Wreaths for a front door, wall, event, or gift can be EXPENSIVE!
Even when you purchase the raw materials yourself and create it with your own tools it can still be a hefty price on your pocketbook.
One way to combat that? Hit up my beloved Dollar Tree and grab the supplies you need to create a beautiful wreath at a reasonable price.
Here's what you need:
1 pool noodle - I picked green because it was the lightest color.
3 rolls of edged burlap ribbon
7 floral picks of your choice.
All of these are from Dollar Tree - $11.00 for everything here!
Hot glue gun, glue sticks, and nippers/scissors.
I had some 26 gauge paddle wire, but anything you have on hand that's easy to work with will do.
Heavy-duty tape such as duct tape. This can be found at Dollar Tree in the tool section, but I had a roll already.
I recommend white IF your ribbon is see-through, you'll see why in a bit.
Start by bending the pool noodle to form a circle. You will need to work the noodle a bit until it starts to bend.
Release the noodle and wrap a strip of tape around on end, leaving a bit of it to overhang.
Don't fully wrap and seal this yet.
Now, take the other end and slide it in to meet the taped end.
Use the strip of tape to seal them together. Don't worry if it's "off" or doesn't look great.
Because...
You now use a few more strips of tape to fully secure the ends together.
Work the noodle in either a circle or oval shape, depending on what you want for your wreath.
Unwrap your ribbon and do a quick "test."
This burlap ribbon was quite see-through, and the green part of the pool noodle peeked through the weave.
You will need to decide if this is what you want or not...
I decided to fully wrap the wreath with the white duct tape.
Yep, it looks wrinkly and raw, but that will not be a problem.
Now, you start wrapping the taped wreath with the burlap ribbon.
I didn't secure the end part, just used the next overlap to "hold" it in place.
3 rolls will be enough, including making a bow for your wreath if you want one.
If you struggle to make a bow, check out this YouTube video to help you out.
Work with the ribbon a bit, overlapping just a smidge of the ribbon edge over the previous wrap of ribbon.
How much overlap you have is a matter of preference. I did not secure any of this ribbon in place while I was wrapping. If you pull it tight and continue the overlap as even as you can, it will hold fast.
When you reach the end of the first roll, use a small strip of hot glue to hold it to the wreath.
Open your next roll and use the folded end (or make one) to glue down and continue the wrapping process.
You will want to make sure that this overlap is towards the bottom of the side or at the back so that it is not visible from the front of the wreath.
Once you have wrapped all your ribbon around, here is what you will have.
Now, I was just shy of covering the whole wreath, however, I was not worried because that was the place where my florals were going to be and it would be fully covered.
Using your base floral picks, start with a dap of hot glue and place it where you want it to be behind your flowers.
Base florals are a great way to give the flowers you've selected a strong background presence. These "grassy" picks from Dollar Tree as textural and large, and they are easy to bend and shape into the perfect base floral.
To give it a bit more security, use your wire and wrap around these a few times. Twist them and add a drop of hot glue if you wish.
Snip off the tags from your florals.
You can snip off the flowers individually, or "thin" the bunches according to how you want to use them.
I did both with this wreath.
You will also want to push up any of the leaves so they are closer to the flowers. Again, adjust how you want.
As I mentioned earlier, you can snip the individual stems as needed.
Attach your florals over the base florals.
Place them so that some are shooting up towards the top of the wreath and some a shooting down towards the bottom.
This gives you a natural indent in the middle where you will place your decorative bow.
Here, you can see how the florals are making an organic move "around" the curve of the wreath.
There's a spot in the middle that makes it easy to tie the bow onto the wreath.
Place your bow here with the tails facing down.
Use some of your remaining florals to fill in around the bow. This is where the individual stems can come in handy.
Wrap the wire from the bow around the wreath, securing with a twist and a drop of hot glue.
At this point, you can leave the raw backside of the wreath alone.
I had these two ribbon scraps from the blow tails and decided to put them to go use.
Using the not glue I secured those pieces over the wires and exposed wreath.
I used a few sewing pins to hold them in place while the glue dried.
And...
The $11 wreath is DONE!
I displayed it on my front door for picture purposes, but I gifted it to my mom for her front door.
Using pool noodles are a great way to create the base of any wreaths.
You can cover them with ribbon or fabric, leave uncovered and poke floral picks right into the material.
I thought they would look super cute as is and add a few Dollar Tree flip flops and some summer decor to them for a great pool side or beach house wreath.
It's really about finding affordable ways to stretch your decor budget and create professional quality wreaths.
It's a rule I'd break again and again!
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