***Originally posted on cregarstyle on August 12, 2014***
Today's project is something I've been wanting to do for a while but wasn't sure how to do it or what color to do. I finally pulled the trigger and picked a color for my wreath and dove in! I was happy to find that it was much easier than I had anticipated. I always love when things turn out well and were simple to do.
First you'll need to gather your supplies. For this I used an 18 inch Wire Wreath, "C" Monogram Letter for our last name, Krazy Glue, scissors, and some pipe-cleaners. All of this was purchased at Michaels, which I learned you can use a Hobby Lobby coupon at if Michaels does not have their usual 40% off going. YAY for deals! I grew up on Michael's so I prefer to shop there but will go to Hobby Lobby if I am in a pinch and Michael's doesn't have it. I really wish we also had an A.C. Moore because that store is AMAZING, but I digress.
After getting everything together the first thing I did was to cut my cloth into strips that were 4-5" wide and 2 yards long. I ended up with 8 strips from my fabric. I honestly had no idea what I was doing. I just knew how I wanted the wreath to look at the end. Pinterest had built up my hopes for something spectacular with all the beautiful burlap wreaths I see on there. I'm not a huge burlap individual. It is just too rustic for me so I am glad that the same look works with fabric. I pushed a loop through the space between the first two wires and secured the end with a twisted pipe-cleaner.
Through some trial-and-error I found that it works best for me to push a loop through then twist the fabric once before moving to the next space and pushing another loop through. Something about the twist helped the first loop from falling out as I worked on the second. After I completed the first strip of fabric I was a little worried that it wouldn't turn out well but I pushed on.
After each strip I secured the end to the wreath form with a twisted pipe-cleaner, making sure the loops of the fabric would cover my attachment. Then I would do the same with the next strip of fabric, weaving loops through the form and attaching the ends to the wires with pipe-cleaners. Just shy of halfway I decided to wrap the fabric around the whole form to create a flat space where I would later attach my C. Three twists around the wreath with the fabric and I had enough space for my 7" letter then it was back to the loops until they reached the beginning.
When the fabric was finished I used my Krazy glue to attach the C to the fabric. Looking back I think hot glue would work better, but I don't have a hot glue gun. If I decide to do more wreaths (maybe one for each season or month with different holiday themes, and not all with this design), I will invest in a hot glue gun to attach things. The last step was to hang up my wreath on my front door and send a photo to the hubby. Not bad for a first try.
It was a quick (30 minute) project and now our front door has some pizzazz! Doing DIY projects just makes me want to keep doing new things and DIY the whole house! More to come this week on my laundry room update. Until then...
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