Dried flower wreath - Preserved Hyacinth and Gladiolus Wreath
Wondering how to add a twist to your home décor, to make it different from run-of-the mill urban homes? Well, help is at hand! Simply buy some freeze- dried hydrangeas and roses and you are ready to make wonderful wreath to adorn your home sweet home.
You’ll need the following materials:
- Bunch of reeds
- String
- Scissors
- Long piece of ribbon.
- Freeze dried hyacinth and gladiolus
- Large ribbon for bows
- Fresh berries
Direction:
First of all get the reeds from any craft stores or basket supply stores. Then fill the bucket with warm water and soak the reeds in the water. Leave it for about half an hour or until they are supple. You will do this in order to make the reeds flexible and easy to work with. After the reeds are soaked and supple remove them from the water and dry the surplus water. Use tissue paper or a soft piece of cloth to soak the water. , Now bend the reeds to form a circle by putting ends on top of another.
The number of overlapping of reeds will depend upon desired thickness. So, it’s all up to you to decide the thickness of the reeds wreath base. Then after, you will secure the reed with floral wire or a string. Tie the wreaths properly. Cut off the excess string. Now take a long piece of satin ribbon and wrap it loosely all around the wreath. However make sure that some parts of the reeds are visible.
Now take a small bunches of hyacinth and cut it unto the length of about three inch. Either knit them on the wreath or stick them on with the ribbon using hot glue. After you finish up with hyacinth, continue with gladiolus. Cut the stem of the roses unto the length f about three inches and weave it too on the wreath. Use floral tapes or wire or strings. Add some extra finishing touch by tying ribbons or bow and may be some fresh red berries. Here I used a large ribbon and folded it to make a bow. You are done!
Hope you have a rollicking time making the wreaths.
