Fall Scarecrow Wreath

In this post you will learn:

 

• What Supplies you will need to make a Fall Scarecrow deco mesh wreath
• Cutting your ribbon tails and deco mesh
• Attaching your deco mesh and ribbon tails to your wire wreath frame
• Prepping and attaching your sign
• Making your bow/bows and attaching them to your wreath
• Adding picks to your wreath
• To make a Fall Scarecrow wreath, you will need:
• Scarecrow sign
• 15″ tinsel tie wreath work form (brown, orange, burlap) any color that coordinates with your ribbons and sign
• Two rolls of 1-1/2″ wired ribbon that coordinates with your sign
• Two rolls or 2-1/2″ wired ribbon that coordinates with your sign
• 1-10″ rolls deco mesh-cream or burlap
• Scissors
• Cutting mat
• Rotary cutter
• Chenille stems, pipe cleaners or florist wire
• Jewelry punch

Cutting your ribbons and deco mesh:

• • I used one1.5″ ribbon and one 2.5″ ribbon for my ribbon tails, Other ribbons will go into my bow/bows.
  • Count you tinsel ties on your work wreath form, usually there are 10 on the bottom and 8 on the top.
  • Cut 18 pieces of the 1.5″ ribbon at 13″ long
  • Cut 18 pieces of the 2.5″ ribbon 13″ long
  • Dovetail all ribbons
  • Cut mesh 18 pieces at 20″ long of your 10″ wide deco mesh

Add your deco mesh to your wreath work form:

• Take a 20″ pieces of mesh and make a ruffle
• Open twist tie, place ruffle in the middle of the twist ties and twist to secure
• Add all around the bottom ring of the wreath frame and then the top ring of the wreath frame

Add ribbon tails to the deco mesh:

• Layer the ribbons together, smaller one on top
• Fold them in half, unfold and pinch them in the middle
• Add to twist tie and twist to secure
• Form an X with the ribbons
• Add ribbon tails all around the bottom and top rings of your wreath frame

 

Prep and attach sign to wreath:

• Take your jewelry punch and punch a hole in each side and bottom of sign.
• Put a chenille stem or florist wire in each hole and twist to attach

• Place sign on wreath and bring the chenille stems  (through the spaces between the deco mesh) and twist onto the wire frame, securing it tightly
• Trim any excess of the chenille stem with wire cutters
• Add a chenille stem hanger to outer wire of wreath work form.

 

Make a Bow:

• Using an E-Z Bowmaker, take your 2-1/2″ ribbon and measure out an 18″ ribbon tail with ribbon facing up
• Twisting the ribbon as you bring it thru the 2 wooden dowels,(the ribbon will be facing down)  measure 6 inches and loop the ribbon back thru the dowels
• Twisting the ribbon again as you bring it thru the dowels, (the ribbon will be facing down) measure 6 inches and loop the ribbon back thru the dowels
• Twisting the ribbon again as before one more time for a third loop, then just bring your ribbon thru the dowels without twisting it
• Measure out an 8″ tail and cut.
• Bring the 18″ ribbon tail to the bottom and the 8″ ribbon tail to the top.
• Continue with your  1-1/2″ ribbon except start on the opposite side and do the same as above.
• Add your next layer of ribbon using the 1-1/2″ ribbon starting on the opposite side, same as above instructions.
• Take 2 chenille stems and twist them together to make one long one or use florist wire.
• Hold your bow close to the dowels tightly as you remove it from the bow maker.
• Wrap chenille stem around the center and twist the bow, not the chenille stems, to tighten.
• Dovetail your ribbon tails and fluff your bow
• Beautiful!

Placement of your bow:

• Place your bow on the opposite side from the scarecrow sign.
• Place your bow on your wreath and pass the chenille stems (through the spaces between the deco mesh) and twist onto the wire frame, securing it tightly.
• Trim off any excess of the chenille stem with wire cutters.

Hope you have enjoyed this quick tutorial as much as I have sharing it with you.   

Happy Wreath Creating,

Joan,

The Wreath Creator