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Make a Harvest Corn-Husk Wreath

By: Heather Patterson and Vanessa Hunt

Celebrate the season's bounty with a corn husk wreath.

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Craft a Corn Husk Wreath for Fall

Add an autumnal touch to your front door with this DIY corn husk wreath made with just five simple supplies. Corn husks can be purchased online or from your local grocery store — look for tamale wrappers in the international food section. Layer them onto a straw wreath form, and voila! You’ve got a harvest-inspired accent you can leave up all season long. Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to make a corn husk wreath, and get more fun fall craft project ideas.

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Supplies

You will need: dried corn husks / a straw wreath / u-pins / dried flowers / ribbon

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Tamale Wrappers

A good source of dried corn husks are tamale wrappers. You can find them in the Latin food section of your grocery store.

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Soak the Corn Husks

Dried corn husks are typically a bit brittle. Soak them in lukewarm water for a few seconds to make them more pliable.

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Dry the Corn Husk

Remove the corn husk from the water. Pat the husk with a towel to soak up excess water.

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Tear the Husk in Half

Locate the mid point of the husk. Carefully tear the husk in half. Go slowly so the husk does not split unevenly.

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Fold the Husk

Fold the husk in half. Bring the top point of the husk all the way down to meet the straight edge of the bottom. Flip it around so that the pointy end is now in the back.

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Pinch the Ends

Pinch the ends of the husk together at the bottom. Make sure the pointy end in the back of the husk is securely tucked in.

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Pin it to the Wreath

Using a u-pin, secure the folded husk to the straw wreath.

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Fill in the Sides

Grab another husk and soak it in the water. Fold and pinch as before and pin it the one side of the previously pinned husk. Repeat again for the other side. You should have three husks pinned in a row.

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Add the Next Row

Continue adding husks below the previously pinned row of husks. Make sure you overlap enough to cover the pins from the row above. Repeat all the way around the wreath.

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Add Dried Flowers

Once you pin the husks all the way around the wreath, add a bundle of dried flowers to one corner of the wreath. Secure the bundle of flowers with additional u-pins.

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Add Ribbon and Hang

Cut a length of ribbon long enough to hang from your wreath. Loop it through the wreath and tuck it behind one row of the husk folds. Tie a knot at the top and hang on your door.

Make a Harvest Corn-Husk Wreath

Craft a Corn Husk Wreath for Fall

Supplies

Tamale Wrappers

Soak the Corn Husks

Dry the Corn Husk

Tear the Husk in Half

Fold the Husk

Pinch the Ends

Pin it to the Wreath

Fill in the Sides

Add the Next Row

Add Dried Flowers

Add Ribbon and Hang

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