Fruitful Wreath

Make a festive first impression on Thanksgiving by hanging this dried-floral-filled piece on your front door.
By Kelly Dawson October 21, 2021
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Transform a plain grapevine wreath into a special-occasion stunner with a few chic additions, including dried bunny tails, sora pods (we painted the insides gold), and autumn "flowers" sewn out of earthy-toned velvet. Best of all, you will have this dried-goods-only piece for years to come. If you're searching for even more autumnal wreath inspiration, you've come to the correct place—peruse all our fall-friendly and Thanksgiving-centric iterations.

Created by Tanya Graff and Silke Stoddard

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What you need

Materials
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How to do it

Step 1

Smooth velvet over a flat surface; measure and cut two 7 1/2-by-3 1/2-inch strips. Use fusible web to join strips together, with wrong sides facing. Trace flower template onto fabric.

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Step 2

Cut leaves out with scissors, then do a running stitch directly below leaves with doubled sewing thread. Pull thread to gather fabric into a tight bouquet, adding a few backstitches to secure gathering, and do the same after matching beginning and end of strip. Stitch through gathered section to tighten blossom; arrange leaves in place.

Step 3

Paint insides of sora pods; spray-paint nuts gold. Arrange bunny tails, gilded nuts and pods, and velvet blossoms on wreath, attaching with glue gun, until you reach desired appearance.

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