I saw this wreath tutorial back in July and thought it was fantastic! I wanted to make one, but didn't ever get around to it. I was at JoAnn's buying some tulle to make a different wreath for Halloween, when I saw orange burlap! I remembered the 4th of July burlap wreath and immediately ditched the tulle. They had black burlap too, so I invited my sister over and we each made a Halloween Ruffled Burlap Wreath.
Now let me warn you. This was not a fast project! I don't know if we were doing it the wrong way or what. But we both ended up working on our own during the evening to finish it. It was worth it though! I love it! I did figure out a few things as I went a long to speed up the process. I did not wrap the straw wreath with ribbon. I didn't have any and I didn't want to go buy some.
You can't tell. I used wide gross grained orange ribbon and black ric rac to hang it from the door. I just hammered a thumb tack into the top of my door to hold it. Worked like a charm. I bought the crow from the Dollar Tree.
We thought about making a Christmas one, but we'll see in a month if we've forgotten the pain this one was. Because right now, neither of us want to anymore!! If you have any tips, let me know. :) Maybe the Christmas one will go quicker since we now have some experience. I also highly recommend a 44 oz Dr. Pepper, treats, and a really good movie (or three) to go along with this project.
I'm linking up to the Shabby Nest: Frugal Friday
and Tatertots and Jello: Wrap up Party!
Itsy Bitsy Paper: Wickedly Creative Halloween Ideas
Now let me warn you. This was not a fast project! I don't know if we were doing it the wrong way or what. But we both ended up working on our own during the evening to finish it. It was worth it though! I love it! I did figure out a few things as I went a long to speed up the process. I did not wrap the straw wreath with ribbon. I didn't have any and I didn't want to go buy some.
You can't tell. I used wide gross grained orange ribbon and black ric rac to hang it from the door. I just hammered a thumb tack into the top of my door to hold it. Worked like a charm. I bought the crow from the Dollar Tree.
We thought about making a Christmas one, but we'll see in a month if we've forgotten the pain this one was. Because right now, neither of us want to anymore!! If you have any tips, let me know. :) Maybe the Christmas one will go quicker since we now have some experience. I also highly recommend a 44 oz Dr. Pepper, treats, and a really good movie (or three) to go along with this project.
I'm linking up to the Shabby Nest: Frugal Friday
and Tatertots and Jello: Wrap up Party!
