February 17, 2012

Burlap Wreath Tutorial

There are at least a zillion tutorials for burlap wreaths online. I looked at at least half of them before coming up with my own version. It’s really easy and pretty darn cheap. I’d say I spent a little less than $15 for this wreath! And I kept my colors very neutral, so I can keep this wreath up all year.

What you’ll need:

straw or foam wreath
1 1/2 yards burlap (any color you wish)
straight pins with a flat head
scissors
tulle or ribbon for a bow

Start by cutting your burlap into 4×4 squares.

Take a square and fold it in half, pinching opposite corners together.

While holding the first two corners, fold the OTHER two corners together, so all four corners are pinched together. You’ll have a little puff of burlap.

Take a pin and poke it through all four layers of burlap and pin it onto the wreath. If you missed a layer, just try again. The great thing about working with pins is that if you mess up or some fabric comes unpinned, you can easily fix the mistake.

Keep going with the squares, rotating to make a nice, full design. Once your wreath is covered to your liking, you’re done! Just a note- the pins will come off every once in a while, so you may want to reinforce some loose areas with extra pins.

I used this tutorial to make a tulle bow, but you can make one any way you like.

Hang on the front door and admire!!! :)

The Duchess

4 Comments

  1. Ingrid

    February 17, 2012 at 9:04 am — Reply

    This looks awesome Molly! I will have to make one ASAP!

  2. JT @The Faux Foodie Girl

    February 17, 2012 at 2:55 pm — Reply

    I absolutely love it! Please make one for me :) I am a total DIY disaster….

    • Molly

      February 25, 2012 at 11:53 pm — Reply

      I’d love to! But I don’t think it would ship very well… :(

  3. Katie

    February 17, 2012 at 8:39 pm — Reply

    So cute! i could totally do this :)

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