My first craft I completed is a twine wrapped wreath with fabric flowers and wooden letters of family's last name. I have found a lot of wreaths via Pinterest. I fell in love with the idea of using twine to give it that rustic fall feel. So off to Hobby Lobby I went. You will find out very quickly that Hobby Lobby is like my 2nd home....
Step One:
I didn't do this but wish I had. Like yarn you might want to ball up your twine. Makes it easier to handle and will most likely make the twine wrapping go faster. I know making a twine ball isn't fun and time consuming, but trust me! You will thank me later!
If you don't want to make a twine ball I would recommend making long strands. About a yard long or shorter. The shorter the strand the more control you will have over it and the less chance of the twine tangling while you are wrapping. Depending on the size of your wreath will decide how many strands you will need and how much twine you will need.
Step Two:
Get your glue gun ready! Find a good comfy spot because this might take a while....Took me almost 2 hours to wrap mine....*sigh*
Now here is a tip that I didn't try with this wreath but might help. I just didn't know about it at the time....
First take your craft glue while your glue gun is warming up. Use a paint brush to help spread a thin layer on your wreath. Inside and out. I would do it sections at a time for if you do all of it or too much at once it will dry before you get to it. This will help hold the twine in place Before you go at it with a glue gun.
Take your first strand of twine or your ball of twine whichever you chose to do. Start wrapping it tightly around your foam wreath. If you need to use a bit of hot glue to hold the end in place that is okay. Keep wrapping it tightly until you reach the end of your strand or about 10-15 wraps around with the twine ball. Start using the hot glue in a few spot and move your twine as needed. If you rotate the twine that is already wrapped it helps to move it to where it needs to be. Secure the twine with as much hot glue as you feel it needs.
Keep doing this process over and over and over again until you reach the end. Feel free to take a step back and a break from time to time. You can always move onto Step 3 before Step 2 is done to give yourself a break from the twine! Stretch your legs. I actually did this in about 2 days...took it at a half hour at a time. Once it's done you can give yourself a pat on the back! And move on to the next step.
Step Three:
*These are a no-sew fabric flowers*
Remember the scrap fabric I was talking about? Well now's the time to pull it out. I try to have at least 3 different types of prints or colors for my flowers. Make sure they don't clash though...unless you want it to look like that...
The nice thing about the remnant fabrics is that you have enough fabric to create many flowers from it. You will want your fabric to be about 4 inches wide. The length on the fabric will depend on the size of your flower. The longer the fabric the bigger the flower. I would start out with about 16 inches in length just to get the feel for it. You can always cut off the extra if you don't want it bigger.
You should at the point have either a 2 inched strip or a 1 inch strip of fabric. Now are going to start rolling/folding your end in like you are making a swiss cake roll. You are going to start making the inner bud by doing so. You are going to want to use hot glue as you turn. I did at this point put a small dab with one every rotation around the point.
Once you think your inner bud is big enough you are going to start folding the fabric back and forth. Wrapping it in it's self. Make sure you use the hot glue as you go to hold it all together. Beware of possibly burning your fingers with the glue....it hurts! If your 1 inch fabric unfolds some and become a 2 or a 3 or even to the 4 it's ok. I did this some as I got to the outer petals to make the flower fuller. If you don't want this and want a smaller flower you can always fold it back in place and use some hot glue in the crease to hold it in place. Now you can keep doing this until the end of your strip or if you think it's getting too big you can cut the extra unwanted length off. Now before I did that I took some of the extra fabric and folded to the bottom of the flower and used some glue to hold it all in place on the bottom. You don't need to do this but it gives it a nice finish. Some crafters use a piece of felt or other fabric to do this, but I find it easier to use the fabric already in hand.
You are going to want to make as many flowers as you feel needed. Try and change up the size of them to give your wreath a little depth and variety. Use different colors and patterns as long as they match to get a nice bunch going!
**note the orange flower shown has a floral wire in it. You can do this if you like just when making your inner bud hot glue it in there before you get to your folding motion of the petals**
Step Four:
If you have letters you are wanting to use please keep reading this step. If now please move on to Step Five!
You are going to want some floral wire. It is very flexible. I recommend not using the stuff that is wrapped in thread or cloth for it doesn't like to stay on the wire once you start putting it through objects and in this case wooden letters.
I weaved my wire in and out of my letters connecting them and then I went back through the other way so that it was nice and secure. Do this however you feel it should be done. You can use other things like ribbon or thread to do this. It's all up to you which I love!
Step Five:
Now comes the fun part of putting it all together!!!
Start by laying out your flowers on your wreath to see where you want them to be. DON'T GLUE THEM DOWN YET! Wait until you are happy with where they are at. Because once they are down they are not coming back up!
Secure your flowers with hot glue when you are happy with their placement. I then took some scrap fabric left over from my flowers. Made them 4 inches wide and wrapped them above and below my group of flowers. Hot glue these on when you are happy with where they are at. If you are unsure you can always use some sewing pins to hold them in place and come back to them when you are done with everything else.
I used a few buttons to embellish my wreath. You don't have to do this if you don't want to. But I felt that it need a bit of something else. I used more left over fabric to make the tie the top that it hangs from. I just messed around with it until I found a way that works for me. Do what you want here...you can use ribbon, twine....whatever you think will work best!.
I then cut another piece of fabric and folded it over like I did with the flowers and created my ribbon of sorts to hold my wooden word in place. And again used buttons to embellish it.
Step Six:
Hang where you like! And ENJOY!
I hope you enjoyed my wreath! And I hope you try it out yourself! Remember make it your own! Don't try and copy everything piece for piece. It's okay to make changes as you go and be creative. There is now wrong way to make any of the things I showed you here! If you find a new or a better way to make any of these items feel free to share!
Happy Crafting!
Jenny
Items I Used and
Things you might NEED!:
- Doughnut shaped foam wreath. (I used a 16" hard foam wreath. NOT the floral wreaths that fall apart if you work with it!)
- Twine
- Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks (lots of glue sticks!)
- Craft glue or elmers glue (Optional)
- Paint Brush (if you are using the craft glue)
- Scrap fabric (Try Joanne Fabrics Remnants Section. You get scrap fabric 50% OFF!)
- Wire
- Wooden letters with a hole at the top to thread a wire or string through.
- Buttons, (Optional)
Step One:
I didn't do this but wish I had. Like yarn you might want to ball up your twine. Makes it easier to handle and will most likely make the twine wrapping go faster. I know making a twine ball isn't fun and time consuming, but trust me! You will thank me later!
If you don't want to make a twine ball I would recommend making long strands. About a yard long or shorter. The shorter the strand the more control you will have over it and the less chance of the twine tangling while you are wrapping. Depending on the size of your wreath will decide how many strands you will need and how much twine you will need.
Step Two:
Get your glue gun ready! Find a good comfy spot because this might take a while....Took me almost 2 hours to wrap mine....*sigh*
Now here is a tip that I didn't try with this wreath but might help. I just didn't know about it at the time....
First take your craft glue while your glue gun is warming up. Use a paint brush to help spread a thin layer on your wreath. Inside and out. I would do it sections at a time for if you do all of it or too much at once it will dry before you get to it. This will help hold the twine in place Before you go at it with a glue gun.
Take your first strand of twine or your ball of twine whichever you chose to do. Start wrapping it tightly around your foam wreath. If you need to use a bit of hot glue to hold the end in place that is okay. Keep wrapping it tightly until you reach the end of your strand or about 10-15 wraps around with the twine ball. Start using the hot glue in a few spot and move your twine as needed. If you rotate the twine that is already wrapped it helps to move it to where it needs to be. Secure the twine with as much hot glue as you feel it needs.
Keep doing this process over and over and over again until you reach the end. Feel free to take a step back and a break from time to time. You can always move onto Step 3 before Step 2 is done to give yourself a break from the twine! Stretch your legs. I actually did this in about 2 days...took it at a half hour at a time. Once it's done you can give yourself a pat on the back! And move on to the next step.
Step Three:
*These are a no-sew fabric flowers*
Remember the scrap fabric I was talking about? Well now's the time to pull it out. I try to have at least 3 different types of prints or colors for my flowers. Make sure they don't clash though...unless you want it to look like that...The nice thing about the remnant fabrics is that you have enough fabric to create many flowers from it. You will want your fabric to be about 4 inches wide. The length on the fabric will depend on the size of your flower. The longer the fabric the bigger the flower. I would start out with about 16 inches in length just to get the feel for it. You can always cut off the extra if you don't want it bigger.
Take your strip of
fabric and fold it long ways so that it keeps the length. Secure one end with a
bit of hot glue if you want. I find doing so helps to hold the fabric in place
while you are making your flower. Now if you want a big flower height wise you
are going to continue onto the next part.
BUT if you are wanting a smaller flower like the
ones I created for my wreath you are going to want to fold your piece of fabric
over again and hot glue the end in place.
Once you think your inner bud is big enough you are going to start folding the fabric back and forth. Wrapping it in it's self. Make sure you use the hot glue as you go to hold it all together. Beware of possibly burning your fingers with the glue....it hurts! If your 1 inch fabric unfolds some and become a 2 or a 3 or even to the 4 it's ok. I did this some as I got to the outer petals to make the flower fuller. If you don't want this and want a smaller flower you can always fold it back in place and use some hot glue in the crease to hold it in place. Now you can keep doing this until the end of your strip or if you think it's getting too big you can cut the extra unwanted length off. Now before I did that I took some of the extra fabric and folded to the bottom of the flower and used some glue to hold it all in place on the bottom. You don't need to do this but it gives it a nice finish. Some crafters use a piece of felt or other fabric to do this, but I find it easier to use the fabric already in hand.
You are going to want to make as many flowers as you feel needed. Try and change up the size of them to give your wreath a little depth and variety. Use different colors and patterns as long as they match to get a nice bunch going!
**note the orange flower shown has a floral wire in it. You can do this if you like just when making your inner bud hot glue it in there before you get to your folding motion of the petals**
Step Four:
If you have letters you are wanting to use please keep reading this step. If now please move on to Step Five!
I weaved my wire in and out of my letters connecting them and then I went back through the other way so that it was nice and secure. Do this however you feel it should be done. You can use other things like ribbon or thread to do this. It's all up to you which I love!
Step Five:
Now comes the fun part of putting it all together!!!
Start by laying out your flowers on your wreath to see where you want them to be. DON'T GLUE THEM DOWN YET! Wait until you are happy with where they are at. Because once they are down they are not coming back up!
Secure your flowers with hot glue when you are happy with their placement. I then took some scrap fabric left over from my flowers. Made them 4 inches wide and wrapped them above and below my group of flowers. Hot glue these on when you are happy with where they are at. If you are unsure you can always use some sewing pins to hold them in place and come back to them when you are done with everything else.
I used a few buttons to embellish my wreath. You don't have to do this if you don't want to. But I felt that it need a bit of something else. I used more left over fabric to make the tie the top that it hangs from. I just messed around with it until I found a way that works for me. Do what you want here...you can use ribbon, twine....whatever you think will work best!.
I then cut another piece of fabric and folded it over like I did with the flowers and created my ribbon of sorts to hold my wooden word in place. And again used buttons to embellish it.
Step Six:
Hang where you like! And ENJOY!
I hope you enjoyed my wreath! And I hope you try it out yourself! Remember make it your own! Don't try and copy everything piece for piece. It's okay to make changes as you go and be creative. There is now wrong way to make any of the things I showed you here! If you find a new or a better way to make any of these items feel free to share!
Happy Crafting!
Jenny
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