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Harvest Wreath
by Martha Matthews
Supplies
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Vine wreath foundation. 16 to 18 inches in diameter
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40 artificial maple and oak leaves in various fall colors.
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Twenty four chestnuts
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18 cinnamon sticks (four inches in length)
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Four dried orange slices
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Four dried apple slices
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Six 3-inch artificial mums in various fall colors, stems removed
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One bunch of dried or artificial wheat
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Three 4-inch diameter artificial or dried pomegranate picks.
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Three 4-inch diameter baby pumpkin picks
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Raffia
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One 8-inch bow with wire sides in an autumn print.
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Heavy gauge florist's wire
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Craft lacquer spray
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Aerosol hair spray
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Glue gun and glue stick
You should be able to find all of these supplies at your local craft
store.
Instructions
Begin by grouping your cinnamon sticks in piles of six sticks. Bundle
the sticks together with raffia ending in a bow at the top, secure with
glue if needed. Make three bundles. Set them aside.
Cluster three chestnuts side by side in a circle, gluing them together
with your glue gun. Glue another chestnut on the top of the cluster.
Make six sets of chestnut clusters. Set them aside.
Spray the apple and orange slices with lacquer spray and allow them to
dry thoroughly. Glue the apple and orange slices in a fan-like shape
alternating every other one for a total of four slices. Make two sets.
Set them aside.
Snip the wheat stems at about three inches. If using real wheat, spray
each piece with hair spray to keep them from falling apart. Let them dry
before using.
Now you are ready to assemble your wreath. Make sure you have a large
surface to work on. Place your wreath foundation on your work surface.
Start gluing your pumpkin and pomegranate picks together at the twelve
o'clock, four o'clock and eight o'clock positions. Leave a space at six
o'clock position for your bow.
Next glue in your cinnamon bundles directly under the pomegranate and
pumpkin picks, creating a three-some cluster.
Proceed by gluing in the mums throughout the rest of the wreath in a
random pattern.
Then glue the fall leaves to the wreath, making sure that the leaf tips
are pointing slightly upward to give a sense of lift to the arrangement.
Save a few leaves for filing in gaps at the end.
Glue the apple and orange slice fans to the eleven o'clock and two
o'clock positions.
Glue the chestnuts on in a random manner.
Next place pieces of wheat sticking outward at random intervals through
out the arrangement.
Finish the wreath off with your bow by tying it to the wreath with
floral wire. Glue leaves around the bow to fill in any gaps.
To hang your wreath, make sure you use heavy gauge floral wire and
secure it firmly onto the top of the wreath. Hang and enjoy.
About the author
Martha Matthews is a wife, mother, home manager and the Executive
Director of Christian-Homemaking.com,
a web site with resources devoted to helping Christian Homemakers Manage
their home. She also has a popular free monthly newsletter for Christian
Homemakers called The Christian Homemaking Newsletter. To subscribe visit
www.christian-homemaking.com/newsletter.html
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