How to Make a Burlap Flower Wreath
April 9, 2012 in Made by Mom, Making our House a Home
A couple of weeks ago, I shared a tutorial for these burlap flowers.
In an effort of continuity (or because of a week long obsession with burlap?) I also made some burlap pillow covers and this burlap flower wreath:
Wanna make your own? Here’s how:
1. Buy a straw wreath.
2. Draw a bunch of flowers with puffy paint on burlap. I think I covered about 1-1.5 yards of burlap with flowers in order to have enough for the wreath. You don’t HAVE TO do this step…but the paint adds some nice color, and provides a “fray barrier” since the cut raw edges of burlap definitely fray!
3. When the paint has dried, cut out the flowers. Don’t be perfectionistic about it: I think it is actually better of the cuts are rough and uneven.
4. Layer a couple of flowers.
5. Poke the center of the flowers into the straw wreath. Don’t be too lazy to run out to the tool-shed for a flat-head screwdriver….pens and pencils are not strong enough to get the job done.
6. Depending on how permanent you want your wreath to be, it can be helpful to add a dab of hot glue at the place where you are going to poke the flower into the wreath. (I did not remove the plastic wrap from the wreath intentionally…I figured this would hold the straw–and therefore the fabric–in tighter, and also that it would be less messy.)
7. Just keep on keeping on. Layer a couple flowers and poke ‘em in. There are no real rules about how to do it, but I started by going around the inside and filling my way out. In areas that looked thinner, I went back and poked in a flower (without doubling them up). When you are finished it should look something like this:
In addition to the burlap flowers, I poked in some yellow fabric flowers around one side of the wreath for a bit of variety and a splash more color.
Don’t feel obligated to hang your wreath on your door. There are plenty of other places around your home that could use a nice wreath. 
Mine sits on the entryway table right INSIDE the front door.
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And I thought the flower bouquet was terrific, but I think the wreath won my heart! You might check in with Marilyn at her nice store in Atkinson and see if she would sell these for you. I think she is still there. Great shop. With your creativity and talent, these wreaths have endless possibilities for every season.
Wow! LOVE this wreath! So different than any I have seen. Great job.
I love this wreath! It is just plain gorgeous and would look great all summer (and even into the fall)! TFS
this is great! so pretty. i love the yellow.
I love this, just pinned it:)
Shannon@SewSweetCottage
I love using burlap in my craft projects, thanks for the idea!
Gorgeous!
Your wreath is gorgeous!!! I love burlap!! The pallet sign in the background is awesome, too!! Everything looks beautiful!!
Ruth
This is very cool. If I wasn’t already featuring your wall unit of office furniture I would feature this too. Love it.
pam
VERY pretty!
Hey Love the wreath. How much fabric did you use on this project?? thanks
LOVE THIS!!! Just what my house needs!
What size wreath did you use???
Leandra –
I think it was 12 inches.
Heidi –
That’s actually sort of a tough question, as I used the same piece of fabric for a couple projects. I think I needed about 1 yd for this one…let me know if you discover otherwise.
Alisha
what size weath di you use? And how much frabic did you use for the yellow flowers, and did you use two pieces on with the burlap flowers. Thank You Rosie