DIY Ribbon Wrapped Wreath

Easter is right around the corner. Of course I debated decorating the outside of my house, but I eventually decided that I would not. That is, until I went to the Dollar Tree...DUN DUN DUN! The inside of my house has been decorated for about a week, and it's cold here, so I said "forget about the outside." But as I was moseying the aisles (had to take my aunt to the store and I always pick up something that I don't need when I'm taking someone else out) I came across some cute yellow and white ribbon. I couldn't use it for anything so I put it back, until I came across the same patterned flower stakes. I had to have them!

I picked up the yellow and white ones!

 

I decided to make a wreath with the yellow ribbon, however, I didn't want to spend much. As you probably know, the dollar store sells wreaths, I've used them for many projects before. But I wanted something larger. So I continued my journey up and down the aisle searching for a suitable base. I found just the thing in the toy aisle: a hoola hoop! :) There were various sizes, but I decided to get the smallest one they had, since there was not a lot of yellow and white ribbon available. For this project you will need:

 

• 1 hoola hoop
• 2 rolls of Ribbon
• 1 package of Rope
• Flowers
• An Easter Sign
• Glue gun/Sticks

Here's a look at all of my supplies



See how well the ribbon matches the outdoor stakes?

 

The first thing you want to do is wrap the ribbon around the hoola hoop. I love ribbon wrapped wreaths because they take absolutely no skill! I must say, for this wreath I would have liked a thicker structure, but beggars can't be choosers! So I rolled with it.

 

Once the hoola hoop is completely wrapped, it is time to attach the flowers with the rope.  



Once the flowers are secured it's time to wrap the bottom to give it a nice, clean look. For this step you can use just a bit of the ribbon to cover it. I had an extra burlap ribbon that I decided to use. I then wrapped the leftover yellow ribbon as well as the burlap ribbon into a bow in the exact same space. Once you have prepared the wreath to your liking, take the sign and glue it into the center or wherever you see fit. Here's my finished project!

If I had it to do again, I would have probably used a different ribbon to wrap the hoola hoop. I would like a fuller look (that could  have been achieved with a different structure or the placement of ribbon). In the end, I am satisfied for $6, and it was something I wasn't even thinking about doing :)

 

After I finished my wreath I decided to Google 'hoola hoop wreaths' and I see that this isn't a novel idea. Some of the wreaths made from hoola hoops are absolutely gorg, and best of all, you can pick them up for just a buck.

 

So, since I wasn't completely satisfied with my wreath I kept thinking about what would give it the definition that I wanted. Finally, I got it: feather boas. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any yellow boas to make my Easter vision complete, but the dollar store had some green ones at the time for St. Patrick's Day, so I tried my luck.

 

Here's the materials I used. 1 20.5 inch hoola hoop, 4 green feather boas, and a hanging leprechaun :-)

 

It's the same concept as before. Simply wrap the boas around the hoola hoop and glue the sign to your liking. Here's the finished look:

 

I might move the leprechaun up a bit so that he is standing just inside of the wreath, but I have time. Because Easter and St. Patty's Day are both in the month of March this year, this guy won't be seeing the light of day.

 

 

And that's that. Two cheap, festive wreaths, well under the price of one. What wreaths have you come up with for this year?

 

 Until the next time guys, XO!