I made myself one of these wreaths last year and when I got my fabric, I got too much. So I thought I would make another wreath this year and try to sell it. Why not right! Funny thing is I ran out of one of the fabrics and they did not have the same one again this year! So I bought a similar one and just added the new fabric around the wreath to help blend it in. This project took me about two days. Your fingers will start to hurt from putting the fabric though the wreath and tying it but it is so worth it.
Things you will need:
12" wire wreath (you can go bigger but you
will need a little more fabric)
Floral wire (I used 16 gauge and that was a little too thick
so I would say 20- 26 gauge will be fine)
Wood letters
Scissors
Hot glue
Green paint
Glitter paint
3-5 different fabric choices (Depending on how many different
fabrics you choose will determine how much fabric you need.
If you only find 3 that you like then get half of a yard to make
sure you have enough. If you find 4 or 5
different fabrics you could use less.)
Step 1: What I did was cut my fabric into about 5 inch long strips then cut 1 inch strips out of those. It doesn't have to be perfect.
Step 2: Weave a strip of fabric through one of the sections on the wire wreath and double knot it. So that way it shouldn't unravel.
(Step 1 and 2 take a while so I watched tv while I did those!!)
Step 3: Paint your wood letters green. I did about two coats on mine. When they are completely dry, do several coats of the glitter. I like this stuff because it doesn't fall off!
Step 4: Place your letters on your wreath to see where you need to glue the wire. Cut your wire to 5 to 7 inch long. Give or take. Bend the wire to make it kinda flat in the middle and hot glue that to your wood letter. I did 2 sets of wire for each letter.
Step 5: Once the glue is dry, wiggle your wire through the fabrics and twist your wire to attach it to the wreath. Cut any extra wire off the ends. I took some pliers and bent the wire down so it would not poke anyone.
* I couldn't wiggle the wire and take pictures!
* It's hard to see but if you look closely you can see the green wire.
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