Twiggy Wreath
Extract from Fun Christmas Crafts to Make and Bake • By Annie Rigg and Catherine Woram • Published by Ryland Peters & Small
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Make this decorative door wreath from natural twigs and decorate with dried leaves painted silver and gold.
Hang it on the front door, or lay it flat on a table and fill the centre with candles for a striking table decoration.
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© 2024 Annie Rigg / Ryland Peters & Small · Reproduced with permission. · Fun Christmas Crafts to Make and Bake by Annie Rigg & Catherine Woram is published by Ryland Peters & Small at £14.99 and is available from all good bookshops. All photography is © Ryland Peters & Small.
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Step 1Tie on Twigs
Carefully bend the twigs in place around the wire ring and use short lengths of string to tie them
in place. Continue until the wire ring is completely covered with and concealed by the twigs. Trim any very long twigs with scissors. -
Step 2Paint Leaves
Lay the dried leaves facing upwards on a large piece of paper and paint each one with gold or silver paint. Let them dry thoroughly and apply a further coat to each leaf if better coverage is required. -
Step 3Glue on Leaves
Apply three or four dabs of glue to the back of a leaf and stick it to the twigs. Continue to glue on the leaves, placing them at regular intervals and alternating between silver and gold, until the wreath is covered with a layer of painted leaves. -
Step 4Finish Off
Tie the length of gold ribbon
at the top of the wreath and make a bow. Trim the ends of the ribbon on the diagonal to prevent them from fraying.
