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pldc ( edited 22 Jan 2016 ) 22 Jan 2016
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I will do my best with instructions for the snowman wreath. below is a picture of what you will need plus a few extras. glue gun & scissors & A FSL of your choice, orange felt for the nose & a bit of stuffing, a bit of wire or some zip ties
3 spools of 10" white ( or off white) tulle or organza 25 yard packs, you will cut this 10" squares
( I used one 25yd spool of organza plus three rolls of 25yd tulle)
1 spool of pink if you want cheeks. I cut 4-6.... 10" squares. This roll is shorter only 6 " so I cut 2 to make it 10 x 10" overlapping the two 6" pcs ( you need the length to match the white)
1 pk of 100 white pipe cleaners you will cut 74 into thirds & then the last 25 into quarters. SAVEONE PIPE CLEANER! keep track of which size is which. you will use the first batch of 75 for the first two rows & the last 25 for the inside row
2 wire wreaths one 12" & one 8" (green is better then black. I could not find white)
1 black hat. you will cover with painter's tape to mark the center then cut it in half. Leave the tape on the one you are not using so the ends stay in tack.
1 piece of black foam core. you will cut the eyes & Mouth from this) Felt makes a ripple so foam core is better. I made a practice with paper first when I was happy with it I traced it onto the foam core & cut it out with an exacto knife. You want a smooth cut & scissors won't give this to you. Then I painted the eyes one with a star type in white then a comma in eye colour, my case I chose blue. Practice painting on a piece of cardboard first. you can cut ovals or circles or the teardrops for the eyes.... whichever you fancy.
Ribbon that is the width of your hat band in my case 1.5"-2"
A bit of greenery & a fsl tree or ornament of your choice.
I glued my ribbon wrapping it about an inch to the inside on either side. I made a corsage style pick & wrapped it all with florists tape but painter's tape might work too. once you have make your greenery pick tape the bits together so it can be glued in place just under your ribbon. then place your fsl design where you like it most. I wouldn't bother with the crystals again they didn't show & I burnt my fingers trying to get them in place. Set this aside your done with the hat for now.
Take a pc of wire or a zip tie & tie your 2 wreaths together to make one. As many as you think it will need to be stable, remember the pipe cleaners will be tied on as well so that helps too.
After you have cut the spools of Tulle or Organza into 10 x 10 squares & you have cut your pipe cleaners, using the ones that you cut into thirds you will gather your tulle from one side to the other sort of like an accordion pleat just gather don't fold & tie with pipe cleaner right in the middle. Twist around the pipe cleaner once or twice but no more then that you need the tail of this to tie them on.
I did this & placed them all in a box until I was done them all.
Starting at the top of your wire wreath tie pipe cleaner tulle pcs on then taking the tail of the pipe cleaner & wrapping it under the wire so that the end is tucked in nicely. I wore a band aid on my thumb because after a awhile my thumb was sore from all the pricking from the exposed wires, it helps a lot lol. Once you have that top roll pretty full of the ties then you skip two rows & go to the next one & repeat. this will less pcs & the middle even less the top row is the fullest. When you get to the last row inside figure out which is the top & center your pink pcs on either side for the cheeks & then you can wrap the ties here using the smaller pipe cleaners. Easier on your fingers using the smaller ones here.
That one pipe cleaner I mentioned to save use it here to make a loop @ the top so you can hang your snowman up then tie it in place
Make a nose with your orange felt & stitch it then stuff it. Glue in place first then add eyes & mouth. Glue brim inside of hat & place on a tilt & glue in place