Patriot Firecracker Swag - Meghan
Equipment
- Mesh Cutter
- Wire cutter
- Hot Glue
Materials
- 1 Base 30” door swag/table swag also can use a piece of garland
- 1 Firecrackers from Michaels 654435
- 1 10” blue mesh RE130157
- 1 10.5” White Snowball mesh RY820227
- 1 10” Red Mesh RY850024
- 1 4” Farrisilk ribbon RG015-57
- 1 1.5” patriotic ribbon R15509-27
- 1 2” firecracker ribbon RGE118127
- Ivy 62914
- Stars 5679782
Instructions
Prep your base.
- Start with a 30” evergreen table swag base.
- Fluff out your pine needles.
- Take 2 types of mesh and cut 4 x 21” pieces of each.
- Take the mesh and make cruffles by curling in the edges and pinching the middle together.
- Add the cruffles to the swag, alternating colors as you go.
Make and add your bow.
- Take 2 ribbons and make a bow with 2 loops each, keeping the tails long.
- Layer your bows.
- Secure your bow with a pipe cleaner.
- Fluff out your bow.
- Add your bow to the top of the swag.
- Take the tails and make roller coasters down the swag.
- Trim and dovetail the ends.
Add in your firecrackers and ribbon.
- Add a firecracker decoration to the center of the bow using glue.
- Take 1 ribbon and add it to the swag and make a roller coaster down the swag.
- Dovetail the ends.
- Take 1 ribbon and make a few half bows with 1 loop each.
- Add the half bows around the swag.
- Dovetail the ends.
- Add in some more firecracker decorations to the swag using pipe cleaners and glue.
Add in your greenery.
- Add in some greenery leaves.
- Add in some patriotic glitter star picks.