Assembling the
Sunflower Wreath
Thank you for
purchasing your pre-cut sunflower wreath kit from CraftedWorks. I tried to be
clear and include photos, however feel free to contact me with any questions!
Here we go!!!
Bend your wires into “V”
shapes. Lay the yellow rectangle length wise in front of you. Starting with the
bottom right corner, scrunch on a diagonal up to the top left corner (see next
photo). It will look like a butterfly. Place the wire over the butterfly &
twist 3 or 4 times.
Continue to do this
to each piece of yellow burlap until you have made them all into the flower
petals (or butterflies). Be sure to
leave enough wire to be able to attach it to the wreath form.
Just showing how I
wire it (view from the top side)
You will then place
your petals aside and make the middle section of your flower.
Using the long piece
of tan burlap, locate the side that has the wire showing. Hold the burlap
vertically with the wire facing you.
Fold the top of the
burlap down about 3 inches or show (as
pictured above)
Bring the bottom part
of the burlap (the long piece) up to meet the edge of the first piece you
folded. Refer to photo. You should now have something that resembles an “8”
Continue to wrap the
burlap around the original “8” shape that you made **DO NOT FAN FOLD IT, keep
wrapping like you’re winding a rope** There should be a 3” or 4” “tail” left.
I rotated the loops
horizontally and this is what you should have. **nothing to do in this step,
just wanted to show the view that you’ll be working from**
Pinch the middle of
the loops. Be sure that you’ve pinched the first piece so that it doesn’t come
apart
Using the longer
piece of wire in your kit, wire the loops with the wire coming out of the
bottom (same side as the “tail”)
Grasp the loops
horizontally with the “tail” hanging down. (the wired edge of the tail should
be facing you, if not, just twist it so that you see the wired edge)
Bring the tail up
& over the top of the wire but be sure to leave a space (don’t pull it
tight, this will be one of the loops in the center of your flower)
Pinch the middle of
the tail that you just brought to the back and wire it using the wire that is
already there.
Separate the loops on
either side **you are NOT making a bow so it doesn’t matter if they’re the same
length or the same amount on either side**
Once the loops are
separated, you’re going to scrunch the loops into a ball in the middle **you
will fluff this in a later step.
You’re now ready to
wire your center piece (the scrunched ball) to the “X” in the middle of your
wreath. Using the left over wire from
the back of the scrunched ball, wire it to the middle of the “X”. Twist if
several times because you will be moving these loops around a lot in the end
and you want to make sure that your middle doesn’t fall out.
Now that your middle
piece is wired on, you’re ready to start adding the petals.
Once all petals are
formed, you’re going to start attaching them to the wreath form. Wrap 3
petals per section around rows one and
two (as shown in the photo) This should use up 18 petals. You will do the same
thing around rows 3 & 4 (the two outside wire rows) putting 4 petals per
section for a total of 24 being used.
You will have extras left.
You have two green
petals. Lay them horizontally and gather
them from top to bottom in the middle & wire them just as you did with the
yellow pieces. **Not diagonally, make sure you’re gathering from top the
center**
Add your green petals wherever you want on
your wreath, just play with it to see where you like it. **Your wreath will NOT
be pretty at this point … that means you’re doing it right!!**
Start to fluff your
wreath. You want to start with the
middle, spreading out the tan burlap but don’t pull them up, spread them
flatter more than making them stick out. This is the part that will make or
break your wreath. If you pull your loops too far forward, they will be the
main focus of your wreath and that’s not what you want.
Once your middle
section is fluffed, start fluffing the petals. You want them to stick out
rather than lay flat. Make sure that all petals are pulled to the front of the
wreath and not hiding under the tan piece. The more you fluff it, the better it
will look!
Now that you have
fluffed, you’re ready to add in the additional yellow filler pieces. These can
be wired wherever they’re needed to fill in your wreath.
Cut all wires on the
back (or you can do this as you go along … it’s up to you!) Just don’t cut them
too short or they’ll come undone. I cut mine about ¼” and press them into the
wreath so that it doesn’t scratch anything.
You have now
completed your sunflower wreath!! Time
to hang, fluff once more & enjoy!!!
If you don’t like
the look of the frayed edges, trim all stray pieces once the wreath is assembled
and spray it with either aerosol hairspray or spray starch to prevent them from
fraying further.
If you have any
questions, I can be reached by email at www.craftedworks.com
