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Happy Birthday Wreath

Instructions

  • Prep your base.
  • Start with a round evergreen wreath base
  • Fluff out the pine needles
  • Take a 10” mesh and make 8 - 10” poufs on inner ring and 12 - 12” poufs on outer ring
  • Take a 10” mesh and cut 20 strips of mesh at 20”, using 5 colors (4 cuts each)
  • Take the mesh and make cruffles by curling in the edges and pinching the middle together.
  • Add the cruffles to the inner and outer ring of the wreath in the twists of poufs
  • Make and add your ribbon tails
  • Take 2 ribbons  cut at 13”and layer them; cut 6 of each color
  • Dovetail the ends
  • Add 2 ribbons to each tie around the outer ring
  • Add sign and attachments
  • Determine placement of sign and attachments
  • Punch holes in metal sign and add pipe cleaners
  • Attach to wreath base
  • Add pipe cleaners to attachments with U-pins and hot glue
  • Attach to wreath base
  • Make a half bow
  • Take 7 ribbons and make a half bow with 1 loop each
  • Layer your bows
  • Secure your bow with pipe cleaners
  • Add your half bow to the bottom center of the base
  • Make and add other attachments
  • Make balloon attachments by covering Easter eggs (with flat backs) with fabric and ribbons
  • Make candles out of foam
  • Cut strips of foam at 2” x 7”
  • Wrap ribbon in diagonal pattern around candle pieces
  • Cut teardrops for flame out of yellow and orange foam
  • Use florist wire for wick; attach flame pieces with hot glue
  • Add skewer to back of candle pieces, glue small block of foam with hot glue
  • Add in other picks and sprays
  • Add various other picks and sprays by trimming and adding glue to stems and placing throughout the wreath base