SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
DIRECTIONS:
- Rattan Iron Garland, 72", 1
- PS Garland with Bat, 1
- Bagged Pumpkins: Silver/Black/White, 1, All Black, 1
- Bagged Skulls, 1
- Floral, Assorted Roses: Red, Dark Blue and Black
- Cheese Cloth: Black, Random Cuttings
- Floral Wire, 26 gauge, Black
- Wire Cutters
- Hot Glue Gun/Glue Gun Sticks
- Drill with 1/8" Drill Bit
- Doll Needle
- Scissors
DIRECTIONS:
- Straighten branch garland. Gently bend all branches away from central stem. Straighten bat garland bending all bats away from central stem. Lay garlands with loop ends facing opposite directions. Spiral bat garland central stem around branch garland central stem. Overlap end loops and spiral floral wire around to connect garlands into a circle. Bend circle into an oval with the overlapped loops at the top (the loop is the hanger for the wreath). Lay oval on a flat surface. Intertwine bats and branches to face out.
- Cut random lengths and widths of cheese cloth. Drape around wreath attaching to central stem by knotting and hot glue. Catch some areas of cheese cloth on tips of branches to broaden the areas of visible cloth.
- Arrange skulls and pumpkins in clusters on the upper left and lower right of the oval. Place floral between the skulls and pumpkins. Remove one item at a time starting at one end of a cluster. Wire each item to the central stem and add hot glue between items. Add holes in skulls to insert wire. Drill two holes on the sides of the back of a skull. Thread a 10" length of floral wire on a doll needle. Thread the wire through the two holes. To add wire to the pumpkins press the needle directly through the back. Remove the needle and twist the wire together tight to the back of the skull or pumpkin. Attach to wreath. Spiral wire and hot glue floral.
- Bend branches and bats around all other items.