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How to Make a Grapevine Wreath
by Monica Resinger - Plantldy98@aol.com
Description: How to make an easy grapevine wreath for fall.
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I looked out the back door a couple weeks ago and realized there was
barely a way to get through the arbor because the grapevine had grown
so much. So I took my clippers and started clipping away until there
was a nice big opening. When I was finished, I had a big pile of
long grapevines, so I decided to make a few grapevine wreaths.
Making a grapevine wreath is very simple. First, take a fresh vine
and form a circle in the diameter you want the wreath to be. Most
likely, you will have excess vine; wind this excess vine around the
vine circle you just formed. When the vine is to the end, tuck that
end firmly inside a space between two wound vines; on the first
round, there might not be two wound vines to tuck the end into, so
just hold the end of the vine until it is wrapped in with the second
vine. Now take another vine, insert the beginning end between two
wound vines and begin the winding and ending process all over again.
Keep doing this until you have a wreath in the thickness you desire.
Keep in mind that the wreath will shrink as it dries, so you will
want to make it a little thicker than your desired thickness.
When you have finished assembling your wreath, you can lay it in the
sun to dry for a couple weeks, or bring it in the house and hang it
to dry.
These wreaths make fine gifts to give to friends and family as is or
fixed up with dried flowers and herbs and ribbons.
These wreaths are great to hang on the front door or on your walls as decorations.
If you don't grow your own grapevine, maybe you have a friend or
neighbor who'd be happy to let you have the trimmings.
Making grapevine wreaths is fun, satisfying and frugal, I hope you'll
try it sometime.
Monica Resinger is a loving wife and doting mother of two who enjoys gardening, tap dancing and most importantly, homemaking. She edits and publishes the free e-zine, The Homemaker's Journal that features a useful homemaking tip and scrumptious recipe of the day; if you'd like to subscribe, just send a blank e-mail to: HomemakersJournal-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
