This wreath as 21 different materials, but....you only need a few stems of
each. For an option you can use a vine wreath and a more modest palette of
materials. (See instructions at the end)
Materials
Styrofoam
3 inches diameter terra-cotta pot and a 3 inch diameter watering can
Hotmelt adhesive
10 inch diameter salal (lemonleaf) wreath ...or use a vine wreath
Floral wire
Spanish moss and sphagnum moss or sheet moss
1 small bunch of lavender
3 to 5 stems of each of the following;
dried larkspur in pink, white, mauve, light blue and dark blue.
Lamb's-ears; purple globe amaranth; Australian ti tree, and red or purple
dried roses with leaves.
3 to 5 stems each of maidenhair fern, emu grass, preserved boxwood and tree
fern
2 stems each of red and burgundy cockscomb
3 clusters each of rose hips and pepperberries
Dried hydrangea
2 dried pitcher plants (A swamp wildflower-optional)
Dried red peppers
Glue Styrofoam into the terra-cotta pot and the water can, using hotmelt.
Attach the pot and the can to the lower right quadrant of the wreath, using
floral wire and hotmelt. Hide the wire with Spanish moss and sphagnum moss,
and glue sphagnum moss over the Styrofoam.
Insert the lavender and pink larkspur into the Styrofoam in the terra-cotta
pot. Arrange the roses in the watering can, varying the height of the
blossoms. Use the leaves, too, for a more natural effect.
Next, glue the maidenhair fern and emu grass behind the terra-cotta pot(you
can wire stems of dried roadside grasses into a bundle, and use them
instead.)
Working around the wreath in a clockwise direction, glue the remaining
materials to the front and sides of the wreath. Cluster each type of flower
or foliage, but stagger the individual stems within each cluster so they
help lead the eye around the wreath.
Tuck the stems down into the salal leaves to hide the stem ends, and secure
them with hotmelt.
Second version
Glue Spanish moss and salal leaves to a vine wreath. Use two terra-cotta
pots filled with dried roses for the focal point. German statice and caspia
provide fullness, and a few stems of stock, blue salvia, hydrangea, and
larkspur add color.
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