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Spring Burlap Wreath & A Mega Linky Party

March 2, 2014 By Vidya 23 Comments

Spring Burlap Wreath & A Mega Linky Party

How y’all doing? We had a crazy busy weekend driving all the way up to Saylorsburg, PA and back for a get together with friends. So glad we made it back home before the snow storm started! Are you affected by this one at all? Heard it is pretty bad up north. For us about 5-9 inches is predicted, enough for a snow day for the schools here!

How about if we skip all this snow talk and head over to Spring? I’m so ready for it even if that means I’ve to battle the allergy monster everyday. Have you started any Spring projects yet? Here’s one for your list, another easy Burlap wreath. 🙂  Yes you heard that right, burlap. And you are thinking, “Isn’t that more apt for Fall”? Not really, burlap also works as the perfect backdrop for bright or pastel flowers and greenery; don’t you agree?

Spring Burlap Wreath & A Mega Linky Party

So how do you make this pastel Spring beauty?

Materials

Wire frame – Already had
Burlap Ribbon – I used about a roll and a half for my 12″ frame
Fake flowers & greenery – From Micheals; Hurry and get yours before their 50% off floral stems sale ends!
Accent Ribbon – Again Micheals, I keep buying interesting ribbon from their clearance bin every time I’m in. So this one I had on hand.
Alphabet books – These are the ones my kids used as babies
Floral Wire
Hot Glue Gun
Pipe Cleaners
Poster board – for a working surface
 

Tutorial

  • Start by making pleats with the  burlap ribbon. I made my pleats about an inch and a half wide and overlapped them by half an inch. Mist the ribbon with some water and iron so that the pleats hold their shape.

Spring Burlap Wreath & A Mega Linky Party

  • Once you have your pleats carefully lay them over the wreath frame to get an idea of how much more ribbon you need. Some pleats may need some more ironing to hold their shape.
  • Hot glue each pleat to the next one as shown below. 
Spring Burlap Wreath & A Mega Linky Party
  • After you hot glue all the pleats, place a poster board on top of the wreath and flip it so that the backside (wire frame) will be on the top now.
  • Secure the pleated burlap ribbon to the wire frame at the cross bars with a piece of floral wire. Repeat for all the cross bars. If you feel that your pleats are sloppy and do not hold shape at some places feel free to secure those areas too to the frame with floral wire.
  • Now flip the wreath back so that you can work on the front side.
  • Arrange the accent ribbon, “Spring” letters, and flowers on the wreath until you can decide on the design that works for you.

Spring Burlap Wreath & A Mega Linky Party

  • Hot glue the accent ribbon to the pleated burlap ribbon. I liked how the ribbon looked maybe an inch away from the inside edge of the wreath. Again it is up to you where you keep the ribbon or even if you want the ribbon. B is in the “shouldn’t have used the blue ribbon” camp.
  • More hot gluing needed, this time for attaching the pipe cleaners to the back of the alphabet books. I ended up hot gluing the pages of the books too to stop them from flipping open when they were hung. These books were used to the fullest back in the day and have definitely seen better days so I didn’t have any qualms about gluing the pages together. You might want to rethink that if your books aren’t that worn out. Another option would be to use wooden letter blocks. I had saved ours but the set was missing many letters.
  • Tie the books to the frame using the pipe cleaners. If they move around a lot, you could hot glue the letters to each other.

Spring Burlap Wreath & A Mega Linky Party

  • Add floral wire to the flowers and greenery so that you can tuck them into the frame easily, twist the wire to hold them in place.
  • Hang the wreath with more ribbon.

Spring Burlap Wreath & A Mega Linky Party

I’m super excited to be hosting my first linky party ever, The SCOOP’s Spring Mega Linky Party hosted by 35+ blogs! And to be linking up my wreath. Every post that is linked will be seen on all the 35+ blogs! Isn’t that going to be some great exposure? Don’t forget to link up your Spring projects at the link below (the Link will go live at 5PM CST 3/3/14).

Spring Burlap Wreath & A Mega Linky Party



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Comments

  1. mysoulfulhome says

    March 2, 2014 at 10:59 pm

    So very pretty! Great to be in on this Mega party with you…my post is live too – Come on by!

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 3, 2014 at 5:20 pm

      Thank you. I’m pretty psyched too. 🙂 Happy Spring!

      Vidya

      Reply
  2. paulasweetpea says

    March 3, 2014 at 7:27 am

    What a pretty spring wreath! I love how you made the background out of pleated burlap ribbon. That’s a great idea. I’m happy to participate in the Mega Party with you. My post is live!

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 3, 2014 at 5:24 pm

      Thanks Paula. Was thinking of doing something different with the burlap ribbon. That’s how got the idea of pleats. Love your boxwood Clover wreath!

      V

      Reply
  3. Jesny says

    March 3, 2014 at 7:53 am

    Love it! Can’t wait to try one too

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 3, 2014 at 5:25 pm

      Thanks Jes. That’s quite a long To do list!;)

      Vidya

      Reply
  4. Atta Girl (@AttaGirlSays) says

    March 3, 2014 at 9:21 pm

    I’m with you. Burlap is an every season fabric, and I love using it for wreaths. I love that you repurposed your kids’ alphabet books on the wreath. That makes this one a keepsake craft. Excited to be cohosting the spring linky party with you, even as I stare out at a yard full of snow. In North Carolina, when it was 70 degrees a day ago. What! Bring on the pollen — please!

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 5, 2014 at 3:20 pm

      Oh yes Atta Girl, I’m ready for Spring! Surprisingly I discovered the joy of making wreaths only last Fall! Trying to cover a lot of lost ground now. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Reshma Sanjeev says

    March 4, 2014 at 1:15 am

    Hey Vidya, What a nice welcome to the spring.

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 5, 2014 at 3:21 pm

      Thanks Resh!

      Reply
  6. denisedesigned says

    March 4, 2014 at 9:52 am

    Vidya…great wreath. Shared and pinned.

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 5, 2014 at 3:22 pm

      Thanks a lot Denise!
      V

      Reply
  7. Sarah says

    March 4, 2014 at 11:43 am

    Beautiful wreath!! I am so ready for spring!
    Pinning on the Richmondmom pinterest board!

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 5, 2014 at 3:23 pm

      Thanks Sarah!

      Reply
  8. bluecrabmartini says

    March 5, 2014 at 2:47 pm

    I love this wreath! I’ve been looking for something fresh to put on my front door now that winter is (almost) over. Beautiful!

    Reply
  9. Vidya Sukumaran says

    March 5, 2014 at 3:24 pm

    Thanks Christin! Great to meet you the other day!

    Vidya

    Reply
  10. Michellette "Mimi" Green says

    March 6, 2014 at 1:08 pm

    Very pretty and looks easy enough to do. I love the spring colors, they really make the wreath pop.

    Reply
    • Vidya Sukumaran says

      March 6, 2014 at 10:43 pm

      Thank you Mimi. I’m not usually a pastel person but something about those Alstroemeria flowers caught my eye.

      V

      Reply

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