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Give your front door all the fall vibe with a wreath as elegant as your porch pumpkin shade. This beauty features an unexpected shape and a muted, on-trend color palette for a design sure to impress guests.

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What you will need

wood glue
circular saw or handsaw
12" x 20" wooden embroidery hoop
silicone gun
(4) Preserved White Oak Leaf Branches.

(2) mini white faux pumpkins
(2) lamb tines
(3) small pineapples
(1) false green berry selection

Secure the rings together

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Loosen the hardware on the embroidery hoop to separate the hoop into two hoops. Coat the outer edge of the inner hoop with wood glue, and place the inner hoop back inside the outer hoop. Tighten the hardware so that the pieces fit perfectly. Let dry for an hour.

Remove rim hardware

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Carefully cut out the block of wood that houses the rim fittings using a circular saw or handsaw.

Plan Design

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Lay the hoop on a flat surface, and arrange the leaves, lamb's ear, berries, pumpkins, and pinecones in the desired pattern. Play around with the placement until you find a good fit. Note: Once you start gluing, you may need to slightly adjust the design as you go.

Attach base materials

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Remove the rim materials. Apply hot glue to the edge where the white oak leaf branches will go. Arrange them so they follow the curve of the hoop. These leaves serve as the base of the design, so it is important that you secure them to the hoop itself:Be sure to keep them in place until the glue dries completely. After attaching the leaves, attach the lamb's ears with a generous amount of hot glue. Then attach the berry pick with hot glue. Make sure the berry pick is safe by gluing multiple berries individually.

Garnish With Pumpkins + Pineapples

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Apply a generous amount of hot glue to the bottom of the pumpkins and pinecones, and glue them to the edge of the hoop. Provide additional support by gluing them to oak leaves, lamb's ear, or other gourds/cones where possible. Once again, be sure to hold firmly in place until the glue dries completely.

Hang + Admire

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If hanging on a wall, place the nail slightly off center to compensate for the uneven weight distribution of the wreath. If hanging from a door, use a small piece of double-sided tape to secure the hoop to the door bracket in the proper place.