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Flag Wreath

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Red, white and blue is the theme of this flag wreath. Display your patriotism and gratitude in your home or on your front door.
Marty Brooks from Michaels Arts and Crafts demonstrates how to make a flag wreath.

Materials:

adhesive fabric
bandanas (in patriotic themes)
iron
pinking shears
white pencil
ruler
hot glue gun
18" grapevine wreath
buttons (red, white, blue or patriotic themes)
floral picks (or pencils, dowel rods, etc.)
star garland (comes in small spools)
floral foam
small patriotic photo frames

Steps:

  1. Iron the adhesive fabric, which comes in squares, onto the bandanas. Let the material cool, then cut into 4-1/2-inch squares with pinking shears.
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Figure A

  • Use a light-colored (white works well) pencil and a ruler to draw two straight lines from corner to corner, then cut the four triangles of material with pinking shears--don't cut all the way through. Leave the four pieces attached in the middle (figure A).
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    Figure B
  • Create a pinwheel by hot-gluing each corner to the middle. Be sure to use a low temperature on the hot glue gun. When the four corners are secured, glue a patriotic button in the center (figure B).

  • To attach the pinwheel to the wreath, use a floral pick (twist the wire around the pick). Hot-glue the pick to the back of the pinwheel. Pencils or dowel rods can be substituted for floral picks.
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    Figure C
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    Figure D
  • Twist the star garland, which is wire centered, around the wreath (figure C).

  • Make a huge star-garland bow by wrapping several strings together. Use the end of the wire to twist around the wreath to secure the garland bow. Use a piece of the star-garland wire to secure a small piece of floral foam to the wreath (figure D).

  • Insert the pinwheels into the floral foam. For height, wire two floral picks together with a pinwheel on top.

  • To honor a family member or friend, place a photo of him or her in a small patriotic frame and glue (or wire) to the wreath.

    * Note: Brooks embellished her wreath with an "Uncle Sam Wants You" card (see photo of finished project, top right).

    Did you know?

    Memorial Day, which is always honored on the last Monday in May in the United States, began soon after the Civil War and was known as Decoration Day. In 1868 General John A. Logan, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, named May 30 for decorating the graves of Union soldiers.

    It's likely that this particular date was chosen because that was the date of discharge of the last Union volunteers in the Civil War. The general said Decoration Day had two purposes: to honor the brave departed soldiers and to assist the soldiers' and sailors' widows and orphans.

    • Resources
    Veterans' forum on the History Channel site
    www.historychannel.com

    Guests
    Marty Brooks
    Company Representative, Michaels Arts and Crafts
    2215 N. Gallatin Pike
    Madison, TN 37115
    Phone: 615-859-8863
    Toll Free Phone: 800-642-4235
    Website: www.michaels.com
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