For this project, you will need garden twine, 32-gauge floral wire, wire cutters, a tape measure, and dried cornhusks (available online). We used a striped variety, but any dried husks will work well. You will need about 20 husks per each foot of garland.

1. Using wire clippers, cut one 5-inch length of floral wire for every cornhusk. Fold cornhusk in half, and tie ends together using a piece of floral wire; leave wire ends loose. (To make brittle husks more pliable, boil water in a teakettle and hold them over the emerging steam for about two seconds before folding.) Repeat with remaining cornhusks.

2. Measure the space where your garland will hang; add 1 extra foot per every 8 feet of space to measurement. Add another 2 feet (this will serve as loose ends to hang the garland with), and cut a piece of twine to that length.

3. Starting 1 foot from the end of the twine, secure a husk to the twine with the attached wire. Continue wiring on husks, working your way around the twine and overlapping them for a full appearance, and stopping 1 foot from other end of twine.