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DIY Himmeli Wreath
Himmeli Wreath Supply List
Start by cutting your straws down to right length. To make a wreath that is 19 inches at its widest point I cut the straws to 4 1/2 inches.
The fastest and most efficient way to cut 105 straws is to use a rotary cutter and a guide.
Before you get started I have a few tips:
- When you are connecting the wire you will only need to wrap it once (unless you are finishing a line, then you will want to wrap it a couple more times.)
- Tuck in as many of the tails as you can (I talk about this a little bit more in the video)
- Handle this like it is a newborn baby flower. VERY carefully. Straw is not the strongest material on the planet.
Now is the fun part.
Making your wreath sections
Step 1: Measure out 2 1/2 arms length of wire.
Step 2: Thread 4 straws on the wire
Step 3: Twist the wire together to form a diamond with the straws
Step 4: Add 2 more straws to the wire
Step 5: Twist and attach the wire at the opposite end of the diamond
Step 6: Continue adding 2 straws and twisting them until you have a shape with 5 sections.
Step 7: Feed the wire back through one of the straw sections so that it is coming out of the elbow
Step 8: Add one section of straw to the wire
Step 9: Connect the wire to the elbow of the next section
Step 10: Repeat until 4 or the 5 sections are connected and you have a shape similar to Pacman
You are done with your first piece!! Now you just need to make 7 of these PacMan/Pentagon shapes. After you have done that, this is where you pick up the tutorial.
Step 11: Connect the open space to the side of the next space by threading the wire through the straw in the second piece.
Step 12: Secure the wire to the corner of the first piece.
Step 13: Connect all 7 shapes together to make a circle.
Step 14: Add 2 Arms Length (approx. 10 feet) of wire to the center point on the face of one pentagon. Thread a piece of straw on the wire and connect it to the center of the next pentagon.
Step 15: Connect all the center points together
Clip your wires and you are done!
One little tip, if you are planning on spray painting your wreath string a small piece of wire from one of the outer points so you have something to hold while you are painting! (I used this gold to paint mine!)
Just an FYI the center wreath in this picture is a different design. The 2 wreaths on the outsides are from this tutorial. You can find the tutorial for the middle one here!
And because I am obsessed I have one hanging in my kitchen too…
Source from here
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