Ruffle Burlap Wreath

I have been wanting to make a burlap wreath
I had so many ideas 

and I decided to kind of use a little of each and make it my own

First I found a really cool way to do a wreath form 

HERE but it needed a bit of adjusting 

What You will need:

-Foam pipping (found in the plumbing department in Home Depot)

about $1

- Duct tape (Already had it)

**revised** 

you will also need:

-some sort of bendable copper piping or a hanger will work

(free from Father in law's work)

-and ribbon (to tie on the hanger or pipe

What I did:

-Bend the pipe and duct tape the ends together

-Then work around it fluffing it and getting all the kinks out

**Revised**

-Sadly this did not work as well as I hoped 

it would probably work better if you were doing a paper wreath or something very light

But once I hung it up it started bending

-so I took the copper pipe (you could also use a metal hanger) 

and I bent it to fit the wreath

-I put it inside and tied it to the wreath with the ribbon

-Don't worry you can't even tell the copper or ribbon is there
it gets covered up by the burlap

I think it is a really good idea you just have to make sure

you have the right support behind it or do a lighter material on it

But this ended up working perfect for me and 

only cost me $1

which is always nice :)

Now onto the fun wreath

I promise you are gonna love this one

It is fun and could be used for any season 

depending on the color burlap you choose

I wanted this for end of summer

and maybe add a banner for fall

What you will need:

-Burlap (two different colors) 

I used brown and tan

-Glue 

-A glue gun

-or replace glue with pins 

- Thread

-Scissors

-needle

What I did:

-First wrap the wreath form with burlap

-the take your copper pipe or hanger and attach it to the middle 

with ribbon on the top, bottom, and two sides

-next you are going to cut strips to make into ruffles

- Cut the strips 45 inches length and about 2 inches wide

-Then you will cut the strip in half 

so you get two out of each 

-You want 13 half strips of each color

so 26 total if you are only doing one color

There are two different ways you can attach the ruffles 

pin them in or glue them

which ever way you prefer

own it :) and don't be afraid

Pin it on Version

-take your burlap strip

-start folding over

-Keep folding and layering it over itself 

(shown in the picture)

-while holding it together in the center as you go

-continue folding and layering until you form a half circle

-Then pin it to the wreath through the middle of the gathered burlap

-continuing to fold and pin each ruffle until you get all the way around 

The Glue version

(this is the way I did it)

I like this better it is more permanent and I just feel like it stays better

through keeping it outside and through storage 

and still keep its perfect form

This is for sure the way I would recommend

-take your burlap strip

-start folding it over itself

-Keep folding and layering it over itself 

(shown in the picture)

while holding it together in the center as you go 

-continue folding and layering until you form a half circle

-Then you are going to take your needle and thread and just do a few good stitches

back and forth securing it with a knot

-So it looks a little something like this

-Then get a big glob of hot glue on it and secure it to the wreath form

-continuing to fold, stitch and glue each ruffle until you get all the way around

-Make sure to over lap them all just a little bit

to get it a good ruffle look and covering the stitch of each ruffle

- then a tied a ribbon on the top to hang it up with

-and viola the perfect and easy ruffle wreath

I actually was able to do this pretty quick

It is much faster to fold and secure with a stitch rather

than stitching and pulling each ruffle 

I promise this technique will save you some time

What do you think? 

I LOVE IT

I mean what girl doesn't like ruffles and burlap?!

Right!

This post is linked up to my parties HERE

and here

 Here is a little sneak peek of a big project I am working on right now

completed product and tutorial coming soon

And I have finally decided on my bedroom makeover colors

What do you think?

Feel free to email me with any questions 

I would be happy to answer them all

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