Yarn-Wrapped Woodland Wreath

I saw a cute idea on Pinterest about making a yarn-wrapped turkey wreath.  I went to the craft store with full intention of buying materials for said wreath.   Then I saw this cute little squirrel just sitting there on the shelf.  And....it was on sale.  I had to change my wreath plans immediately!

This wreath is quite simple to make.  Basically you just wrap a straw wreath with yarn and glue stuff on it.  Ha!  Simple, right?

Here are all my supplies.  I was going to buy new yarn, but I remembered that I definitely had plenty lying around.  The things I bought on this trip were the ribbon (40% off baby!), the squirrel (on sale), the wreath (not on sale) and flowers (50% off!!).  Still, this wreath cost around $10-12 to make.  I've seen people wrap pool noodles, which would be cheaper, but I wasn't up for the challenge. 

As you can see, I left the plastic wrap on the wreath. Years ago when I made yarn-wrapped wreaths I read this tip.  It helps you to not get straw everywhere and I definitely recommend it.  To begin, wrap the yarn, tie it to the wreath, knot it and tape it down.  Then wrap, wrap wrap.  It's a little tedious, but it's a great TV activity.

Above you see the wreath almost done, but in the hot-glue process.  Basically I just glued things where I thought they would look good and finished it off with a bow.  Wreaths are a very easy way to get creative.  Just start with the basic process and embellish in your own unique way!

You can see I added a bow, but you won't need one if you like things simpler.  It's up to you!



Supplies:

1/3 skein orange yarn (approximation)
1/6 skein brown yarn (approximation)
1 straw wreath
Wired ribbon
Fake flowers and berries
Squirrel figure
tape 
hot glue
thin wire


Instructions:

Do not unwrap wreath.  If wreath is already unwrapped, you may cover it in plastic wrap.

Tie orange yarn around wreath.  Knot and tape down with tape of your choosing. Wrap yarn around wreath being carful not to leave any straw showing.  Continue until wreath is about 3/4 covered in orange yarn.  Tie off orange yarn and tape down.

Tie on brown yarn and repeat steps above.  Tie off brown yarn and tuck in yarn tail.

Hot glue on squirrel and flowers, being careful to hide your glue.  You don't want it showing all over the place!  After everything is glued on, trim any glue strings.

Tie a bow with your ribbon.  Place wire through bow and secure to wreath.

There you have it, done!

I used a command hook to attach my wreath to the door.  I simply hooked it right through the wreath, no special hangers to attach to the wreath are necessary.

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I was in a creative mood last Saturday so I dug through my craft room for some inspiration.  I found some grapevine wreaths and fall flowers in a two separate drawers.  The wheels began to turn and this wreath is the result.

This post is more inspirational than instructional.  My simple wreath was made from wiring together two thin grapevine wreaths from Dollar Tree.  Then silk flowers and faux berries were added with the help of wire and hot glue.

As you can see, this wreath is quite thin.  This is why I wired two together in order to achieve a substantial base for my flowers.

Easy Fall Wreath 

Materials:

Two thin grapevine wreaths - mine were from Dollar Tree
Fall flowers and berries
Hot glue and glue gun
Craft Wire
Wire cutters

To make the wreath, first place one thin grapevine wreath on top of another.  Then wrap wire around them both, pulling it tight and continuing in a circle until both wreaths are secured.  Don't cut the wire as you will use this to help attach the flowers.

Once the two wreaths are bound together, insert fall flowers into the spaces of the grapevine wreath, winding wire around the stems of the the flowers and berries as you go.  Be sure to trim long stems before you insert them to insure a beautiful, full wreath.  If you want a flower to lay a specific way, hot glue it in place.

Flower wreaths really are free-form art.  There is no right or wrong, it just depends how you like it!