1. Begin by cutting off
single roses from the silk bunch of flowers using the wire cutters.
Then, curve each stem of the rose so that it angles slightly. The idea
here is to have the roses “hug” the side of the heart when we place
them on the wreath.

2.
Begin to place the rose stems into the grapevine wreath along the left
side. Make it fuller near the bottom of the left side and gradually
have them taper off near the top, as if the roses are growing up the
heart wreath. The roses should “hug” the wreath, and curve with the
wreath’s curves. The stems can be secured with hot glue as additional
support, if desired. NOTE: The silk roses I used had some artificial
baby’s breath with them, which added fullness and dimension. If your
roses do not have this, you may want to also purchase some filler like
a small flower or baby’s breath to “fill in” the spaces.


3.
To make the bow, begin by keeping a tail of about 1 to 2 feet. Once you
have this sectioned off, begin to fold the first loop of the bow. Bring
the ribbon to the middle of the loop. Remember to twist the ribbon in
the center, so the right side of the ribbon is always pointing outward.

4.
Continue to fold loops, gathering and remembering to fold the ribbon in
the center. As you get to the end, remember to leave an equal length of
ribbon at the end to act as the other tail. You can make all the loops
the same size, or have them get increasingly smaller.

5.
Tie the center with a twisty tie or wire to secure. Here is a photo of
what the bow looks like before it is shaped to be full

6.
Now, take each loop and make it full. This is the beauty of wire-edged
ribbon. Adjust the loops and move them around to create a nice full
bow. Attach the bow to the bottom of the heart wreath using wire.

7. Attach a wire loop for hanging
the heart wreath near the top, by twisting a small length of wire
around one of the branches. Your grapevine heart wreath is
now ready for hanging.
