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Instructions

  • Prep Base
  • Using 10” mesh, cut 6 strips at 26” of two colors for outer ring
  • Fluff evergreen wreath base
  • Make cruffles with mesh and tie in the pine tines
  • Alternate the colors around the base
  • Squeeze the base to make an oval shape
  • Cut 5 strips at 26” of two colors for inner ring
  • Decide placement of sign, attachments, and bow
  • Punch holes in sign, attach pipe cleaners and then attach to wreath frame
  • Attach u-pins and pipe cleaners to candy attachments with hot glue
  • Add attachments to wreath (Optional: add hot glue to hold in place)
  • Make A Bow and Ribbon Tails
  • With ⅞” ribbon make a tail, 6” loop, twist, pinch, another 6” loop, tail
  • With1-½” ribbon make a tail, 6-1/2” loop, pinch, twist, another6-½” loop, tail
  • With 4” ribbon make a tail, 7” loop, pinch, twist, another 7” loop, tail
  • Attach loops with pipe cleaner and attach bow to base
  • Fluff bow and dovetail ends
  • Continue adding candy attachments
  • Cut 14” strips of the 4” ribbon to make ribbon tails x6 and add into pine tines around the outer ring
  • Cut 13” strips of the 4” ribbon to make ribbon tails x4 and add into pine times around the inner ring
  • If there are no pine tines, add tails using pipe cleaners
  • Adding Attachments, Sprays, and Picks
  • Hot glue in other candy ornaments throughout the wreath
  • Cut the next spray into smaller pieces
  • Add the pieces into the wreath base with hot glue into the outer ring
  •  Trim the ball picks and add with hot glue into the upper ring
  • Make a small bow with ⅞” & 1-½” ribbons with two 6” loops each and long tails
  • Attach bow with pipe cleaner, punch hole in sign and add bow into sign
  • Fluff bow and make waterfall loops with long tails
  • Add a small ornament in the center of bow