Beautiful Burlap & Denim Ruffled Patriotic Wreath

ByMichele McDonald
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You will love the stately beauty that is this DIY Beautiful Burlap & Denim Ruffled Patriotic Wreath!

beautiful burlap & denim ruffled patriotic wreath
I've been wanting to make a red, white, and blue wreath for a while and finally decided to make the time for it.

The final version is not what I originally imagined, but it is so much better!

In fact, I think this Beautiful Burlap & Denim Ruffled Patriotic Wreath is my favorite wreath to date!

I have to confess that I woke up at 3 am in the morning for no reason in particular.

Could NOT fall back to sleep to save my life.

So what's a girl to do?

Run through design scenarios for my next craft project: the patriotic wreath!

That's how the ruffles came to be.

 

Beautiful Burlap & Denim Ruffled Patriotic Wreath Video

I've got a super quick video that shows you all the steps to making this darling wreath.

Check it out for a quick visual rundown.

Then check out the full tutorial as you scroll down.

burlap and denim ruffled patriotic wreath supplies
Burlap & Denim Ruffled Patriotic Wreath Directions:

I started with a straw wreath form, some red satin ribbon, and my trusty Beacon's 3-in-1 adhesive (affiliate link).

burlap and denim ruffled patriotic wreath ribbon wrapping
I wrapped the wreath form with the ribbon because I wasn't sure how well the burlap would cover the wreath as far as being able to see the base.

Luckily it would not end up being a problem...

Because I ran out of ribbon thus the gap in the above picture.

burlap and denim ruffled patriotic wreath gathering fabric for ruffles
Burlap & Denim Ruffled Patriotic Wreath Fabrics

Next step: Gather my fabrics!

I could have sworn I owned some red burlap.

But apparently I imagined that!

So I spray painted some white burlap I had on hand, and it worked like a dream.

It is still perfectly flexible and feels like burlap.

Love it when that works out!

cutting fabric for burlap and denim ruffled patriotic wreath
Burlap & Denim Ruffled Patriotic Wreath Ruffles

I cut my new red burlap and more of the white burlap into 2" strips.

Then I hand-stitched crochet thread through the top of each strip to make ruffles.

Crochet thread is thicker and manipulates the burlap better than regular embroidery thread would.

Burlap & Denim Ruffled Patriotic Wreath NOTE:

I get a lot of questions about the length of the strips I cut.

All of the fabric I used are remnants so the length varies.

This doesn't really affect the overall project.

Once you run out of 1 strip, move on to the next.

adhere ruffles to wreath form
I glued the ruffles to the back of the wreath, layering the white and red.

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Then I started wrapping the ruffles around the wreath.

When I would get to the end of a strip of ruffles I would glue on another one.

I wrapped about Ā¾ of the wreath this way.

I think I ended up using 5 strips of red and 6 of white.

alternating fabrics for ruffles
I repeated the ruffling technique with the denim material and proceeded to wrap the rest of the wreath.

burlap and denim ruffled patriotic wreath
I'm loving all of those ruffles!

But something is missing on that denim area...

burlap and denim ruffled patriotic wreath button stars
Burlap & Denim Ruffled Patriotic Wreath Stars

I need some "stars" for my denim.

Buttons seemed like the perfect accessories to be stars AND I have a lot of them.

So it's time to break out the button stash!

burlap and denim ruffled patriotic wreath
I glued various sized buttons randomly to the denim ruffles.

I love the eclectic assortment of buttons!

burlap and denim ruffled patriotic wreath
Now this patriotic wreath is complete!

The rustic look is really appealing to me.

And you cannot even tell the red burlap is spray painted.

I just keep wanting to go stand on my front porch and stare at my new beautiful burlap & denim ruffled patriotic wreath!

 

So the lesson here is: If you wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep, ponder you next craft project.

You may just perfect it!

 

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>> See where I party! <<

 

This post was originally shared June, 2018.

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132 Comments

  3. I love this so much! It is so adorable! i am your newest follower and would love it if you checked out my blog and became my newest follower!

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  4. First time to your blog to comment on your clever wreath. I think you hit this one out of the park and I plan on copying it ASAP! Thanks for sharing and now, I am going to see what other goodies are here, wink!

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  10. LOVE LOVE LOVE! The ruffles, the burlap, the denim and button "stars" GORGEOUS! And, I'm glad I'm not the only one who dreams I have something in my craft stash! haha

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  16. Now this is worth the lack of sleep right? So stinkin cute I can't stand it. Love how you improvised and sprayed the burlap, genius.

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  17. What a creative idea! I’m so impressed with your spray painted burlap...it’s so much faster than trying to dye it like I did last winter! Thanks for the great tip!

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  19. absolutely fabulous. great tutorial with easy directions. i'm such a fan of burlap, just love this. spotted ya at tater tots.

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  20. Ahhhh (light bulb) I have been trying to decide what to do for a 4th of July wreath. This is exactly the inspiration I needed.

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  29. Oh my!!!!! This is gorgeous, you've inspired me to get creative with my Fourth decor.

    Visiting from Serenity Now!!

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  30. This is a beautiful patriotic project, Michele! I love the use of denim. Would you mind please adding a link back to me too? I love hosting the party links, but it helps grow my party when the linkers add a link back or party button to their posts. I appreciate it.

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  31. Wow....love this! I've been thinking I need to get me some Fourth decor and this is perfect inspiration. I think a trip to the fabric store is needed.

    I'm visiting from Serenity Now.

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  33. I love love love this wreath! It's one of those projects I so want to do, but wonder if I will ever get to it! lol Really....it's sweet.:)

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  38. This is fabulous!! Cutest thing I've seen all day...besides my boy:-)

    New follower! and I'm pinning it!

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  49. Oh my gosh Michele!!! This is soooooo cute!! One of my favorite wreaths ever. I would be pretty tempted to leave that up all the time.
    I'm in love. Seriously. šŸ˜‰
    Pinning, Stumbling, Facebooking - all that stuff. šŸ˜‰

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