Welcome to my Rustic Poppy Wreath Tutorial

Inspired by Remembrance Sunday and those fought in the Great War, and since.

Gather your supplies

Heartfelt Creations supplies:

HCPC-3674 Blazing Poppy Petals stamp set

HCD1-764 Blazing Poppy die set

HCDA2-450 pack of 30 stack and store daubers

HCST1-401 deluxe flower shaping kit

11blk gala glitz

Other Supplies:

Scarf hanger

Black ribbon

Real Red ink pad and card stock (Stampin Up!)

Black card

Wet glue

Hot glue

Wrap black ribbon tightly around the metal hanger

Wrap the ribbon back to the base of the hanger and secure with hot glue.

 Ink the stamp with Real Red ink  (Tip, as this is a large stamp it may be easier to place facing upwards and tap the pad onto it)

Stamp onto Real Red card stock, stamp 6 times.

 Line up the die with the stamped image.

Die cut

Ink the edges of all the petals using real red ink using a stack and store dauber.

Spritz the reverse of the die cut.

Shape the reverse of the poppy with the flower shaping ball tool.

Turn the flower over and use a slightly smaller ball tool in the centre of the flower – this will encourage the petals to lift.

Use a small amount of wet glue in the centre of one set of petals and offset another set of 3 petals ontop to glue into place.

Put a blob of hot glue in the centre of the poppy and cover in  black gala glitz. Allow the glue to harden.

Remove the excess gala glitz

Take a handful of raffia strands and tie them together in the centre with a piece of raffia.

Tie a 2^nd raffia string loosely approx. 6-7” further down the raffia and tease the  first section open.

Tie a 3^rd section quite tightly.

Check that the ties are in the right place to fit the scarf hanger and cut a few very thin black pieces of card.

Place the black strips of card under the lowest raffia tie and hot glue the raffia to the scarf hanger.

Position the poppies onto the wreath and begin to hot glue them into place.

Tuck some of the

smaller poppies amongst the raffia to give the effect that the poppies are falling off.

thank you for visiting my blog today - if you are interested in creating this wreath, or just having a go at making simple flowers for the first time, this is a great way to start - you can get your supplies by clicking HERE

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