Best Of Diy | Autumn Floral Garland
Thursday 6 October 2016
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Originally posted inwards the autumn of 2013, nosotros yet honey this projection from Emily + Erick of Heidi's Bridge too had to conduct it dorsum for our Best of DIY series. Check it out! J+E
Recently, nosotros went on a beautiful autumn walk too were inspired to brand a garland from all the wildflowers too acorns nosotros gathered on the way. After nosotros realized that the wildflowers don't remain really long out of water, nosotros decided instead to contain ane of fall's most abundant (and hearty) flowers into our garland--the mum!
While it seems equally though mums grace every porch this fourth dimension of year, this is a playful agency to pay homage fall's favorite flower. We too similar mums because they're sturdy too concur upwards longer than most flowers, fifty-fifty when they dry out out. While nosotros advise mums, accept fun customizing your garland amongst any you lot accept on hand, it's one-half the fun!
Things You'll Need
Mums, inwards assorted colors
Acorns
Needle + Thread
Awl, or an electrical drill
Directions
1.) Pick the mums off of your constitute too determine which designing you'll endure arranging them in. (We select to suit them inwards an ombre slope starting amongst deep cherry-red fading into yellow.)
2.) Using your awl--or if you're less rudimentary thus us, your electrical drill--hammer/drill holes inwards your acorns.You volition wishing to exercise this on acme of a wooden block.
3.) Measure out virtually 4 feet of thread. Double thread your needle too necktie a large knot at what volition operate the destination of your knot.
4.) Begin stringing your garland together. Using your needle, only thread correct through the middle of the flower, dorsum to front. When you lot instruct to the acorns, thread through the holes you lot made amongst your awl or drill. Repeat inwards any designing you lot desire.
Note: Our garland follows the next pattern: slope of our flowers cherry-red to yellowish followed past times small-scale acorn, large acorn, small, large, small, thus unopen to other slope of flowers. Repeat. However experience gratis to exercise your own!
5.) When you lot come upwards to the destination of your garland, necktie unopen to other large knot to secure the garland closed.
Enjoy!
Emily + Erick
Heidi's Bridge
