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Extra Features and Video Online FloristsReview.com R E A D O N L I N E 35 Step-By-Step MATERIALS BOTANICALS • Chrysanthemum x morifolium 'Piglet' (daisy spray mum) from Ball SB • Chrysanthemum x morifolium 'Sirio' (cushion spray mum) from Ball SB • Dianthus barbatus 'Green Ball' (hybrid nonfl owering sweet William) • Rosa spp. (spray rose) • Scheffl era arboricola leaves (dwarf umbrella plant, Hawaiian umbrella plant) • Tillandsia usneoides (Spanish moss, graybeard) STEP 1 Cover the plastic ring (from the center of a roll of stem wrap) with Spanish moss. Tightly wrap the moss-covered ring with bullion wire to secure the moss to the ring. This ring with be the handle for carrying the wreath bouquet. STEP 2 Attach the moss-covered ring handle to the 8" wire wreath form with paper-covered wire. Cover any exposed mechanics with an adhesive dash and more Spanish moss. STEP 3 Cover an 8-inch-diameter wire wreath form with Spanish moss by wrapping the moss around the form. Then wrap with bullion wire to secure the moss to the wreath form. STEP 4 Wrap bullion wire around and across the wreath form, over and over, in a random pattern, to create a "dream catcher" structure. STEP 5 Cut two 2-foot lengths of bullion wire. Fold each piece of bullion wire in half to create four 1-foot-long strands. Secure two daisy spray mum blooms to each of the four strands of bullion wire by gently weaving the bullion wire through the petals and over the center of each daisy mum bloom twice. Apply an adhesive dash to the back of each bloom and cover with a bit of Spanish moss, to hide any mechanics. STEP 6 Glue individual daisy and cushion spray mums, spray rose blooms, tufts of Dianthus 'Green Trick' and Scheffl era leaves into the moss- covered wreath, in groupings, with liquid fl oral adhesive. Secure a single bloom in the center of the "dream catcher" with an adhesive dash. STEP 7 Wire the fl ower strands (from Step 5) to the bottom of the wreath, to dangle below the wreath. These create wonderful movement and extend the shape and dimension of the design as well as the visual line of the fl owers. HARD GOODS • 8" wire wreath form • OASIS ™ Bind Wire (Natural) • OASIS ™ Bullion Wire (Silver) • OASIS ® UGLU ™ Adhesive Dashes • OASIS ® Floral Adhesive • Ring from the center of a roll of stem wrap (a great way to recycle!)

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