Burlap Wreath Craft Party

This is such a fun fall project!

The best part is getting together

with the girls

Crafting and Laughing

are

two of my favorite things.

And when you mix that

with Burlap and Apple Cider

you make

a great memory with friends.

Plus, you just might have

a new awesome fall decoration.

Before I show you

the fun design variety

the girls came up with,

let me show you the basic construction.

You'll need heavy wire.

14 guage seems to be the best.

Cut a piece about 38" long.

Twist one end so that

the burlap doesn't slide off.

Cut  9 or 10  4" strips of burlap

from selvedge to selvedge.

Cut along thread line.

You can get 9 strips out of

1 yard of fabric.

The burlap was $2.99 per yard.

Cut off selvedge ends.

Pull off a few threads to have a frayed look.

Pull 4 threads from both sides

of 4" strip.

Keep the threads.

You'll need them later.

You will have 9 or 10 strips

that look like this.

Thread the burlap onto the wire

inserting wire in the middle

and weaving in and out at random lengths.

For example ,

take a couple of 2" stitches

then take a longer 4".

Just mix it up as you go.

The shorter stitches will

help to give you volume in between

your longer folds.

Keep going

until all of your strips are on the wire.

Bend wire

to secure at the top.

Fold 2 long threads back and forth

in random lengths that look like a bow

and tie around wire

placing all around the wreath.

This is the fun part

tying on the threads.

Then you can decide how wild and wooly

you want it to look.

You can cut some threads

and leave some in loops.

Now it's time to make the

"wrist corsage" that will wrap around the top center.

See, you will use a 24" length of burlap about 2-3" wide.

You can make flowers out of sisal rope...

You can make flowers out of ribbon or fabric strips.

Tie a knot in one end.

Start wrapping in a circle.

Then you can start back folding on the turns

to create angles on the flower.

Or ...to keep it simple,

just work in a circular pattern.

Tie your long hanging ribbon on first.

Then tie your flower band on top.

Look what my creative friends came up with!

I love that each wreath

has it's own personality

just like my sweet friends and family!

Have a great week,

Deb

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