Christmas Pancake Wreath Recipe
Learn how to make this adorable gingerbread-themed Christmas pancake wreath!
Materials
- 1 14-inch Pancake wreath frame
- 1 10-inch wide Deco mesh roll cut into 12 pieces, 20 inches long
- 2 2.5-inch Ribbon rolls each cut into 12 pieces, 14-inches long
- 2 1.5-inch Ribbon rolls
- 1 2.5-inch Ribbon roll
- 1 Sign
Instructions
- Slide a pipe cleaner through each of the 12 holes in the middle of the ring and wrap them around the corresponding notch on the inside or outside of the ring.
- Scrunch your mesh and ruffle up the center. Pinch the center of the mesh ruffle and lay the ruffle between the arms of each pipe cleaner on the outer ring only. Twist the pipe cleaner to secure. Overlap the ends of the ruffle, making a circle.
- Stack the two ribbon designs, fold into a v shape, lay over the center of your mesh cluster and twist the pipe cleaner to secure. The tails should be pointing toward the edge. Pull the ribbons up and down and over to separate them, so you can see both designs.
- Cut off any excess pipe cleaners from the outer ring clusters and tails
- Repeat steps 2-4 on the inner ring. Ruffle and attach your mesh clusters along the inner ring, on top of the first layer of clusters. Then add your ribbon tails.
- Make your bow with three layers of ribbon. The first layer with the 2.5-inch ribbon and the remaining two layers with the 1.5-inch ribbons. The first layer will have a 7-inch bow tail and three, 6-inch loops. You’ll have the same amount of loops for each layer, but alternate the number of loops and tails per side and make the tail and loops just slightly smaller the the previous layer. The third and final layer will have one additional, center loop.Dovetail the bow tails and zip tie around the center of the bundle. Cut the excess zip tie then wrap a pipe cleaner around the bundle over the zip tie.
- Pull the center loop up and over the center of the bow, over the ziptie and pipe cleaner, fluff out and separate the layers so you can see all of the layers. Put the longest pieces – the tails – going out toward the bottom of the wreath. Set the bow aside.
- Push the pipe cleaners attached to the back of the sign through the mesh and around the ring of the frame. Twist the ties to secure it to the frame.
- Place the bow under the sign, push the pipe cleaners through the mesh and wrap them around the frame. Make sure tails are pointing out toward the bottom of the wreath.