Way, way back Grace showed you how she made her easy Burlap Bubble Wreath. I too have made a burlap wreath, but mine is quite different than hers. I wanted it to look something like this wreath here, but I must have been a bad student and not followed the directions quite right. That’s okay though, because I actually like how mine turned out!
What you need:
Burlap—mine was from burlapfabric.com
Wreath- I found that the one with compressed hay worked best—leave the plastic wrapping on!
Ruler
Scissor
Pins- at least 100
Step 1:
Cut your burlap. I cut my burlap into 3” x 3” squares. Be ready for a whole lot of burlap shedding—I found it easiest to cut my burlap over a large sheet of old wrapping paper. This way I could just crumple it up and toss it (and all burlap hairs) out. You need tons of squares, so make sure you have something entertaining to watch/listen to!
Step 2:
With wreath, pins, and burlap in hand, you’re ready to start assembling the wreath. You will fold each burlap square into a triangle:
From there, you fold it again into a loosely-shaped triangle:
Step 3:
Begin pinning your triangles into the wreath. I found it easiest to start on the inside of the wreath and work my way to the outside part. The last pin for the outer area is on the bottom edge of the actual wreath, so it’s nicely tucked away.
Overlap your triangles so no wreath shows through and rotate the wreath as you go. You can see that my triangles are very tightly packed.
Step 4:
Continue to pin all the way around the wreath. It took me about 150 pins, 1 per burlap square. If you make your squares bigger to start with and want a looser look, then you will use way less.
Step 5:
Grab some ribbon and hang up the wreath.
I like this wreath because it has a very simple look to it. I’ve hung it up as is, but have also stuck a small grouping similar to these wooden flowers in there as well during the very early fall:
image taken from angelaromatics.com
Another victory for our old friend burlap.
