Well it's been a little while since I added anything new to this blog. I have been working at a new job and haven't had as much time. I did decorate a little for Halloween and the Fall season so I went ahead and took pictures as I worked. Completely new this year is a Floral fall wreath and matching flower arrangement.
To make this wreath I used a grape vine wreath I purchased at Wallmarts. I believe it ran $3.50. In fact, everything on this wreath is from Wallmarts except for the ribbon. The flowers were on a large pick. The leaves were also. I used wire cutters and cut off what I needed in the wreath. The first thing I did was wrap one of the ribbons around the wreath. Next, I put in the eucalyptus leaves. They came in fall colors and it was $5.00 for the batch. After the eucalyptus leaves, I put in some silk fall leaves, both maple and oak.
After the fall leaves I put the flowers in. When you use a grape vine wreath, you can push the flowers and leaves right into the wreath and they will stay put. Hot glue is not necessary. I left an area right in the middle for the bow. I used two ribbons and made one bow. To learn how to make a bow you can find directions on my blog http://christmasknight.blogspot.com/2011/08/decorating-for-halloween-making-bows.html Finally, you can put a wire on the back of the wreath so that you can hang it up. I spent approximately $20.00 for the supplies to make the wreath and flower arrangement (with the exception of the ribbon, which I already had).
After the wreath was finished and hung up, I took the left over eucalyptus, leaves, and flowers and put them in a large crystal vase. I made a matching bow, tied it to the last leaf I pushed into the vase and voila, I was finished. Here is a picture of the flower arrangement.
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