Starburst Straw Chalkboard Wreath

Its almost party time! My youngest son's first birthday party is THIS Saturday! I've been busying creating and baking (yep, I start the baking early) so as not to totally stress myself out by the weekend. 

I bought some adorable gray, orange, and blue paper straws on Pick Your Plum a couple of months ago knowing they would be the color scheme of this party. There were so many in the pack that I knew I had more than I would need for our party drinks! So I decided to get creative with them and make something I could use as decor during the celebration. 

I recalled seeing this adorable straw wreath at Tatertots & Jello and decided to do my spin on it with the addition of a chalkboard in the center! 

I started with a piece of scrap cardboard and used a bowl to trace a large circle. I used my circle cutter to cut out a piece of chalkboard vinyl (also purchased from Pick Your Plum) to place in the center of the cardboard. 

I cut my straws to varying lengths and glued them to the cardboard with my Beacon's 3-in-1, overlapping my vinyl by ~1/4 of an inch. 

Here is a look at both the front and back of the wreath. 

I love the impact this project has without a lot of serious work involved! Cutting the straws did not take long at all by sawing/cutting them with an X-acto knife. 

I doodled out my son's name and a little car that matches his birthday invitations with colored chalk. 

I used the same 3M picture hanging strips on the back that I used on my corkboard to hang the wreath on the wall. It makes for some great decor in my son's bedroom! And I can easily take it down and use it for the birthday party this weekend. 

I hung it over the nursery door. I love the extra pop of color it brings to the room!

So fun! And I still have plenty of straws left over to use for our party drinks. 

The countdown to party is on!!

I link to these fun parties.