The World of Wreaths

The Indian Summer Wreath is an exclusive piece of art from the continent positing the unique zeal of the fragrant Orient. This is a totemic piece of exotic craft that you will just cherish once it’s ready.

Here is the list of the all things you will need in the process of making an Indian Summer wreath,

• Twenty five sprigs of fresh or dried sweet Annie
• Corn-leaves wreath base or wire wreath frame with bendy prongs
• 8 to 10 bunches of fresh or dried feverfew or chamomile
• Two 10”- to 12”long dried corn leaves for each wreath-frame prong
• Eight to ten fresh or dried hydrangeas heads each 3” in diameter
• 15 sprigs of 7” to 10” long eucalyptus stems
• Eight to ten 18” to 20” long dried corn leaves for each wreath-frame prong
• A water filled spray bottle
• Hot adhesive or glue gun
• Fine gauge wire of 12” length
• And finally a large plastic bag

Okay so now as you have gathered all those varied elements you can start making the extraordinary Indian Wreath. 

• First pick the leaves from the corn stalk; it is highly preferable if the leaves are dry.
• The fall season may be a good time to pick. 
• To remove the dirt, wash the leaves with some water.
• Now place the leaves in a large plastic bag and squirt about some water.
• Leave them like that for some time until they become pliable.
• Once the leaves are pliable trim them down to 18-20 inches length. While trimming the smaller leaves trim them down to 10-12”.
• Now once the trimming is down put the leaves back into the back to again keep them pliable but before putting back drain off the excess water from the bag.
• Take each set of bendable prongs for the wire wreath frame and make individual bundles with 8-10 large leaves and 2 small leaves.  Fold each of the large leaves into halves, cluster them together and line up the ends. Now add the two small leaves and again line up the ends.
• Once the bundles are ready place them inside a set of prongs on the wire wreathe frame.
• Bend the prongs firmly around the bundle keeping 2” distance form the leaf ends and continue adding bundles in this way. Go anticlockwise until the entire wreath is covered with corn leaves. You will see that the bundles will overlap when they are attached to the frame. Complete the entire thing before the leaves start drying. In case they dry you may sprinkle some water.
• After the fixing process is over spread out some of the leaves by pooling towards the center of the wreath and some in the opposite direction, just see that none of the leaves turn flat, better shape them carefully.
• As the leaves on the wreath dry out completely, start gluing the adorning sprigs of Sweet Annie, eucalyptus, Fever Few, Hydrangea onto the wreath. Spread them evenly about on the corn leaves. Add these sprigs while fresh and they will naturally dry on the wreath.
• Make a loop at the back of the wreath with fine gauge wire and hang.
• There you have your all new Indian Summer Wreath ready.

Wreaths