ruffle wreath {a tutorial}

I spent yesterday with my friend Rae while our husbands were doing important things like putting out fires and rescuing kittens from trees {by the way, do you know that fire fighters don’t really do that? Ryan gets slightly annoyed at the mention of it}. Anyway, we let the seven children of ours run wild while we did a little bit of Autumn crafting.  She needed a new fall wreath for her front door and so we created this little beauty:

ruffle wreath

How about a tutorial?

Here’s what you’ll need:

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:: styrofoam wreath

:: burlap

:: scissors

:: needle & thread

:: straight pins {not shown – oops}

:: hot glue gun {also not shown, but definitely necessary}

STEP ONE: cut three long strips of burlap {4” x 70”}

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STEP TWO: wrap the wreath with one burlap strip

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secure the start and end with straight pins

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STEP THREE: gather the burlap strips into ruffles

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Because of the loose weave, tie your thread to the fabric to hold in place. Then start stitching.

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Now pull your thread to gather the burlap

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STEP FOUR: attach the ruffle to the wreath

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attach the first ruffle to the back of the wreath, pinning in to hold with straight pins.

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then add hot glue to secure.

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Flip over and this is your first layer.

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STEP FIVE: attach second ruffle

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Starting from the inside of the wreath, pin down the second layer.

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And you’ll have this:

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We added some seasonal embellishments {a bunched up fabric flower, a satin flower, some feathers, a glitter bird and tag}

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Love it!

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Here is her front door before {wearing a spring wreath}:

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And now:

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Perfectly Autumn-ish.

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