Yarn Wreath with Mini Tutorial

ByMichele McDonald
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I've been trying desperately to come up with an idea for a new wreath for our front door. If you can believe it, our Christmas wreath typically stays up until spring! I just don't have a good *in between* wreath to put up in February or March. Until now!
 
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I love it! Its not season oriented. The colors work for any time of year. Its perfect! Let me tell you how it came to be...
 
In my search for the perfect *in between* wreath I stumbled across the most amazing Etsy store. I was so completely inspired with the unique wreaths over at KnockKnocking. They are absolutely adorable. And so whimsical! And made most entirely with yarn and felt.

 

I had an "I could make that!" moment. So I decided to try my hand at making a yarn wreath.

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 Materials
styrofoam wreath
fuzzy yarn
(how much yarn you need will depend on the size
of your wreath. Mine took ~60 yds)
felt
ribbon
wood monogram (optional)
spray paint (optional)
beads
3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue from Beacon
(or whatever adhesive you prefer) 
 
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1.) Spray paint your wooden letter. I found my letter at Hobby Lobby. I put on 2 coats of brown spray paint as well as a clear protection coat since it will be outdoors.
 
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2.) Tie your ribbon that you will use to hang the wreath around the styrofoam. This way it will be hidden when you started wrapping the wreath with yarn. Alternatively you can wrap the ribbon later if you want it to show over the yarn.
 
3.) Now you're ready to start wrapping the yarn around the styrofoam frame. I worked with ~2 yards of yarn at a time so it would not get tangled up. Place a small line of adhesive on the styrofoam in the direction you will be wrapping the wreath. Place the end of your yarn in the adhesive and give it a few seconds to start to dry (that's all it takes with the Beacon adhesive! its great stuff!). Start wrapping the wreath with the yarn. Try not pull the yarn too tightly but snug enough so that it does not hanging limply from the wreath. You want the yarn to keep its fluffiness! Each time you wrap, push the sides together so they are snug against each other and you cannot see the styrofoam between the strands of yarn. It can be tedious, but I did all my wrapping while sitting front of the tv.
 
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4.) To attach the wooden letter to the wreath, I wrapped some coordinated ribbon around the top of the letter and adhered the other end to the stryofoam under the yarn. This is probably not the best way to do this. You probably will want to do this step before you wrap the wreath with yarn. {Learn from my mistake!}
 
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5.) Make (or purchase) some felt flowers in colors matching those in your yarn. I went with a blueish turquoise, dark brown, cream, and caramel brown. I added beads to some of the flowers to make them stand out more.
 
6.) Nestle the flowers into one of the bottom corners of your wreath. I laid all the flowers out where I thought I wanted them to go before glueing them down.
 
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7.) Add any other accents to the wreath as you see fit. I added a brown bow and a butterfly charm to finish my look.
 
8.) Scotchgard is your friend!! Since your wreath will be outdoors it would be a good idea to add a couple of coats just to prevent any possible staining.
 
More gratuitous shots of the felt flowers:
 
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All in all this was a pretty inexpensive project. The yarn cost me the most at ~$6. Even better if you can catch it while its on sale. I got too excited to wait!
 
One last photo of the wreath:
 
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*sigh* I just love it!
 
You can find a video tutorial for the felt flowers here!
 
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45 Comments

  4. Such a cute wreath! I need more just because wreaths too...mine always end up staying on the door way past whatever holiday they were up for:)

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  6. I hopped over from the CSI project.. this is SUPER cute! I love the kind of random collection of flowers that you added- it turned out so well! :]

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  8. Great idea! Well, great execution of an idea. 😉 Love the color palette, too. What all did you Scotch Guard — the whole wreath? ((fellow CSI crafter))

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  9. This is GORGEOUS!!! I just love the little detailed embellishments you created. 🙂 I'm visiting from Southern Fried Gal's party. I hope you'll stop by my blog too. 🙂

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  14. Michele,
    Love the wreath! esp those pretty flowers! I'm so glad you joined the Easter Roundup!
    Happy Easter!
    Linda

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  16. Very cute wreaths. I love the colors you used. And the monogram is so pretty!

    Thanks for linking up to my party!!!

    XOXO
    Jen

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  21. Beautiful wreath! Love the colors too! You could even make it seasonal using seasonal colored yarns! Thanks for the tutorial!

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  22. That is SO cute! Possibly the cutest wreath I have ever seen...Thanks for linking to Favorite Things Friday!

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  28. Oh my goodness, I super love it too! I really love the felt flowers and how it's all dressed up with the monogram!

    Super great idea!

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  29. i LOVE these felt flowers!!! cant wait for the tutorial!! the wreath looks so springy and love the colors! too cute!

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  31. Thanks for all the love!! This was such a fun project that I can see myself making more in the future.

    And thank you for all the invites to join various link parties! You will see me there!

    - Michele 🙂

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  32. love monograms, love wreaths, love this project all around! 🙂
    we have a friday fun finds party... if you're interested, we'd love it if you'd link up this week!

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  35. Hi, I'm stopping by from ASPTL. This is so pretty. I like the flowers, butterfly and monogram extras. BTW-pretty blog colors.

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  36. I have seen a lot of wreaths in blog land, but nothing like this. I love it!

    Feel free to stop by my blog and enter my necklace giveaway!

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  38. This is really, really adorable. I have all of those supplies...I may just try one. I think the little flowers are fab too! Stopping by from the party at Lucky Star Lane.
    Holly
    504 Main

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  40. yay for felt flowers! i love this wreth and glad you found your in between comfort zone. i usually leave many of my christmas things up for as long as i possibly can!

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  43. I love felt flowers and these are the perfect touch to your wreath... so glad that I stumbled in! I am visiting by way of New Friend Friday at TGC. Please accept my invitation to drop in at my place one day this week! until later...

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  44. I love the felt flowers! I've been to Hobby Lobby twice in the past week trying to find something for my front porch but fake flowers just aren't doin' it for me these days. I think this would be perfect! Thanks for sharing.

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  45. Wow! Your wreath looks great! I have been inspired by KnockKnocking as well! Hers are so cute! I've made some wreaths lately but only used fake flowers, I might need to make a new one with yarn and my felt flowers! Great inspiration!

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