How To Make a $15 Wreath!

Hello everyone! I am so proud of my recent creation! I know I promised that I would feature some crafts on this blog and here is my first one. This is a gorgeous fall wreath that I made for my momma and daddy's house. It was very easy, and did you see that title of my post?! Only cost 15 BUCKS to make!

I like, many people out there, have a tendency to hit up my local craft store when making things such as this wreath. Well, let me me tell you I will not be using floral bouquets, ribbon, or decorations from there except on occasion. If you have not read my "about me", then let me tell you this. I am a college student. I am far from rich, and I do not have gobs of money to spend on fake flowers and other crafty things.

So I had a revelation, the local dollar shop has floral bouquets, ribbon, and decorations. Why not just pick up stuff there. I got 9 bouquets and 2 rolls of ribbon for 11 bucks! That is way cheaper than any craft store.

I realize this is not a "ground-breaking" find, but I was really excited about my savings! I had made a wreath earlier this month with all items from the craft store, and it cost me over 30 bucks and did not look nearly as good as this one!

 

This is my 30 dollar one. It hangs on my door, and I like it, but it is not as cute as the one I am featuring on this blog post.

Supplies:

• 1 twig wreath form ( I did have to get this from the craft store, but had a coupon so it was less than $3)! Coupons are usually available to print out on their websites, fyi)


• 9 floral bouquets (need to have at least 6 blooms per bouquet, and I chose 3 different flowers so I got 3 of each type; 3x3=9!)


• 2 spools of 9 ft. wire ribbon (mine was 2 or 2 1/2 inch width)


• decorative object (something like the butterfly I used)


• wire

The nice thing about these twig wreaths is the twigs are very close-knit, so the flowers can just be held between twigs (no wire wrapping).

I cut the flowers off the main bouquet part. Leave about a 7-inch stem on eat flower, so you have enough to wedge into the twig wreath. I started by inserted the flowers in the inner part of the wreath (pictured below). This helps to keep things even.

 

This is after doing the inner circle of flowers.

Next I did two more rows of flowers to create fullness. Make sure your stems are wedged in between the twigs very well and will not fall out.

Time to make the ribbon! I just made two bows and two tails for my big bow. For the ribbon, I looped it around itself and tied it in the middle. Then I fluffed and shaped the bow to get the desired look. This is why you need wired ribbon! Then add you decorative touch (if you decided to do this!) in the middle of your bow!

 

This is the finished product of my bow plus butterfly decoration.

My momma and daddy loved the new wreath for their front door. Zuzu was a fan as well! Momma has already asked me to start thinking of something to do for the holidays for her front door. I am sure that will be a future post on here!

 

Oh and Zuzu is ready for Halloween!

Positive quote of the day:

"Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside of you that is greater than any obstacle."

-Christian D. Larson