My Burlap Wreath

Now that our temps have cooled a little,

I am finally getting in the mood for autumn!

I made this wreath this weekend....

I got my idea over at Jones Design Company.

She has a great tutorial here. I basically just copied her, with the following exceptions:

1) I used a straw wreath. (just leave the plastic wrap on - less mess)

2) After wrapping the form with burlap strips, I placed all of my burlap ruffles on the front of the wreath.


3) I added an extra layer or two of burlap ruffles - to give my wreath a little more "fluff."

4) I staple-gunned (or whatever the proper past-tense is) all of my burlap on - except where the burlap was too thick, and then I hot glued (and I hand stitched a rough bow onto the ruffles)

After it was complete, I hung the wreath and hot-glue anything "flopping" or not where I wanted it.

Cute, huh?

This is a very "forgiving" project - I don't think there is a "right" or "wrong" with burlap!
It took me less than an hour.

Today, I am linked up at Metamorphosis Monday and DIY Showoff and Make it For Monday and Toot Your Horn and Uncommon Slice of Suburbia and Hope Studios and Frugal Friday and DIY Showoff and Lucky Linky and Flaunt It Friday,  

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