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Square Grapevine Wreath Weave up your own wreath. From "B. Original" episode DBOR-607

This is one square you'll love to hang with.

Finally, it's hip to be square – if you're a grapevine wreath, that is. Crafting hipster Michele Beschen shows you how to B. Original and make your own square grapevine wreath in this easy how-to.

Build Michele's simple wreath-weaving frame, then start working with flexible, fresh grapevines to create a great wreath. Decorate it with seed pods, flowers, greenery or artificial wildlife. Anything goes when you do it yourself; scroll down to get started.

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Square Grapevine Wreath

Materials:

grapevine
(4) 30" 2x4s with mitered corners
(8) 3/8" wooden dowels, 8" inches long
hand drill with 3/8" bit
safety glasses
wood glue
1-5/8" decking screws

	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D

Note: Use fresh/green grapevine for this project. It will weave much more easily through the frame and will keep its shape once it dries.

• Build a rack for the wreath out of 2x4s. Michele Beschen’s rack measured 30" square.

• Wrap a piece of tape around a 3/8" drill bit 1" from the end of the bit (figure A). Use this mark to drill 8 holes in the rack, each 1" deep. Make sure the holes are spaced evenly around the outside of the rack.

  Safety Alert: Always wear safety glasses and use caution when using an electric drill or other power tools.
  
  

• Place a dab of wood glue in each hole and install a dowel piece in each (figure B). Hammer the dowels in tightly with a mallet.

• Gather about four pieces of grapevine and wire the ends together. Position one end on the rack and attach it to the frame with a decking screw (figure C).

• Weave the grapevine around the dowels, working around the perimeter of the rack and going inside and outside the dowels (figure D).

• Weave in the other direction with smaller single pieces of vine.

• Continue to wrap and weave until the wreath is as full as desired.

• Let the wreath dry on the rack for a few days.

• Remove the decking screws and lift the wreath from the rack. Consider using a little string or wire to help the grapevine hold its shape.

• Hang the wreath inside or out, decorated with natural elements like pods, seeds, feathers and leaves.