Prep Base
Fluff wreath base out
Using 21” mesh, make a 3” fan, starting on top rail, open ties and place mesh to the metal, twist tie once
On inside ring, make 10” loops into every twist tie
On the outside ring, make 12” loops into every twist tie
Fluff your poufs/loops as you go
Use the remainder of the mesh to make 4-6” loops do a third row of poufs in between the poufs on top ring
Cut off and tuck the end in
Take the wreath frame and squish down into an oval shape
Using the 10” mesh cut 20 inch strips x9 times
Fold edge under and ruffle up the center
Untie the twist tie and place ruffle in every other pouf, twist back a couple times
Make 2 tails, using 15” strips of 4” ribbon, fold in half and dovetail
Add the mounting squares to back of sign with hot glue and attach to the wreath near the top of the base
Add the cat attachment with twist ties near the bottom of base, hot glue in place if needed
Make The Tails and Bows
Make funky tails by using 2-½” ribbon, cut at 22 or 23” strips
Fold in half, fold the ends, dovetail, pinch about 5” down, fluff it, kick the leg out, twist the back leg around
Add funky tails in the twist tie, with tails facing out
Make clover bows (4 loops) with 7” loops; put in between the funky tails in a couple of spots, dovetail ends
Remove the tail from under the cat attachment
With another 4” ribbon make a loop and add in twist tie under the cat attachment
Make ribbon rail loops all around the bottom edge, just above the mesh (take the ruffles out briefly to add the loops, add ruffles back in)
Go around the entire base
Make another bow with 4” ribbon, make 1 long tail, pinch, twist, 1 loop, pinch, twist 1 loop, and cut 1 short tail (go up)
Repeat with 1-½: ribbon; the loops should be smaller than first layer
Repeat with next 1-½” ribbon; the loops should be a little smaller than the 2nd layer
Repeat with 2-½” ribbon; the loops should be a little smaller than the previous layer
With the ⅞” ribbon make a clover bow (4 loops)
Attach layers with a pipe cleaner
Attach bow to wreath base, fluff loops and dovetail
Make sure all long streamers going down and under the bow
Adding The Finishing Touches
Trim the florals, sprays, and ornament picks off the stems
Determine where you want the pieces to go before hot gluing them in
Add the curl picks under the bow, in the pine tine (evergreen tie)
Add one of the ornament in the middle of the bow
Add pieces of the floral sprays, glue and tie into the pine tines throughout the base
Add the ball ornament pieces, alternating the colors and sizes throughout the base in every other tie
Place the extra curl picks and additional ball ornaments around the base to fill in empty spaces