Yarn Wreaths

since we were trying to stick to a very tight budget this year it allowed me to give a gift to all our family and mostly stay in our small budget. It is a very reasonably price project especially if you shop when your craft store has things on sale or buy things each time you get a 40% or 50% off coupon.

To make these wreaths, I used a 14″ styrofoam wreath form. I could have used any size (I thought this size would be easier to mail) and I could have used a straw wreath form like the one pictured to the right. You can click on it to look at it on Amazon. I started and finished my wreath with knots. I figured out how to start the wreath and wrap the yarn right over the tail and at the end how to tuck the tail under a few strands of yarn and clip it off.

I used mostly Vanna White Yarn, like they used on the blog. I did use another brand for 1 or 2 of them to find the right color. I really don’t know that the brand or type of yarn really matters that much mostly the color. The Vanna White Yarn was on sale and had a good selection of colors. So, that made it easier to use for me.

Lastly I used felt sheets to make the flowers and a 2″ Ribbon for the ‘hanger.’ I used a hot glue gunto keep the ribbon in place as well as to adhere the flowers to the wreath. My last tip is that I used a small (cake sized) paper plate to as a template for some of the smaller flowers and a dinner sized paper plate for the larger flowers. I also just made some slightly larger or smaller than those templates to vary the sizes.

Below are individual pictures of the wreaths I made. I chose colors that I hope go with each family members house. Happy wreath making to you!

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