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Sympathy Wreath

Materials

  • 1 20" Eucalyptus Wreath
  • 1 bush White Geraniums
  • 9 stems Muscari
  • 2 bushes White Roses
  • 3 bushes White Peonies
  • 9 bushes White Pom Pom flowers
  • 1 1.5" wired ribbon
  • 1 2.5" wired ribbon
  • sticker letters or HTV Vinyl

Instructions

  • Begin with a pre-made angel vine or grapevine wreath base
  • Prep greenery sprays/picks by cutting off the stems at an angle
  • Follow the direction of the florals on the base, attach with hot glue
  • Fluff the stems as you go
  • For the next layer, add the whole small bush, cutting the stem shorter
  • Going counterclockwise and sticking the bush in between the previous layer
  • Trim the floral stems off the bush (optional: don’t need all the leaves)
  • Open the flower heads, alternating them in a triangle, use hot glue to secure
  • Using a second floral spray, trim off the bush, remove the leaves
  • Add floral blooms throughout the base going in at an angle with hot glue
  • Using a third floral spray, trim off the bush, add with hot glue and fill in empty spaces
  • Cut 12” stripes of 1 ½” ribbon x8
  • Fold in half, pinch, attach with zip tie to skewers (or floral sticks); trim skewers and ribbon if necessary
  • With 2-½” ribbon, pinch and tie in, leaving a tail, stretch across wreath in a diagonal and pinch and tie in on opposite side
  • Add the skewered loops throughout the wreath base
  • Add stick-on letters