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simple cotton wreath

November 14, 2018 by Meg Leave a Comment

Is DIYing even a word?  When some one asks me what I'm up to today, can I say, "Oh, I'm just DIYing some stuff?"  Spell check says no way.

Speaking of making up words, here's one for my fellow third grade parents... I was helping my son with a word search last night, which should be fun... right?   He kept finding words like "LOL" and "BRB," all while being completely blind to the actual words on his list.

Really, I can't blame him, because the longer you stare at the paper looking for an upside down, diagonal and backwards "Strawberry," the more elusive it becomes.

Anyways, I promise this project won't hurt your eyes or brain like elementary school homework.  I made this tutorial for my fellow friends who are not DIY inclined.

It's easy, I promise.

 

 

You will need:

  • Pruners
  • Grapevine wreath (mine was 18 inches)
  • burlap ribbon and twine
  • a ribbon (mine is from a shopping bag handle... yep... repurpose for the win!)
  • a hot glue gun and plenty of refill sticks
  • Cotton (maybe you can get some from a farmer? that's what I did.) 
  • If you can't get access to cotton, you could buy sprigs at Hobby Lobby, or go for a different look and use greenery.  It will work, either way!

I wanted my wreath to be asymmetrical (visually balanced, but strategically offset).  I first wrapped the burlap ribbon around ⅓ of the wreath, securing it with hot glue as needed.  Then I wrapped a section of the wreath, about three inches wide, at the very top where I will attach the ribbon for hanging.

Begin glue the cotton to the wreath, I like to work my way from the outside to the middle. In the picture above I am showing a few variations.  This is a craft that has no tolerance for perfection... just give it your best and it will be pretty.  If it turns out a little quirky, even better!

 

 

When you are finished, attach a burlap twine loop to the back for hanging.  I secured mine pretty well.  It will hang on our front door that takes hard north winds.

I have found that a command hook works well for wreaths.

That's it!  I'd love to see your wreaths, tag me on instagram with #ninnescahmade so I can find them!

Have a great day, friends!

Xoxo,

Meg

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