Creating a Vine Wreath

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Section 1: Vine Wreath 1.  Use grape vines or other sturdy garden vines that need to be pruned. 2  Soak vines over night to make vines plyable. 3.  Weave vines into a circle shape.  Use raffia to tie ends of vines into the wreath if necessary.  Allow wreath to dry completely. 4.  Spray paint the vine wreath (optional). 5.  Add a wire loop to back for hanging the wreath. Section 2: Decorations A: Pine Cone Flowers 1.  Break or cut pine cones horizontally along the main stem. 2.  Paint the cross-section pieces to resemble real or imaginary flowers. 3.  Allow "flowers" to dry and attach to vine wreath with glue and/or wire. B: Paper-Bag Leaves 1.  Find some attractively shaped leaves.  You only need about three because you can reuse them over and over. 2. Cut a brown grocery bag along the seams so that it lies flat. 3.  Place a leaf under the brown bag. 4.  Peel a crayon and holding it sideways rub over the paper in the place that covers the leaf. 5.  A leaf shape will appear. 6. Cut out the leaf shape from the brown paper. 7.  Paint the leaf (Water color gives a nice effect) 8.  When dry bend and shape the leaves to look more three dimensional 9.  Add paper leaves to the wreath. Optional:  Finish with a fabric or raffia bow.