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I made some vine wreaths as a graphic gift for friends back in May of 2000
and had no idea back then of how to begin writing a tutorial for others to make their own.
Since I have done two other tutorials now, I found out just how much fun it is
and what great satisfaction you can have out of seeing the results of a tutorial.
Soooo....here goes again!

This tutorial assumes you have a basic knowledge of the workings of Paint Shop Pro.
Made with PSP version 6.0.

To begin the vines, which you can save as tubes as you go along, first bring up a new image,
transparent background, size 500 X 500 pixels...it's nice to have plenty of room to work.

Add a layer. Layers > New Raster Layer > accept the default settings.
Using the Preset Shapes Tool:
Foreground Color: Black
Type: Circle
Style: Stroked
Line Width: 1
Antialias: Checked
Create as Vector: Unchecked
draw a circle in the center of the image form...roughly 200 to 250 pixels in size.

That will become a layer we will delete at a later time. It is just there to help get a starting point.
You can use any shape you want for this first step, depending on the shape
you want for your wreath....heart shape, ellipse, square...you name it!
Add a layer...don't forget this step...we want that circle on a separate layer we delete later!
Next, draw a nice *squiggly* vine shape over your original shape.
Use the Draw Tool, settings:
Type...Freehand Line
Style...Stroked
Width....6
Antialias...checked.
The foreground color is up to you. I used a nice warm brown: #916F6F.

Keep in mind that it's nice to have varied colors for the vines. Sometimes I changed this color,
sometimes I changed the color I used in Inner Bevel to achieve the effect.
Now, go to: Image > Effects > Inner Bevel using the following settings.

At this point you can turn off the bottom layer, copy and paste the vine as a new image and tube it.
File > Export > Picture Tube
You can do this with each vine as you make them. Here's what the vine should look like now.

Add another layer (*LOL* Don't forget!) and draw another vine over the one you just finished.
Make the *squiggle* a bit different and remember you can use a different color for this one,
or change the color you use on the inner bevel.
Keep making vines, each on a different layer...and tubing them...kinda fun, eh?...until you have enough.
What's enough? Hmmm....I made nine vines for my first one, but only used about seven in this one.
On one of your vines, you can get "carried away" and with the draw tool,
same settings you are using and Width...1
Draw a bunch of little tendrils...you can do them and undo them till you get what you like!
Just add the Inner Bevel after you get the tendrils and the vine the way you want them.

Each of the vines is now on its own layer and you can delete the first layer...the one with the circle.