- 1). Measure the perimeter of the door, around the outside of the frame.
- 2). Cut the grapevine into lengths to fit the door frame. A standard single door will need about 14 feet and a double door will need about 18 feet of grapevine. If you have shorter lengths of grapevine, overlap and bundle lengths together and tie with twine to obtain the correct length.
- 3). Attach cup hooks or utility hooks to the top corners and top center of the door frame. Screw cup hooks into the wood frame above the door, making sure that the hook opens to the top.
- 4). Attach two or three additional hooks along each of the two sides of the door frame, with the hooks opening to the sides. This will allow you to catch the grapevine in the hook without twisting it. Use fewer hooks if the grapevine will not be exposed to wind.
- 5). Soak dry grapevines until they are flexible. Freshly cut grapevines may not need soaking.
- 6). Wrap a set of mini lights around the grapevine, if desired. Allow enough of the plug end to be free of the vine to reach an electrical outlet. Wrap the lights in a barber-pole style around the grapevine, spacing them evenly along the entire length.
- 7). Find the center of your full length of grapevine garland and tie a piece of twine tightly around the bundle, making a small loop with the twine. Hang either the grapevine itself or the loop of twine over the center cup hook. Be sure the end with the electric plug is on the side of the door where there is access to an outlet.
- 8). Wrap a length of twine around the bundled grapevine at each hook location and make a loop at the end of the twine. Attach each loop of twine to the hooks at the top corners and along the sides to secure the grapevine.
- 9). Add berry picks, artificial flowers or ornaments to the garland by tying onto the grapevine with small pieces of floral wire or twine.
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