Mesh Wreath

I have been asked by a friend to teach her how to make a mesh wreath? They think I know everything, I don't, but I do know how to google it. So I found this one for a puff wreath from the Old Time Pottery but it was a video, so I will added here until I get a chance to make one and take picture of each step.

Mesh Wreath by the Old Time Pottery.

This is what a "Puff" Wreath looks like:

And here are the instructions I wrote from the video:

Wire form 24”

1 roll of 21”deco mesh (10 yards)

1 roll of deco mesh 10”for accent color

5 yards of 2 ½ inches ribbon for a bow (or bows)

Other embellishments as needed

18 pipe cleaners, folded in half

Tie the pipe cleaners to the inside ring at the cross bars

Now tie more pipe cleaners to the outside ring about halfway between the cross bars. You may want to use a glue gun to keep them from sliding.

Start with a 3-4 inches tail, bunching together the deco mesh starting in the inside ring, continue bunching up the mesh at about 12 inches and tie it to the next pipe cleaner. Tie them together and fluff it up. Continue on till the first pipe cleaner, tie it. Do not cut.

Start now on the outside ring the same way. End at the cross over pipe cleaner in the outer ring. Cut a 3-4 inches tail.

Now do the same with your accent mesh, gathering a tail and puff at every 6”. Start on the center ring attaching it to the same pipe cleaner. Continue alternating inside and outside ring going around twice.

Fluff up the puffs and hide the tails by pulling thru the back and up and down the ring.

Make sure all the pipe cleaners are secured and use them to attach your embellishments or turn them to the back and cut it.

There is also a "Curly" wreath which instructions were already on a PDF file and I am attaching here:
Miss Kopy Kat Blog - how-to-make-curly-deco-mesh-wreath

She uses the entire width of a 21" roll of mesh and 4 colors.

A different version (on a very long and boring video) is done with 10"rolls and 3 colors. They call it "Ruffled"Wreath. This one is from UnderATexasSky.com. Here is the short version of the instructions:

Uses 3 - 10 inches rolls

2 of the same ribbon width, one roll solid another with a design.

Cut 12 inches from each mesh. (12 cuts of each color)

Gather the pieces in the middle and attach it to the pipe cleaners alternating the colors.

Starting again from the beginning, use the same pipe cleaner opened (do not add on top of a twisted pipe cleaner)

Repeat with the 3^rd color.

Start all over again in the inside ring

Cut ribbons to about 12 inches, dove tail the ends, scrunch in the middle and attach it to the pipe cleaner. Do the same to another ribbon and attach it on top of the previous ribbon on a different direction.

Now attach any embellishments, ornaments etc.

Here is one I made:

It came out very pretty but I did not like working with the mesh as much as I thought I would. It frays too much!

I also made a Santa Claus head and a swag. Here they are:

Another easy wreath I found was made with a wire hanger and tule instead of mesh. The video is by Nica Wolmack and she gives good instructions but I find it easier to follow written directions.

I will try to write up instructions for this one also.