- Hello.
I'm Melissa Castellanos with Haylo Creative Designs.
Today I'm gonna show you how to make a fun,
deco mesh, Halloween wreath using poof and curl techniques.
So let's get started.
(light, jazzy background music)
For this project I chose a 14 inch work wreath.
There are 18 ties on this frame.
To start,
gather your 21 inch deco mesh
at the end, create a tail,
and lay that tail into one set of ties,
pull them opposite each other pretty firmly,
and give it a good twist to secure your mesh to your base.
Now we're going to create our poofs that make up our base,
for the first layer of our base, rather.
So put your set of ties on your start mark,
measure out 12 inches,
gather,
and then where you gathered,
place that into the next open set of twist ties
and secure it to the frame.
Then fluff your poof out a little bit.
And you're gonna do this all the way around
the inner and outer rings of your frame.
When you're done you can cut the remaining mesh
and save it to reuse for another project.
Now we get to start the second layer of our base
with our filler mesh.
This is 10 inch deco mesh.
We have got it in purple, green,
and silvery-white window pane.
We're gonna cut nine strips
of each of those colors at 12 inches.
Once you're done cutting all of your pieces of filler mesh,
you're going to do the curl, or spiral technique.
So you follow the natural curl of the mesh,
you roll it up into a tube shape,
and with the seam side down,
so the seam side goes down into the mesh of the wreath,
you're going to put one per twist tie.
And since we're using some different colors,
we're going to alternate colors.
So, do a green and then your next tie do a purple,
your next tie do a green, and so on and so forth,
alternating around the inner and outer rings of your wreath.
After you get the green and purple mesh added
you're going to add the silvery-white window pane.
And you want to add the silvery-white on top of the green,
so open your twist tie,
lay the silvery-white window pane on top,
and then twist your ties back down
to secure it all to the frame.
Now we need to get our sign ready.
So I've attached two cable mount brackets
to the back of the sign.
These are UV rated for high temperatures
so they will withstand inclement weather.
I have run a pipe cleaner through each one of them
and I'm wrapping it around on top of itself for stability.
So now I have two anchor points for attaching the sign.
So grab your wreath and assess it.
Look over the top.
Find out where exactly you want to place your sign.
Make sure that you've figured out
where you're gonna place your bow as well.
Once you're happy with sign placement,
then you're gonna run your pipe cleaners down to the frame
and secure it to each side.
I am attaching the pipe cleaners
to the inside ring of the wire frame.
The next step,
we are going to add a cute pair of witch's legs
to this wreath.
So I run one leg behind the sign
and I'm going to attach the wire that's in it
to that first ring,
that inner inside ring of the frame.
Now, because we're running them behind the sign,
the sign's gonna help hold them in place.
So I'm not gonna do any extra securing,
other than just attaching it
to the inside ring below the sign.
Once you've got the first one on,
grab your second leg and repeat that step.
Run it behind the sign
and attach it to that inside ring to secure it to the frame.
Once you have the legs attached,
then you can take a moment to straighten everything.
You know, move them around.
Place them where you want them.
Move your sign.
Fluff any mesh that was, you know, that had shifted
while you were working on attaching the legs.
And then you can move on to your next step!
Now we're going to add some deco flex tubing in orange.
So I cut 30 inch strips
and I'm making three loops with them.
So that gives you three loops and two tails.
They don't have to be exact.
And I'm putting one in on top of the purple mesh.
So these don't go in every tie,
they go in every other one,
and only the ones with the purple mesh.
So let's get this last piece in
and then I'll hold it up so you can see.
I really love how we have layered things in such a way
that the sign still stands out from the background.
We're using all the same colors in the sign
and it can get blendy sometimes
and your sign becomes less of a focal point.
But in this design we've layered things
so that the sign still pops off of the base.
Now we're going to start making the bow.
There's only going to be one bow on this wreath.
So I measured out a 20 inch tail.
Now I'm measuring out a 14 inch loop.
I brought it to the back and I'm gathering in my fingers,
and I'm gonna twist that tail to bring the pretty side up.
And then I'll measure out another 14 inch loop,
bring it to the back,
gather it in my fingers,
twist that pretty side up.
Then I will measure another 14 inch loop,
bring it to the back,
gather it in my fingers,
and twist that pretty side to the top.
Then I'm gonna cut a tail roughly the same length.
I don't measure it.
I just kind of eyeball the same length.
And then, as you know,
I love using my Bowdabra to make piece bows.
That's my holder.
So I lay that three loop bow in the bottom
and I start to straight it out.
This is a step that I do personally,
only because I feel that it makes a difference in the end
when you're trying to fluff your bow.
Now we're going to move on to the second ribbon in our bow.
First, the polka dot ribbon and this ribbon,
are both two and a half inch.
I'm measuring again a 20 inch tail.
I want a lot of length so I can curl the tails.
We're doing a 14 inch loop here,
twisting that pretty side to the top,
measuring another 14,
gathering to the back,
and this is a three loop bow as well.
And again, I cut a tail.
I just eyeball it to the length of the previous one.
Now you want all of your tails going the same way.
So, be mindful if you've put loops, you know, going up
then you want your tails going down.
And you're gonna lay this one in on top of the last one
and straighten it before moving on to the next ribbon.
This is the third ribbon in our bow.
It is also a two and a half inch.
We measured a 20 inch tail, 14 inch loops,
and this will be a three loop bow as well,
just as the other two.
When you're finished making your three loops,
lay it on top of the other two ribbon and straighten it
before moving on to the next ribbon.
This is the fourth ribbon in our bow.
This is our first one and a half inch ribbon.
Again, with a 20 inch tail.
This time, however, we're gonna do 13 inch loops.
So another 13 inch loop.
This will be a three loop bow as well.
And then once you're finished making the three loops
you can add it to the top of our bow pile in your Bowdabra.
Make sure when you are straightening your bow
in the Bowdabra,
that you're holding down the opposite side
from where you're working.
That way you don't pull the ribbons through
and mess up the length of your loops.
Now we're going to do the last ribbon in our bow.
It is also a one and a half inch.
20 inch tails
and 13 inch loops.
This, however, is only going to be a two loop bow.
And again, once you're finished making the two loops
you can add it to the top of our bow pile
that's in the Bowdabra.
Then
we need to add the wire.
Typically you'll do this step at the beginning.
You'll add the wire before you add your bows,
but for some reason I always forget.
So I cut about 24 inches,
24 inch length, rather,
of 26 gauge wire
and I ran it underneath the pile of ribbon in the Bowdabra.
And now I'm crossing it through the slats.
Then that allows me to cinch down on the bow
and pull it from the bow maker.
Then we're going to add that beautiful bow we just made
to the top of our wreath,
just under the sign.
Once you get it secured,
flip it over,
cut off that excess wire,
and then fold it down so there's no pokey edges pointing up.
Then I go ahead and take the opportunity
to clip off the pipe cleaners
that we had attached the sign with,
and fold those down as well.
This just tidies up our back a bit.
Next we need to finish up our bow.
So we're going to dovetail our ends.
The two and a half inch ribbons,
we will dovetail by folding the ribbon in half
and cutting from the folded edge down to the point,
creating a V detail,
or otherwise known as a dovetail.
The one and a half inch ribbon we will just cut on a slant
at an angle.
Now we're going to curl all these tails.
This is why we cut them at 20 inches.
So we can create some curled tails of differing lengths
to give some visual height to this piece.
To curl the ribbon, as you can see,
I'm running my fingers down the wired edge.
It's essentially the same concept
as curling ribbon that you put on presents at Christmastime,
just run your fingers down the edge
and the natural curl of the ribbon should do the rest.
One of the last things that we do when building a wreath
is we add embellishments.
Here I have chosen three crows
that are glittery and black.
So they fit with the design well.
We're going to randomly place these
throughout the wreath in a triangular pattern.
Now, I create a hook with the wire stem that they come on
that I run the chenille stems,
or the tinsel stems on the frame through.
And that's how I attach them to my frame.
So I form a hook with that wire that they come on,
and I use that and the tinsel to tie it on.
And here I will show you what I mean.
I've created a little circle
and zoomed in a little so you can see.
Now I just run the tinsel ties through that circle.
Now we've got some curls on a pick.
I really love these.
We're going to do some small pieces
and then some clusters of three.
So I take this one pick
and I cut it down into several pieces.
Once I have all my pieces cut,
I place them into the wreath
like a dry run to test placement.
That way if I don't like them I can move them around.
And then once I'm happy with placement
I'll go back and add the hot glue and put them back in.
Since there is no exact science
as to where you should place embellishments,
just use your rule of three
and the triangular pattern.
It doesn't have to be an upright triangle, so think,
you know, different placements for creating a triangle.
And by doing so it gives your eye a nice path to follow.
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