Coach Tammy from The Makers University coaching team drops a new tutorial and it’s FUN and oh so colorful. This DIY Fiesta Wreath pops with pinks, oranges, and a whole lot of ribbon tails.
Ribbon Tails for the Fiesta Wreath
You’ll be using 2 different 2.5″ ribbon for the ribbon tails. Cut each style into 12″ tails. You could make 14″ tails if you’d prefer, but the look that Tammy was going for fit a 12″ length better.
When it comes to ribbon tails, you don’t necessarily use the most expensive ribbon since you’ll be using quite a bit from your roll. Plus, it adds to the price of the overall wreath if you plan on selling it.
Supplies for this Festive Wreath
Equipment
Materials
- Pancake wreath base
- 1 roll – 10″ mesh
- 3 – 2.5″ wired ribbon for (2 will be used for the ribbon tails and all 3 will be used for the bow)
- 1- 4″ ribbon for bow
- 1 – 1″ wired ribbon for bow
- 1 – wreath sign
- 13 – pipe cleaners
- 2 – cable tie mounts
Equipment
Materials
Instructions
Prep your base
- Start with a pancake wreath base.
- Add 12 x pipe cleaners around the base by twisting them to secure them.
- Take a 10” mesh and cut 12 x 22” pieces.
- Take 6 x mesh and make ruffles by pinching the middle together.
- Add the 6 x ruffles to the outer ring of the wreath using the pipe cleaners.
Add your ribbon tails
- Take 2 x ribbon and cut 12 x 12” pieces of each.
- Pair the ribbons in groups of 2.
- Dovetail the ends.
- Add 6 x of the layered ribbons to the outer ring using the pipe cleaner.
- Trim the ends of the pipe cleaners.
- Add your second layer of mesh and ribbon tails
- Take 6 x mesh and make ruffles by pinching the middle together.
- Add the 6 x ruffles to the inner ring of the wreath using the pipe cleaners.
- Add 6 x of the layered ribbons to the inner ring using the pipe cleaner.
- Trim the ends of the pipe cleaners.
Make and add your bow and tails
- Take 1 x ribbon and make a bow with 2 x loops.
- Take 4 x ribbons and make a bow with 4 x loops each.
- Layer your bows.
- Add a pipe cleaner to the back of the bow.
- Secure the bows and pipe cleaner with a pipe cleaner.
- Take 7 x ribbons and cut a piece of each for extra bow tails.
- Layer the tails.
- Secure your tails in the center with a pipe cleaner.
- Add the tails to the back of the bow using the pipe cleaners.
- Add your bow to the bottom center of the wreath using pipe cleaners.
- Dovetail the ends.
- Fluff out your bow.
Add in your sign
- Take your sign and add cable mounts to the back of it.
- Add pipe cleaners to the cable mounts.
- Add your sign to the center of the wreath using the pipe cleaners.
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