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NOVEMBER 2019 / SOUTHERNLIVING.COM
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Embrace the Imperfect
Give a grapevine wreath a new silhouette with sheaves of grasses
Moving in a clockwise direction, insert stems of pampas grass
and gypsophilas to fill out the wreath’s shape. Then add accents
like dried yarrow, setaria grass, okra pods, and pheasant feathers
in groups of three or five to the top left side.
Go Wild
This lively centerpiece
(previous page) is bursting
with texture and can be
disassembled and used
again next year
Place florist foam in
container; secure with two
pieces of florist tape. Then
add dried pampas grasses
around the outer edges to
provide shape. Repeat step
with oak leaves. Working
toward the middle, insert
stardust gypsophilas. For
depth, fill in the middle
with dried strawflowers
at various heights. Nestle
gourds into the center and
outer edges of arrangement.
Finish with dried bunny tails.
What You’ll Need
Dried pampas grass in natural
and brown, preserved oak
leaves, preserved stardust
gypsophila in natural tones,
bleached stardust gypsophila,
dried strawflowers in pink
and apricot, gourds (wired),
and dried bunny tails in
chocolate brown
What You’ll Need
18-inch grapevine wreath, dried pampas grass, preserved stardust gypsophila, bleached
stardust gypsophila, dried yarrow, dried setaria grass, dried okra pods, pheasant feathers
