wreathsandhearts.pdf

Wr e a t h s & Hearts

By Anita Light

The wreath or heart can be removed from the

card and used as a hanging decoration for the

following Christmas. The wreaths in particular

look very pretty on the Christmas tree.

The wreaths and hearts have many similarities

but some instructions need to be separate. So I

have split them into two sections with the main

instructions in the wreath part.

Wreath Materials:

1 Metre of 10mm wide ribbon.

30cm Length of 3mm ribbon in a

co-ordinating colour.

Sewing thread to match ribbon colour.

20cm P.V.C. Coated garden wire.

Plastic or sequin Holly leaves and berries.

Craft knife.

White card 8cm x 8cm.

7cm Length of Gold bead string.

UHU All purpose adhesive.

Double sided tape.

Card mount: SF03U Deep Green.

To Make The Card:

Cut the 10mm ribbon into two 50cm lengths

and place together with wrong sides facing.

Using a double length of matching thread work

a line of running stitches all along one edge of

the ribbons. Leave the end unfastened as it will

be used to gather the ribbon.

Gather the

ribbon tube by

gently pulling

the threads

until the tube

is just a little

shorter than

the coated

wire.

Insert the

wire into the

ribbon tube

until the end

sticks out.

Bend the

wire to form

a hoop. Twist

the ends

together.

Starting from the same end as before, work a

row of running stitches along the other edge of

the ribbons and leave the end unfastened. You

should now have a ribbon tube.

Bend the

ends of the

wire until they

lay flat against

the hoop.

Stitch the

ribbon ends

together using

the gathering

threads, this

stitching will

be covered by

the beads.

onto the card mount keeping the top and side

borders even in size. The ribbons should be

left to hang down loosely not glued or taped

to the card. Trim the ends to length with a

diagonal snip.

Lift the wreath and place a sticker greeting

onto the centre of the white card.

Cut approximately 20cm from the 3mm

ribbon. Find the centre of the ribbon by folding it

in half and stitch it by the centre, to the top of the

hoop. This will

be the back of

the wreath,

leave the rib-

bon ends loose.

Use the

leftover 3mm

ribbon to make

two small

loops which

can be glued

or stitched

onto the lower

curve of the

hoop at the front. Fold the bead string in half

and stitch onto the wreath. Glue the leaves and

berries onto the wreath covering the ends of the

ribbon loops and the join on the gathered ribbon.

Once the glue has dried, lay the wreath

centrally onto the square of white card and mark

the position of the hanging ribbon. Remove the

wreath and using the craft knife, cut a 5mm

horizontal slot at the mark.

Thread both ends of the ribbon into the slot

and pull through until the wreath lays against

the card. Use a

little tape on

the back of the

card to hold

the ribbons in

place.

The ends

of the ribbon

should be

showing below

the panel of

card. Glue or

tape the panel

Above: This card has been made using a strip of

coloured fabric instead of ribbon and a lace trim

(see the heart instructions for adding lace). As

you can see, the holly and berries look just as

good in sequins if you cannot find beads.

Heart Card

Heart Materials:

1 Metre of 10mm wide White ribbon.

Half a metre of lace.

30cm Length of 3mm White ribbon.

White sewing thread.

20cm P.V.C. Coated garden wire.

20cm Pearl bead string.

20cm Silver bead string.

White ribbon Rose.

2 Small Silver heart stickers.

Heart Materials Continued:

Silver card 8cm x 8cm.

Craft knife.

1 Sticky fixer pad.

UHU All purpose adhesive.

Double sided tape.

Card mount: SF03U Smooth White.

To Make The Card:

Cut the ribbon in half, place the two halves

together and stitch along one edge in the same

way as detailed for the wreath. Insert the lace

between the two layers of ribbon with the edge

showing and stitch through all three layers along

the second edge of ribbon.

Gather the ribbon and insert then bend the

ends of the wire as described in the wreath

instructions. Stitch the ends of the ribbon to-

gether using the gathering threads.

Bend the wire into a heart shape with the join

at the dip in the top centre of the heart.

I prefer to hold the trimmings in place with

stitches but, UHU will do the job if desired.

Begin with three loops of silver beads, then three

loops of pearl beads, then add the rose in the

centre of them.

In the same way as described for the wreath:

Stitch the 3mm ribbon onto the dip at the top

centre of the heart. Position the heart centrally on

the silver card, mark and cut a slot for the ribbon.

Thread the ends into the slot, pull through and

tape.

Cut the sticky fixer into four pieces and place

one onto each corner on the back of the silver

card. Peel off the backing and position the design

onto the card as before. Trim the ribbon tails and

stick a tiny heart onto the end of each. Tiny

hearts are on many different Gold Label sheets.

Left: This version has been mounted onto a torn

card heart panel which has then been glued over

various torn papers.

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