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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Pine scale wreath

Lift and twist the scales to break it from the pine cone. See the Tutorial below

Cover a wreath frame with moss or growth medium. Glue the scales on to the wreath frame with hot glue

Continue adding scales in rows just as it grew on the pine cone. Let each scale overlap the previous one in a spiral, similar to fish scales or roof tiles.

Match the sizes of the scales to gradually get bigger as you move around the wreath.

Fit in the last few scales.

Pine scale wreath.

Wiggle all the pine cone scales to make sure it is secure.

Using hot glue invariably leaves unwanted strands. You can easily melt them away with a hairdryer set on the warmest setting. See Tutorial below

Decorate the pine cone wreath.

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