Candy Cane Deco Mesh Wreath

If you prefer the wreath without all of the embellishments you can leave it plain like the picture below or maybe just add a bow for a pop of color.

I have seen tons of deco mesh wreaths… which, by the way, I LOVE to see!  It's just something about it! It's durable, pretty, stylish and looks good either indoors or outdoors!  At any rate, I found myself drawn to making one of those candy cane deco-mesh wreaths.  If you've ever wondered how to make one of those candy cane deco mesh wreaths you're not exactly alone!  I've been trying to figure that out for quite some time now! lol..

  Well…. the results… I have to say... this was WAY easier than making a traditional deco-mesh wreath!!  And it looks great for the holiday season!.

Supplies:

1- candy cane wreath form (I ordered mine on-line from www.trendytree.com)

1- 21" inch 10yd. roll of deco mesh of your choice (for this project… I chose the red\white stripe)  Also… you can get this at www.trendytree.com as well.

Various decorations, ribbons, etc… that you would like to use as embellishments for your wreath

Gather the ends of your deco-mesh together like the picture above.

Fold the end upon itself like the picture above so you done have the frayed ends sticking out at the bottom of your deco mesh wreath.

 Tie the folded end of your deco-mesh down to the lower right corner of the wreath frame.

Once you have the lower right end tied down…. move up to the next tie down ON THE SAME SIDE… I used about a 9 inch length of deco mesh before I decided my "poof" was big enough to make  it look full.

After you have tied your deco-mesh down to the right side of the frame… you will need to bend the deco-mesh back down to the left tie down (the first tie down on the lower left bottom) on the wreath frame.

Continue from the left tie-down and move the deco-mesh back to the right side tie-down (keeping your 9 inches of length the same between each tie) and use it to tie down/secure the deco mesh to the right side.  Work you way from left to right following this fashion.

Once you finish securing all of the deco-mesh it may look something like the picture above (or most likely it will look way better!, lol)…. at any rate, you can see some of the tie downs are still obviously visible from the front.  You will need to take them and twist them around towards the back of the wreath frame.

This picture shows a view from the back AFTER all of the ties have been twisted around towards the back of the wreath.

This is another view from the front with most of the ties hidden behind the wreath frame.  At his point, you can add embellishments, bows, ribbons and other decorations to your wreath.  I hope this was helpful!!