I love decorating the house for different holidays. I can spend hours in Homegoods or Michael’s going through the home decor sections, looking for the perfect little addition that will make the house a little more cozy and festive. What I don’t love is red and hot pink plastic garland wreaths which start popping up in all the stores around Valentine’s Day. I prefer a muted palette and more understated decor, which is why I decided to make my own wreath for our front door.
The whole project from start to finish took me less than two hours. The most tedious part is the wrapping, but once you get the hang of it, it is easy, just time consuming. I did most of the wrapping in front of the TV while watching Two Broke Girls, so it wasn’t all that bad.
To make this wreath you will need:
- 1 Styrofoam Wreath Form (I used an 8 inch one)
- Jute (I found little rolls (25 yards) in the clearance section and used about 2 1/2 )
- Hot glue gun
- Artificial flowers or anything else you would like the embellish with
To start, I taped down one end of the jute to the wreath and just started wrapping. When I came to the end of my roll, I tied a little knot with the end to the start of the new roll and kept going. I tried to make sure that the little knots were toward the back so they didn’t take away from the look of the wreath.
Once the whole wreath was wrapped, I hot glued the end and moved on to the fun part, the decorations.
My biggest piece of advice is to space everything out before gluing. I tried a few different combos before I found the one I liked best. Once I was happy with the way it looked, I started gluing.
I am really happy with the way the wreath turned out, especially the color scheme of it. I was thinking that I could remove the hearts after Valentine’s Day and re-purpose it into a spring/Easter wreath.
What do you think? Do you enjoy DIY projects?
That is such a beautiful way to bring a little V-Day spirit into your home. I totally agree with you about the really in your face decorations that pop up, I love things that are more subtle and pastel tones so this is beautiful!
I love simple crafts like this! And your wreath looks adorable!
Love this! The jute around the wreath is just my style. I like to but my jute and twine from Home Depot because I feel like it’s cheaper. But awesome you found it in the clearance section! I love good deals! 🙂
Love this perfect for Valentines and spring
What a pretty wreath. 🙂
Very pretty and will go all the way through Spring like Cynthia said above
This is really pretty. I like the flowers.
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What a cute idea! I need to make a Valentine’s Day wreath for my house.
I really love how this turned out! I tried a DIY burlap wreath once and just couldn’t like it – something about the way I wrapped the burlap. I think I could do this and looove it. Thanks for sharing!
What a beautiful idea! Thanks for sharing this!
You make it look so easy! And it looks so cute:)
This is so beautiful. I am obsessed with wreathes, however I am far from crafty so I just sit here and admire everyone else’s. 🙂
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I love DIY projects my husband and I love making wreaths together for every holiday. When the kids get old enough we will have them join in the fun. Thank you for the inspiration. This wreath is beautiful.
Such a cute and simple idea! Love!
This is so simple and cute! If we weren’t in the middle of a move I would definitely try it for our door! Bookmarking for next year 🙂
This is such a cute wreath! I just love it.
This is beautiful!! I wish I was this creative!! Seeing this really makes me want to try! lol