Purple & Yellow Wreath
Equipment
- EZ Bow Maker
- Pliers
- Glue Gun/Glue pot
Materials
- 1 wreath 16” Grapevine wreath base
- 1-2 bunches Mix of greenery stems
- 1-2 bunches Purple florals stems
- 1 roll 2.5” wired ribbon
- 1 pack Pipe cleaners
Instructions
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Clean back the grapevine base using pliers so that it will not scrape or scratch the customer’s door.
- Focus decorating over the ugly side.
- Trim and prep purple floral stems.
- Add floral stems to grapevine.
- Trim the stems and follow the curve of the grapevine.
- Use the glue gun to secure the stems to the grapevine.
- Set aside the wreath base while you create your bow.
- Using your EZ Bow Maker, measure out a 8” tail.
Make a funky bow:
- Make a single 6” loop using the 2.5” ribbon.
- Measure another 8” tail and make a single 6” loop facing the opposite direction.
- Measure another 8” tail and make a single 6” loop facing the opposite direction.
- Each layer has 1 loop and 2 tails.
- Secure the bow using a pipe cleaner.
- Fluff out the bow.
- Add bow in between the purple floral stems.
- Thread the pipe cleaner through the grapevine and then twist and tie nice and tight in the back of the wreath.
- Trim ends into dovetails at different lengths.
- Take the 2.5” ribbon and make an 8” tail and a little loop. Pinch off and then cut the tail. Wrap pipe cleaner around it.
- Add behind the purple floral to make the bow in the center look bigger.
- Repeat and do this on the other side of the bow.
- Trim the stems of the mix of greenery and purple florals and build out in the grapevine.
- Fill in where you can see the grapevine and under the layer of purple floral stems.
- Do this to the left and right side of the bow.
- Dip stems in the glue pot or use a glue gun and then add to the wreath.
- Fill in wherever you need to make the wreath look fuller or if you can still see the grapevine.
Notes
Design Tips:
I like starting with using the focal color/flower first.
I like to see the focal points go slightly past the top and bottom.
If remaking a bow, do NOT reuse the same pipe cleaner.
If leaves slide up and down on the stem, use pliers to pinch and keep it in place.
Suggestion: when adding a bow, I prefer to be either slightly angled to the top or to the bottom and never right in the center.
When making duplicate wreaths, I recommend doing them all side by side, especially if for double doors.
Leaving the glue gun at 380, it doesn’t drip.
Make sure all your leaves are facing the same direction.
If leaf stems are hand-wrapped, you can take an exacto knife or sharp tool and cut the wrap to get the different stems.
Curve your stems before inserting into the wreath base to create a raised texture.
The most important thing about whenever you do your designs is that whenever you look at it from the side and you can actually see how all of my stems come away from the project. We want to build it up and out.
Get creative in keeping your design looking natural.
Keep flower petals facing outward.
I like to see the focal points go slightly past the top and bottom.
If remaking a bow, do NOT reuse the same pipe cleaner.
If leaves slide up and down on the stem, use pliers to pinch and keep it in place.
Suggestion: when adding a bow, I prefer to be either slightly angled to the top or to the bottom and never right in the center.
When making duplicate wreaths, I recommend doing them all side by side, especially if for double doors.
Leaving the glue gun at 380, it doesn’t drip.
Make sure all your leaves are facing the same direction.
If leaf stems are hand-wrapped, you can take an exacto knife or sharp tool and cut the wrap to get the different stems.
Curve your stems before inserting into the wreath base to create a raised texture.
The most important thing about whenever you do your designs is that whenever you look at it from the side and you can actually see how all of my stems come away from the project. We want to build it up and out.
Get creative in keeping your design looking natural.
Keep flower petals facing outward.