SPD: EASY BURLAP WREATH

I'm about to blow your mind...with a craft.

Today for Saw It. Pinned It. Did It I have a tutorial for the easiest burlap wreath, ever!

I mean it. We're going to get our craft on...not to be mistaken for freak on (thanks Missy).

Recently I've tried staying away from making wreaths because honestly some can be downright tedious 

and not so easy to finish. This one is SO simple and I finished it in less than an hour!

My inspiration for this wreath actually came from different types of wreaths I've seen on Pinterest and also from good ole Instagram. Jessica ordered a wreath (similar to the one above) and I fell in love with it when I saw it on her Instagram. I was about to order one because I need a wreath for our front door for everyday use, but then heck, I will give it a go for today.

That's when I started my burlap research (yup-that's what my life has come to these days. Crafting research...) and found the 2 most helpful tricks about burlap in all the land. Either I've been living under a burlap rock prior to this research, or you guys have been holding out on me.

2 Tricks You Must Know About Burlap:

1. Ever have trouble cutting it in a straight line? Simply pull out the thread where you want to cut and it'll give you a straight line to cut. 

2. (the most mind blowing) Did you know you can easily create ruffles by simply pulling on 3 or 4 threads towards the center of your burlap section? I didn't and it saved me SO much time and created the most perfect ruffles for my wreath in a matter of minutes!! (see below)

This wreath was basically free (who doesn't love free?) for me to do because I had an extra foam wreath form and burlap laying around. Even if you don't have those, this wreath is under $10 to complete. I did it differently than any of the other burlap wreath tutorials I've seen, so let me give you the run down.

What You Need:

-Burlap (cut into wide strips-about 8-10 inches wide and 8 inches long)

-Scissors

-Foam wreath form

-Hot glue gun

-Small letter for your last name

-Acrylic paint

Steps:

+Cut your burlap into 8 or 9 inch wide strips and 8 inches or so long.


+Paint your letter with acrylic paint so it has time to dry

Here's where trick #2 above comes in.
+Simply pull (gently-not so hard that you pull out the thread completely) 3 or 4 threads towards the middle of the burlap section to create ruffles. It's as easy as that! They will look like the picture above. You can get creative with them and even pull some threads on other sides to make them look how you want.

I made about 15 ruffles and it filled my entire wreath. 

TIP: Tie the ends of the threads you pulled into a knot to ensure the ruffles stay put longer. I then cut some of them to be a little shorter.

(then my memory card decided to delete some of the next few steps I had pictures for....boo.)
 

+Glue the back of the ruffles and stick them to the wreath form. 

TIP: Start by making an inside layer and go all around, then glue more ruffles towards the outside of the wreath so that the wreath looks really full!

+Add your polka dots to the letter (or skip this step if you don't want them-but who doesn't like polka dots these days?) with a Q tip!


That's it! It's seriously the easiest (and the cutest) wreath I've made.
Well, I think so. Don't burst my bubble. ;)
I wanted mine to be a little bit more "messy" with some threads hanging out,
but you can also tuck the ends of the burlap under and hot glue them if you want.

Did you know a burlap wreath could be so easy with those tricks?!

Now I'm off to read {and be really impressed} with what YOU made this week! 

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