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Making an honesty wreath

These simple textural wreaths are a great way of using honesty from your garden - they are slightly fiddly to make but worth the effort as they last years and years. The one in the photo has been hanging in my bathroom for 5 years.

You need:

Honesty seed heads - the wreath takes a lot of seed heads, you will need about 20 decent sized plants.
Copper wreath frame.
Fine florists wire.
Scissors

Step one

Strip the outer seed cases from your honesty and then cut it into smaller bunches of 2-3 seed heads per stem.

Step two

Use the fine wire to tie 3 or 4 stems together, placing the seedcases so that they form a natural looking bunch - leave about 10cm wire to attach the bunch to the frame.

Step three

Attach the bunches of honesty to the frame by wiring them to the inner circle of the frame - angle each bunch at about 45 degrees and use the next bunch to cover the stems. Work your way around the wreath frame until it is all covered.
Hang the frame somewhere and look at it from a distance - you can add in extra bunches of honesty at this point to fill holes or make it more even.
Add a hanging loop by twisting two bits of wire together and attaching it to the outer circle of the frame as a small circle.