Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Tendril vine Wreath Pumpkin
- 27 September 2017
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Clip the bits of wreath that keeps it all together. Keep these twirled bits to become the stalk.
Divide and weave the vines into smaller wreaths
See the Tutorial below for more detailed instructions on how to weave a wreath
Gather all the wreaths in your hand
Secure the wreaths with two cable ties
Fan out the wreaths and pull the cable ties tight
Position the wreaths securely
Clip away the left over bits of dangling cable ties.
Cover the ties with brown florist tape
Weave in a few more vines to cover the tape
Push the thick vine curl into the middle to shape the stalk
Glue in the floral material
Design note: The Kalanchoe is a succulent and the flowers will look beautiful, even without a water source for about a week. The Lanterns will dry in place
Add in a few more tendrils and vine to help your eye fill in the picture of the pumpkin
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Tutorials
For my design I wanted the wreath to look wind blown so I added a few loosely woven twigs into the weave. I also wanted to emphasize the autumn colours so I added a twirling...
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Snip a dried twig wreath to undo the spirals to hang around a glass container
Tie Midelino Cane coils to make a spiral armature
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