Simple Wreath DIY

This project has been floating around pintrest and facebook and I decided to give it a shot!

You will need:

-Styrofoam ring (I got it for $5 at JoAnn's)

-Yarn

-Scrap Fabric

-Hot Glue gun

1. To make the wreath, simply wrap yarn around the ring!

2. I decorated mine with fabric flowers. (Sorry bad lighting on the final picture, I will add a new picture soon!)

How to make fabric flowers:

1. Cut out a strip of fabric

2. Fold it in half and begin tightly rolling it.

3. Add a dot of hot glue as you wrap the fabric around

4. After you've created the rolled center, begin twisting the fabric around, adding hot glue to hold it together

5. Cut off excess fabric and hot glue it to the back of the flower.

6. I glued all my flowers together and backed them with felt.

7. Then hot glue to your wreath!

*note: the longer the strip of fabric, the bigger the flower!

Branch art

I love crafts. 

I love crafts even more when my husband is excited to do them with me :)

We decided to create branch art:

1. Get some yarn and hemp. Optional: You can also use ribbon to hang your finished art.

2. Gather some sticks

3. Break the branches into smaller, even pieces

4. You will need to make a donut shape base. We made this one out of a thin piece of wood but you could use cardboard as well.

5. Trace two circles to form a donut. 

6. Cut the shape out.

Michael used a jigsaw, but if you used cardboard scissors should work fine. 

7. Start wrapping the base with string or hemp

8. You will need to cover all the wood/cardboard. You can add hemp or other string for texture.

9. Hot glue the branches to the base. 

10. Hang it up and ta da! art :)

Our inspiration came from a door wreath but it turned into a huge piece of art. 

To make it for the front door, use a small base and short branches. The base should be the size of a salad plate and the branches around 2 feet. 

Happy crafting!!