Celebrate Easter by adding a special handmade Easter Wreath to your decorations.
Consumables:
- Polystyrene ring
- Polystyrene eggs
- Diamante & large pearls
- Distress Ink pad in Vintage Photo with an applicator
- Tombow Multi Liquid Glue
- Light blue, pink craft paint, white paint & paintbrush
- Small ceramic cross
- Blue ribbon & silver string
- Skeleton leaves
Paper and Cardstock:
- Different types of scrapbook paper in complimentary tones.
- Pages from an old telephone directory or book
Dies, Digital die cuts, Embossing folders and Other
- Glue gun
- Camellia die by Brenda Walton or any large flower die
- Paper Rosettes
- Paper Quilling Tool
Silhouette Cameo machine files:
- Rolled Rose by Silhouette
- Flowers from the 3d Peony wreath by Jamie Cripps
- 3d accordion pleated rosette flower by Alaa’ K
- 3d Layered bow with flower by Jamie Cripps
Step 1:
Cut the different size & design flowers using the files from the Silhouette studio or other flower cutting dies. To add in as a wreath filler later cut out extra leaves from the different paper.
Cut the rosette file or cutting die and assemble it using a hot glue gun.
Paint the polystyrene ring and one egg light pink. Then paint the other egg and the ceramic cross light blue, leave to dry. Once the cross is dry, dry brush with white paint.
Step 2 Large Peony:
Use the Vintage Photo distress ink and distress the edges of all the flowers with the applicator. Curl the edges of the flowers using a ‘sosatie’ stick / wooden stylus by rolling part of the petal around the stick. Assemble the flower by layering & alternating between the different size petals. Embellish the middle of the flower with a pearl.
Rolled Roses:
Use a quilling tool to roll the roses. Apply glue at the base of the flower and paste.
Step 4 Smaller flowers:
Use the Vintage Photo distress ink and distress the edges of all the flowers with the applicator. Again curl the edges of the flowers using a ‘sosatie’ stick by rolling part of the petal around the stick. Assemble the flower.
Step 5 Large Camellia:
Mix & match the flowers petals. Layers the different papers petals. Use the Vintage Photo distress ink and distress the edges of all the flowers with the applicator.Using the paper quilling tool tightly roll the cut fringe. Gently remove the paper-quilling tool; do not loosen the tension of the rolled paper fringe. Assemble the flower by layering and alternating the petals, threading it through the rolled fringe. Embellish the middle of the flower with a pearl.
Step 6:
Once done there will be; 4 large flowers, 2 rosettes, 4 rolled roses and 5 smaller flowers.
Step 7:
Paste the coloured scellaton leaves on the polystyrene ring. Play around with the placement of the large and small flowers,once satisfied with the layout paste the flowers using a glue gun.
Fill in the gaps with the leaves.
Step 8:
Decorate the painted eggs with the diamante. Embellish the centre of the smaller flowers. Embellish the cross.
Step 9:
Paste the eggs onto the ring. Size and cut a piece of silver string, paste it at the back of the cross. Carefully turn the wreath around, centre and paste silver string. The cross will then hang in the middle of the flower wreath. Also size and paste the blue ribbon. Decorate by pasting a rose at the top.
