Magnolia Bunting

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If you are lucky enough to live near a magnolia tree, you know how beautiful the leaves are in all seasons. From the almost jewel toned green of spring and summer to the bright yellow of fall and the chestnut brown of winter. Magnolia leaves keep well and retain their glossy appearance long after they have fallen from the trees, which makes them idea for winter buntings and garlands.

Gather leaves with long, sturdy stems and of varying sizes for your wreath. You’ll need about 15 for every foot of garland you want.

Things you need:
Magnolia Leaves
Floral Wire
Ribbon

Things to do:
1. Begin by gathering three or four leaves together in a fan shape and wrapping the wire around the stems several times to secure them together.
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2. Continue to wrap the wire down the stem until you have almost reached the bottom. At this point lay another leaf on top of the bunch so that the stem overlaps the previous stems but extends further. Wrap them all tightly with the same wire and continue wrapping down the length of that stem.
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3. Keep adding more leaves, sometimes in bunches of two or three; sometimes just as signals, in the same manner until you have half the length you are looking for.
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4. Start another garland in the same manner; continuing until it too is half the finished length you want.
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Bring the end stems of the two sections together and wrap them tightly with the ends of the wire.
5. Gather three or four leaves into a neat bunch and wrap the stems, attaching it to the join in the garland so that it hangs down.
6. Attach a bow to hide the join.
7. Thread a 5″ piece of wire through the chain of stems about 2″ in form either end of the garland. Twist tightly and form the tails into a loop to use in hanging the garland.

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