Two of the ribbons were 2.5" in width and one was 1.5".
Rachel made a free handed bow for the double door wreaths using three styles of ribbon. The initial gap between the primary pumpkin pick was left as a gap because the bow would be placed in this area. Stems from the sunflower bush and filler fall greenery were separated and picked with the SteelPix and as she would add one stem to the top wheel, she would add an similar stem to the bottom wheel. Working back and forth. The remaining florals, cream sunflowers, were added in this same manner. The key to make the matching wheels was to place a floral on one wheel, and then place the same floral on the next wheel before moving on to the next piece. The hot glue pan isn't shown, but we use an inexpensive electric skillet and Gorilla glue sticks. She dipped the stems in hot glue and secured into the Styrofoam.
She used the SteelPix machine to attach steel picks to the ends of the stems. The exact pick she used is no longer available, but we have many other picks to choose from. The pumpkin piece was used at the top and the smaller pinecone piece used at the bottom.
She cut a pumpkin pick in half, between the pumpkin and the pinecone. She started with a main fall pumpkin pick and then filled in with more airy less dense florals and greenery. Rachel picked out some fall florals using colors that a customer had requested. Next step was to start adding florals to the double door wreaths. Snippets from this Spanish Moss pick (no longer available) was used later after the florals were inserted to covered up any areas where the Styrofoam showed. The Styrofoam could have been covered with moss prior to adding florals, but bagged moss was not available in the shop today.so Rachel had another plan. See our assorted bicycle wheels here: Bicycle Wheel They are REAL bicycle wheels, just no tires and the sprocket was altered to allow the wheel to lay flat against a door. The bicycle wheels are a new product for Trendy Tree this year and they are available in several colors and sizes. The angle of my camera makes the lower one look smaller, but they are identical. Please note that the wheels are the same size. The piece of wooden floral stem is just to keep the wire from pulling through the Styrofoam. Wrapping the wire with paper tape helps to keep the wire more secure and prevents it from sliding around as much. The spokes were counted and the Styrofoam secured at the same area on each wheel, just opposite sides.īack view of the Styrofoam. She fashioned a temporary hanger for each wheel using a chenille stem. The Styrofoam was secured to the spokes and rim of the bicycle wheel. Then the wire was wrapped around a piece of wooden floral stem and then pushed through the Styrofoam. Floral wire was wrapped with paper tape first. She cut two small blocks of Styrofoam and secured to the wheels. Propped it up in a chair against the wall and went to work! She took a piece of board and whipped out her electric drill and fashioned a work board.
To make double door wreaths, she needed a space where she could work on two bicycle wheels at the same time. Rachael is creative, not only in her floral design, but also in the work behind the scenes. The first thing Rachel did was create a board that she could work her magic on. Well, it can be a bit more difficult than that for the average crafter.like me))) Any time I've tried to make double door wreaths, the second one came out a little bit different.maybe larger, maybe smaller.just different.īut Trendy Tree's floral designer, Rachel Wiygul, is an old hand at it and she created these double door bicycle wreaths for a special customer. Making double door wreaths sounds like an easy task. This is a fall arrangement, but you can follow the directions and just pick out spring florals and maybe a white, pink or green bicycle wheel.