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| Jana |
Posted - Sep 01 2006 : 6:18:43 PM
I want to make a grapevine wreath and am unable to find the diameter I want in a store. I do live in town, so I'm not sure about finding wild. Can I take apart one that is already made and remake the wreath to a different size? Or buy the "garland" grapevine and make a wreath out of that? Do I have to soak the grapevine first?
Any advise would be greatly appreciated!
Jana |
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| brightmeadow |
Posted - Sep 30 2006 : 7:25:33 PM
OK I have posted the photos of my wreaths on my blog. I welcome your comments, either here or on the blog. I am not sure if they will sell or not, they are very rustic, and not decorated. The rule at our farmer's market is NO CRAFTS but of course farm products are allowed, including dried flowers, so I'm not even sure if i'll be allowed to sell them there.
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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| brightmeadow |
Posted - Sep 30 2006 : 11:48:56 AM
Oh, Frannie, I do hope you didn't get a bad case of poison ivy from the experience! I have some grapevines i pulled from apples trees this summer and wound, (and I did get poison ivy working in the orchard, as far as I know none in the wreaths!) I was planning to take them to the farmer's market to sell but there is only one market left next weekend coming up. Last night I was up until 1:00 am because I was on-call at work, so didn't want to get up at 4:00 to pack my car for the farmer's market. Maybe I will get there next week. I will try to post photos of my wreaths on my blog later this afternoon. Some I am happy with and some I am not. Perhaps you guys can give me some tips.
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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| frannie |
Posted - Sep 30 2006 : 10:37:48 AM
well this sounds like a lovely project if you have access to grapevine.
when i first moved to the country, 15 years ago, my head was filled with rustic projects that i wanted to do. one of which was to utilize grapevine for baskets, wreathes etc.
so i found some grapevine plants on one of my walks and began to cultivate them and tend them like a farmer almost. i carried water to them, i cleared their area, i mulched around them, but no matter what i did they would not quite develop as i wanted so that i could use their vines.
finally i had to seek the advice of a fellow farmgirl who is just a great gardener.
she travelled with me and my buckets to the beloved grapevine only to let me know......
you cannot turn a poison ivy vine into a grapevine no matter how much you tend it.
i still love grapevine crafts, but i cannot look at them or hear about them with out having a little moment of humility......and a belly laugh at myself.
love
fran
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| sunshine |
Posted - Sep 30 2006 : 08:08:30 AM
I thought that sounded a little nightmarish. Well you learned alot. So does everyone else reading this post.
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
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| babs |
Posted - Sep 30 2006 : 08:02:03 AM
I tried this project once. That was enough. My parents have a lot of grapevine "issues", so I asked dad if I could have some. If you ever catch yourself thinkin' there's prolly a better way to do something, you're probably right.
The first mistake was him pulling dry vine out of his crab apple tree.
The second mistake was me thinking I could take it home and soak it in the bathtub.
I got vine bark and strings *everywhere*, from the car to the bathroom. It was like trying to carry a dry crusty octopus that insisted upon taking you down with it. Once in the bathroom I loosend the binding that had kept it manageable (laugh) and it came to life and I swear it had grown an extra 20 feet.
Not to frighten you, I enjoy my projects. The look on my husbands face when he comes home and tries to figure out what I'm doing is priceless. But, do yourself a favor and try to avoid soaking if you can. Try posting on your area freecycle or craigslist for fresh vine.
If byhzgrace can get you fresh vine, I'd do that before I tried to soak it again.
I hope that helps. Happy crafting!
Babs
Country Egg
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| sunshine |
Posted - Sep 02 2006 : 06:26:50 AM
yeah the soaking and rewrapping part sounds nightmarish to me too
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
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| katie-ell |
Posted - Sep 02 2006 : 04:49:50 AM
What size are you looking for? Sunshine is right -- check with floral supply places -- they have a huge range of sizes. I've made grapevine wreaths with fresh-cut vine -- quite easy to use. I can't imagine ever getting a dried vine to re-wrap.
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| ByHzGrace |
Posted - Sep 02 2006 : 04:33:22 AM
I live in a grapevine forest  aka swamp ...can't keep wild grapevines from carpeting everything even if I worked only at pulling them 24 hours a day! Are you looking for a diameter of the wreath or vine size
I am off to Hogtown, then got church tomorrow, so the weekend is booked. Could pull ya some on Monday Fresh vine is easy to braid or wrap into a wreath. ya don't have to soak it totally pliable...prolly how it has wrapped up and over my world a time or two or twice  |
| sunshine |
Posted - Sep 01 2006 : 6:28:36 PM
yes you would have to soak the grapevine first. Try going to a floral store first they might be able to order the size you want. I use to be a florist and there where lots of sizes we didn't carry that we just special ordered. You could use a garland too same problem has to be soaked first. Not sure how long just until real plyable ( sp). A small craft store might be able to help you too if they carry floral. Michales and Roberts and places like that can't make special orders they only get what the main office sends. There should be alot of stores getting this in this time of year for fall wreaths
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
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