Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Colored Raffia
- Dried Wheat Sheaves
- Raffia Braids
- Fall Picks
- Floral Tape
- Glue Guns
- Hot Glue Sticks
- Potpourri
- Preserved Italian Oak Leaves
- White Glues
- Scissors
- Scissors
- Acorns
- Wire Cutters
- Wire Cutters
- Wire cutters
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Step 1
Use a preformed raffia braid - it's easier than trying to make your own.
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Step 2
Open a bag of potpourri and pick out all of the large pieces.
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Step 3
Glue these items to the front of the braid.
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Step 4
Make raffia bows by separating colored raffia into sections of six strands.
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Step 5
Fold each section into a figure eight.
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Step 6
Use floral tape on the center to complete the bow.
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Step 7
Glue raffia bows at even intervals along the braid, beginning at the top.
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Step 8
Trim each wheat stalk stem to 1/2 inch from the bottom of the head.
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Step 9
Glue two or three heads on each bow.
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Step 10
Arrange the fall picks on the braid in alternating patterns. You can trim them with wire cutters.
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Step 11
Add preserved oak leaves randomly to the braid.
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Step 12
Glue acorns and smaller pieces of potpourri where filler is needed.
