We of course had to start off with some yummy treats and
drinks! And then our ladies got to pick a station with their pals and get their craft on.
To make a wreath all you need is a round foam wreath shape (we
used 14 inch wreaths) and the material/ribbon/yarn of your choice to wrap it
in. I using material you will need a piece or multiple pieces about 2 inches
wide and 225 inches long. The wider the pieces the less length you need.
~Start on the back side of the
wreath. Pin one end of material and start wrapping making sure the edges
overlap to cover the entire foam base. Wrap till the material meets at the
other end and pin in place. Trim off excess. If using multiple pieces of material
you will need to pin each start and end in place.
~TIP: DO NOT use hot glue or other
craft glues on your foam wreaths. The heat in hot glue and the chemicals in
glues like E6000 melt the foam and leave you with a mess.
Once your wreath is complete you can add your embellishments.
Rosettes, ribbons, berries, buttons, letters anything and everything or just
one thing. These wreaths are very versatile and can be changed as many times as
you like with everything just pinned in place.
For our class we decided to go with rosettes. For the
rosettes you’ll need a card stock or material backing, material or ribbon to
wrap, and a hot glue gun.
*Start with your card stock circle
for the backing. (we used 1 ½ inch circles)
*Grab your material and your glue
gun and glue material to the center of the circle.
*From this point, you will be
twisting and wrapping your material around in a circle with a dab of glue here
and there to keep it in place. You may run out of space on your backing but you can keep wrapping and gluing to the material itself if you would like it to be bigger.
*When you run out of material or
you have the desired size of rosette that you want, simply glue your end down.
*To attach to the already completed
wreath push a pin through the center of the rosette and hide under your
overlapping material and push pin into wreath at desired location.
*TIP: More rosette fun – you can
adhere a pin on the back, a barrette, attach them to frames, pillows, scarves, hats, or even
make some jewelry with them!
Once we completed our projects we had to take a few fun
pics. Each wreath was different just like each Dame and they all looked great. And Jenny and I even got in on the fun with a few accessories!!!
If you are local you should join us. We always have a blast!
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