Cut chicken wire to 12cm x 20cm and form a cylinder. <\/span><\/li>\n

Crush the top and bottom inwards to form a ball of about 8cm diameter. <\/span><\/li>\n

Using pliers pull <\/span>out and twist a loop for a ribbon. <\/span><\/li>\n

Cover with damp moss.<\/span><\/li>\n

Secure with florist\u2019s stub wire bent like hair pins. <\/span><\/li>\n

Secure the stems of the seed heads into the moss with wire.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>
MIDDLE:\u00a0Nigella<\/i> seed heads on wire (360mm x 1.2mm)<\/strong><\/p>\n
Take two 36cm pieces of stub wire and wrap them around a jar to form two rings. <\/span><\/li>\n
Thread the Nigella<\/i> on to one, then thread the second ring through the bottom seed head at 90 degrees. <\/span><\/li>\n
Add seed heads either side of the fixed bottom one and twist the ends of the wire together to make a loop for the ribbon. <\/span><\/li>\n
Seedheads from love-in-a-mist, as <em>Nigella<\/em> is commonly known, can also be used to make a Christmas garland.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>
RIGHT:<\/span>\u00a0Crab apple and rosemary on wire (360mm x 1.2mm)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Make as bauble 2, but thread with alternating crab apples and rosemary, having first pierced them with an awl or compass point.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>
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Visit our Christmas hub<\/a> for more handmade Christmas decoration ideas including wreaths and garlands.<\/p>\n
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