Friday, December 7, 2007

Handmade "Cranberry" Wreath


You will need:

Styrofoam wreath form (craft stores will have these)

Red Nail Polish

Red Material That Can Be Glued or Pinned On Wreath To cover

Red Beads (can be all the same size or different sizes you will need around 200 or so for an 8 inch wreath)

Glue

Flathead pins (one for each bead)

Cover the Styrofoam wreath shape with the red material. You will want to wrap the material around the form and overlap it slightly so that the form is completely covered. Red yarn can also work; just make sure the wreath is completely covered. Use pins to secure material to wreath.

Use the red nail polish to coat the top of the pins so they will blend in on the wreath. Let dry.

Slip a bead onto a pin, and pin it onto the wreath. Continue until the wreath is fully covered in beads. It will look even better if you cluster the beads so they do not look evenly spaced out; keep an image of cranberries in your head as you decorate the wreath so as to try and create that image on your wreath.

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