Spring Wreath

Create your own Pussy Willow Wreath!

Materials:
Pussy Willow (you can get this from your back yard, or maybe even a nearby river area... being legal of course)
A thick wire (an old wire hanger will work)
Hot Glue gun
Thin Floral Wire
Wire Clippers



Step 1. Form a circle with your wire. I used a thick gauge wire, but an old hanger would work great too!
Step 2. Wrap the stems around the wire, secure with wire. (you only need to use wire for the first layer)
Step 3. Repeat the process. You will want to weave the branches in and out of each other to hold



Your wreath will start to look like this. Just keep weaving in and out and making sure all sides are evenly full.



As you get closer, use your glue gun and smaller pieces of the pussy willow to fill in gaps and hide any unwanted wire. When you're finished you'll end up with this! I hung mine up inside so that I could bring the spring in! I love it.



I made two. One for me: below and one for my mother-in-law: above.



Do you like the bow? Check back later this week... I'm going to have a tutorial on bow making!

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Bow Tutorial

Remember the post I did on my pussy willow wreath, and I told you I would do a tutorial on how to make the cute teal bow in it? Well, today is that day! I am going to show you how to make a classic florist bow. There are a lot of variations on how to make this bow, but I'm just going to show you how I make mine

First off, you will need the following materials: Ribbon, scissors, wire, and wire cutters

 

For this tutorial, I am using a single faced satin ribbon. It is the most common type of ribbon found at your local craft store. Mine is 7/8. You can use any size ribbon though. Let's get on to making it!

How to Make a Bow

1. Hold the ribbon between your thumb and fingers (I'm right handed and I do so in my left hand). Have the shiny satin side touching your fingers and the dull side facing up.

2. Make a loop around your thumb. The looser you make it, the bigger your loop.

3. Twist the ribbon under your thumb. (if you are using a double sided satin or a sheer ribbon, you can skip this step)

4. To get the shiny satin side facing up.

5. Make your first loop. The wider the ribbon you have, the longer you want to make your loop. Just make sure it looks proportionate.

6. Twist the ribbon behind your thumb again to get the shiny side facing up.

7. Make your second loop.

8. Repeat as many times as you would like. This particular bow is a 5 loop, meaning there are 5 loops on each side of the bow.

9. Stick your wire through the middle thumb loop and twist around all of the ribbon.

Fluff out your bow by adjusting the loops to how you want them, and you're done with your 5 loop bow!

This is what a 3 loop bow looks like.

For those of you that learn better by seeing it in action, I created a video tutorial! Can't wait to see all of your beautiful bows on projects!

Picture for Baptism Program

"We see baptism as the starting point in our journey of discipleship. Our daily walk with Jesus Christ leads to peace and purpose in this life and profound joy and eternal salvation in the world to come."

Feel free to save this image for personal use for baptism program. Quote taken from President Uctdorf's Talk, Come, Join Us.