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 ~¼ 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!!
Ok, I love that you added a chalkboard to the center of this wreath!!! Way to go making it even cooler than the original;-)
This is awesome! What a clever use of materials! I swoon over all the fabulous paper-straw patters/colors out there; this is a great way to enjoy them all the time! Thanks for sharing!
Happy Day,
Michelle
http://www.daydreambelievers.net
LOVE this, Michele! I need to get my hands on some paper straws. 🙂
I love this!!! Now I have another craft to do with paper straws!!!It turned out so cute!
xoxo- Rachel
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CUTE! Love the chalkboard center and oh how I love paper straws!
Love the straws! What a neat idea, love you spin on the sunburst!
That's so cute Michele. I love the color scheme! I hope his party was perfect!
Very cute!!! LOVE paper straws...would have never thought to use them for something like this!
The wreath with the added chalkboard is super fun!
Michele, this is completely fabulous! 🙂 I adore this my friend! You really are so smart. XO
That is so cute, Michele! I love it!
That is so awesome! Bright and fun, great job!!
This is darling Michele!! I love the straws -they are so colorful and fun!! What a great idea to use a chalkboard as the center too. Too cute!!
LOVE this idea! I bought the same straws, but I never thought about making it into a chalkboard wreath--you are too creative!
That is awesome!!!! I love the colors!
How fun is that! great job!
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