Friday, September 16, 2011

BURLAP WREATH

I've seen these and many other burlap wreaths all over blog land and decided I needed one of my own for my fall / Halloween decor.

I started this wreath with a wire coat hanger shaped into a circle (this was the hardest part)

I then cut strips of burlap about 4 inches in width and about 4 feet long.

I'll admit this took more burlap than I thought to make it look full....like about a yard and a half give or take.
(sorry no pics I did this late at night spur of the moment in my poorly lite basement)

I folded and threaded the burlap (like an accordian) onto the coat hanger and scrunched and folded over and over until my wreath looked full. I pulled my threads to give it a messy look once I was done.

I secured the edges of the coat hanger with some wire and added a piece of fabric to hang it.



I'm not too sure how I will decorate this sucker for Fall or Halloween yet so in the meantime I pinned this little spider on.


I'm even thinking of making these darling little pumpkins to pin onto it that I found over at
SMILE MONTSTERS


Pssst Im linking this project to...

17 comments:

  1. I love it! The spider web looks fabulous on it too! Great job:)

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  2. I just love this wreath....always looking for new wreaths to make and I might have to give this one a try.
    Marianne :)

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  3. This turned out super cute! The little spiderweb is perfect on it. Thanks for linking Chic on a Shoestring Decorating!

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  4. I love everything about this and the spiderweb really ties it together!

    We would ♥ for you to share this with our readers at our linky party going on this weekend! XO

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  5. I love this project! I think the spider web looks cute too! I need to try this!

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  6. I like this a lot. I've been trying to think of something to do for my poor door, and this may do the trick. Thanks for telling us how you did it!

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  7. Gorgeous! Oh my how i want that. Love the scrappy nature to it.. right up my alley!

    Shared this on FJI Facebook for SNS 99. :)

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    Donna

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  8. Adorable!! I think I will make one today!! Thanks for the inspiration :)

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  9. Not sure if I can say a spider is cute but I love it! I can totally relate to the late night crafting too. I guess it will be good preparation for the baby!
    Jenn :)

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  10. love love love it!! A great twist on a popular craft this season. I'm posting to Simply Cottage Love's FB feed : )

    Simply Cottage Love FaceBook feed

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  11. Hey again! I'll be featuring this tomorrow. Thanks so much for linking up to The Creative Spark! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend.
    Jenn

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  12. Loooove this burlap wreath!! I'm including it in a mega Halloween Wreath round-up post in October : )
    Jaimee @ craft-interrupted.blogspot.com

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  13. I made this wreath and it turned out so cute! Of course, yours looks a lot better. Instead of the web, I put a large spider from Walmart for $3. I need a little more burlap, I suppose, as it's been on the door for a couple weeks and is started to have gravity take it's course and expose the coat hanger wire. Oh well, cute and only $3 to make since was given the burlap! Thanks for the cute idea.

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  14. Love this!! very cute idea, can't wait to make one for our door!

    Danielle

    http://fourfarming.blogspot.com/

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  15. love the loose fray! beautiful!

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  16. Use it for both fall and Halloween add decorations so that u can interchange

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