I made this wreath last week with the hope of bringing on some warmer weather. I also promised a tutorial. Without further ado... here it is!
You will need:
- grapevine wreath
- letter
- twine
- an assortment of fabric strips. 2" x 16" (for the small flowers and some of the inner petals on the medium flowers), 3" x 18" (for the medium petals), and 4" x 24" for the large flower. Mine weren't exact. Just close enough.
- an assortment of buttons
- hot glue/glue gun
- floral wire
- felt
First, I covered the letter with twine. I already had my letter. It was leftover from a monogram decoration from my baby shower. It doesn't matter that it had previously been painted purple, the twine covered it all up anyway.
And wrapping.
I wrapped it all the way up to the corner. Then I glued it down on the back and trimmed the tails.
Then I wrapped (gluing almost the entire length of the curved and straight edges) the next section.
I repeated this process on the bottom of the letter as well. Then just wrapped up the middle. I didn't use much glue on the middle part. Maybe a drop every few inches.
After I finished the letter, I started cutting and assembling my fabric flowers. I used scraps leftover from quilts I have made, so the fabric didn't cost anything either! Love using up leftovers!
I cut out an assortment of squares from the fabric strips. The inner petals are 1/2" small than the outer petals. So if I cut 2" squares for the inner petals, I cut 2.5" squares for the outer petals. I also cut out 3" and 3.5" squares and 3.5" and 4" squares. Each set of petals takes between 6 and 8 petals (fabric squares) depending on how full you want it to be. I found 6 not to be enough.
Once I finished cutting the circles, one at a time, I created the petals. First, fold one circle in half like a taco.
This was really hard to get a picture of, but when it is finished it will look like a cone from the front. But from the top (where you would put the ice cream if it were really a cone) it looks like an S.
Now it's time to assemble the petals to make a flower. Cut out a piece of felt into a tiny circle. It needs to be big enough to glue the petals onto, but small enough that it doesn't show outside the edges of the flower.
Glue the outer petals on first, slightly overlapping them for fullness. Then glue on the inner petals.
Once you've found an arrangement you like, start gluing the flowers down. Attach the letter using floral wire. I also used hot glue for the letter anywhere it made direct contact with the wreath.
The wreath is the only part I had to buy for this project. With my 40% off coupon for Hobby Lobby, that makes the Grand Total: $3.60! Not bad!
Thanks for visiting from the Sunday Showcase! I've been browsing your site--it's all oh-so-pinnable! Now please excuse me; I need to start crafting! ;)
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-Melanie @ meandmr.com
OMG I love this wreath! I love the fabric flowers!!!! Thanks for sharing @ Submarine Sunday!
ReplyDeleteNavy Wifey Peters
Love this wreath! I just posted a link to your blog and this tut on 4theloveoffabric.com :) thanks!
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