How to Make a Fall Floral Arrangement on a Rake
When the days begin to cool and the leaves begin to fall, greet your guests to your door with this beautiful fall arrangement on a leaf rake. This project is a lot more fun than raking a yard full of leaves. It's easy enough to create in an evening. Welcome in the new season with a "girls night in" party. In doing so, create this project with all your best gal pals. The rake can be propped next to the door on your porch or in a corner in an entry way. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Bamboo Leaf Rake
- 3 Bunches of Silk Fall Leaves
- 5 Silk Sunflowers
- 3 Small Bunches of Pip Berries
- Paddle Wire
- Craft Glue
- Hot Glue
- Wide, Wired Fall Ribbon
- Wire Cutters
- Scissors
Instructions
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Spread out the small branches of the fall leaves on the main stem. Cut the excess off the bottom of the stems.
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Overlap the bottom stems of two fall leaf bunches. Position one bunch pointing up and the other bunch pointing down. Wire the stems together using the paddle wire.
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Position the wired leaves on the rake. The top leaves are placed in the scoop of the leaf rake with the opposite end of the wired leaves on the handle.
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Apply glue under the wire of the wired stems. Wire the stems to the handle over the wired stems.
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Cut the sunflower stems approximately 7 inches long.
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Wire the sunflowers in bunches of two and three.
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Lay the bundle of three sunflowers with the stems pointed down, over the leaves on the scoop at the top of the arrangement.
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Wire and glue the sunflower bundle to the wired leaves.
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Lay the bundle of two sunflowers over the leaves on the bottom of the arrangement with the stems pointed up.
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Wire and glue the sunflower bundle to the wired leaves.
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Form a six loop bow using the fall wire edged ribbon. Wire and glue the bow in the space between the top and bottom of the arrangement.
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Cut the pip berry stems approximately 5 inches long. Apply glue to the stems and stick into the arrangement around the bow.
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Cut the branches from the last bunch of fall leaves. Apply glue to the branch stems and tuck in the arrangement to give a fuller appearance.
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Tips & Warnings
If you are having trouble locating a bamboo leaf rake, a regular yard leaf rake will also look nice. Shorten the handle to better fit an entry way.
Beautiful fall mums make a wonderful alternative to the sunflowers.
Don't let children attempt to make the project with a group of friends. It's more suited for adults.
