting 3 or 4 20” strips
Make ruffles, begin by folding the beginning edge under and ruffle up the middle
Alternate the colors on both sides
Add ice cream cone to base
Add a bit of hot glue
Ribbon Tails and Funky Bows
Using the 4” ribbon, make a roller coaster on the side of the ice cream cone, with loops down, under the cone and across to the opposite side
Fold the ends of ribbon
Layer a 2-½” ribbon on top of the roller coaster
Make funky tails, with 1-½” ribbon; cut 24” fold in half, dovetail, make a 5” loop, twist the tail to the front
Add to the base with the pine tines near the back side
Use 4” ribbon cut 14” tails, fold in half, pleat the center; add in between the ruffles
Trim tails as needed
Make large funky bow, 4” ribbon, two 1-½” and 2-½” cut at 30”
Begin with the 4” ribbon, fold in half, dovetail the ends, 9” loop, pinch, fluff, and twist the one leg around
Repeat above step but make 2 loops varying the lengths, pinch, fluff, and twist the one leg around,
Layering all ribbons on top of each other
Attach with pipe cleaners
Attach to base of swag with pipe cleaner
Fluff bow, trim tails, curl ends
Hot glue a small ornament to center of bow
Add Greenery and All The Things
Cut greenery stems and add some throughout the base with hot glue
Cut picks and sprays into smaller pieces
Add picks and sprays with hot glue in three pivotal points throughout the base
Add a roller coaster and tail to help balance out the right side
Continue to add other elements as needed