Fall Burlap Wreath

Before I dive into how I “fixed” it, this is how I made it…

My inspiration was a ribbon wreath on etsy and a Boo wreath from Craftsaholics Anonymous (my Pinterest group created the Boo wreaths – they were adorable!).

Shape hanger. Someone wrote on Pinterest to use a wire clothes hanger as the wreath base. It worked great! A friend asked if it took long to reshape the hanger, but it only took a few minutes.

Tie burlap strips. I tied burlap strips around the hanger until it was covered. I only did a single knot because the hanger was so thin. I think you’d need a double knot if you’re using a bigger wreath base like foam. There were burlap droppings everywhere. Be prepared for a mess.

Add ribbon. I tied the colored ribbon around randomly, and then tied two knots on either side at the top to make the bow hanger.

A friend is doing one of these with all ribbon for her little girl’s room, that will be adorable.

Yarn wrap initial. I got a wooden initial at Hobby Lobby, but I wanted to try it using cardboard so I traced it from the wooden one, cut it, and then wrapped the ribbon around it (that takes some time).

Using the cardboard was a little tricky because it’s flimsier, but overall, I think it’s the way to go (and cheap!). My friend laughed that I wanted to save $2 by using the cardboard. I used hot glue to loop the brown ribbon so the initial could hang from it.

Here it is, again. Done, but not.

I hung it on my door for a few weeks just because I spent time on it, but I decided I would change it a tad, and give it to my mom…

I bought a harvest decor sign at Michael’s. I could have made my own, but I was in a time crunch and I had already spent enough time on this wreath.