We created this wreath for my daughter's 1st birthday and used pinks and blues to bring in the colors of the theme we were using for the party. It was easy to make and we got great compliments.
Cost: $15
Time: 20 Mins
You will need (I bought everything at Michaels):
1 Styrofoam Wreath
1 Burlap
Small Letters
Fabric Flowers
Grosgrain Ribbon
Scissors
Penclil
Ruler
Glue Dots
20-25 Skinny metal push pins
Over the door wreath holder
1 8x11 sheet construction paper, solid or patterned
Directions:
Cut 6 small triangles from the construction paper based on how big you want the banner on to the wreath. Use glue dots to attach the triangles you cut to the ribbon. You don't necessarily have to put two rows of banners on like I did.
Use newspapers or brown bags to cover surface you are working on, burlap shreds a lot and can cause a mess. Start by wrapping the styrofoam wreath with the burlap using the push pins to keep it down. We wrapped it around 3 times to get a nice thickness to the wreath.
Once you are satisfied with the thickness, attach the fabric flowers to the wreath using the pins. Next, attach the triangle banners on the ribbon to the wreath leaving enough room on top for the letters, you can use smaller letters if the name you are using is more than 4 letters. Alternatively you can use just one banner to leave enough room for the letters on top for longer names.
Lastly, cut out a large piece of ribbon to attach the wreath to the holder (blue ribbon in image below). Attacking the ribbon first will give you a good idea on how to space the letters on top to spell out the name you'd like to use.
I was inspired to make this by the many DIY wreaths on pinterest and without the help of my friend Meghan, I would not have been able to create this
amazing wreath.
