do it yourself :: festive wreath

I'm always coming up with fun little crafty projects and I tend to start more than I have time for. For this one, I forced myself to have the time though. After all, I wanted to finish it in time for the Christmas season! I'm sharing how I made it with you today as part of Caroline's Christmas Craft Along. Have fun!

So here we go - a fun festive wreath that may take a little while to make but it is relatively pretty easy!

what you'll need:

basic foam wreath 

{wrapped in 2" ribbon}

felt in festive colors

{lots of it. I used about 20 sheets for a 9" wreath}

scissors

hot glue gun

{and some glue sticks of course}

coordinating spare ribbon

{you don't need much}

Step One:

cut felt sheets into four squares

snip corners of squares so they are rounded off

{you can use extra felt to make additional little squares, 

I ended up not using these}

Step Two:

cut each square into a spiral as shown

{don't mind the mail in the background. no bigs.}

Step Three:

roll the spiral up into a rosette, glue as you go

{apologies for poor lighting, but I think you'll live}

{if you've never made a rosette before, roll one up before you start hot gluing so you get the picture}

Step Four:

glue and/or pin the extra ribbon to the wreath to make a hook

I don't have any specific tricks for this, whatever works here friends!

I just wrapped it around with a loop at the top

Step Five:

Start gluing the felt rosettes to the wreath in any fashion you prefer!

I did blocks of each color {about 8 rosettes per section} and alternated

It's better to have too many rosettes on the wreath than too few. Be sure to cover the inside of the wreath and of course avoid the back as that will be against a wall or door anyway!

Step Six:

hang it up and sing Christmas carols.

I told you it was pretty easy! Oh, and if you hot glue some rosettes in the wrong spot and you don't realize it until the glue is already cooled and dried {nope, I definitely didn't do that} just grab your trusty hair dryer and blast the rosettes with some heat! They will come right off!

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Hope y'all enjoyed the little tutorial! Let me know if you make a wreath because I will want to see it! Until then, check out some of the other Christmas crafts over at Caroline's blog!