Nordic tutorial
Secure the reel wire to the copper wreath ring.
Place a handful of moss on one side of the copper wreath ring. Loop the reel wire around the moss to attach it to the frame. The wire should be pulled tight. Keep adding handfuls of moss, using the whole bag until you have covered the entire ring. Leave the reel wire attached ready for the next step.
Take your evergreen foliage and cut the whole pack down to useable sized pieces of approximately 20cm - around the width of your handspan.
Add bundles of the evergreen foliage and use the reel wire to secure it to the copper ring. Ensure you only wrap wire round the bottom part of the stems so the top of the foliage is free to create the shape of your wreath. Layer the next bundle on top of the first bundle, again only wirings around the bottom part of the stems. Keep layering and fixing the evergreens on until you have everygreens around the entire wreath.
Turn the wreath over so you are looking at the back mossed side. Cut the reel wire and fix it back to the copper wreath ring in exatly the same way it was fixed on at the beginning. Ensure it's well fastened so your wreath doesn't fall apart.
Now you have the evergreen wreath base, it’s time to start personalising your design with the fresh foliage. Cut down the mixed foliage into usable sized pieces. Cut the stems diagonally so the tip is a sharp slant as this will make it easier to insert into the wreath, as well as assist with moisture uptake from the moss. Strip any leaves from the bottom inch of the stem and feed through the evergreen foliage and into the moss base. The layers of reel wire and moss will mean that the foliages are well fixed in the wreath. Keep adding all of the mixed foliages, considering how you would like your end design to look. You will also want to use your twigs at this point
To attach the velvet stars to your wreath, place a stub wire through a gap in the decoration. Bend the wire in half and twist them together. You now have an anchor point on your decoration. Push the wire through the wreath, from front to back, and the wires will come out through the back of your moss base. Bend these wires in any direction to secure the stars in place. If you don’t bed the wires, they will slip straight back out when you pick your wreath up!
Loop the green ribbon through the middle of the wreath and tie in a double knot to create a hook. The length of the ribbon will be dependent on the fixing available on your door. Cut any excess ribbon off and fasten so the knot is behind the mossed back of the wreath.
