I have been so impressed with some of the beautiful, yet simple, wreaths out in blog land. So…I thought I must make one of my own. I decided that my material of choice would be…
…you guessed it, burlap. I know, I know. I just love the stuff.
What you will need is…
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Burlap (the amount varies depending on the size of your wreath base. I used about 1 1/2 yards.)
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Wreath base (I used a 12 inch ring)
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Hot glue
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Spray paint to match the color of your burlap.
1. I spray painted the ring red so that the overall color of the wreath would be uniform. If you leave it white there is a chance the white will show through the burlap.
{Funny story…notice the tape? I broke the wreath when I gently tossed it on the ground to paint it. Be careful, those joints break easily!!}
2. Cut burlap into 5 inch squares.
3. Fold burlap in half and then in half again.
4. Holding the folded corner, round off the top of the square.
Your burlap will then look like this…
5. Grab the center of the burlap and gather to look like a flower.
6. Snip off the folded point of the flower.
7. Apply hot glue to the tip. {Don’t you just love the red fingers?}
8. Glue to the wreath base.
9. Repeat until your base is fully covered and looks like this:
Now I have something lovely to put on my door for Valentine’s Day!! (Shhhh! It’s good for Christmas too.)
{Update} Many people have been wondering where I purchased the red burlap. I found mine at Hobby Lobby. Sorry Vegas friends…I bought what was left on the bolt!