DIY - Burlap Wreath Tutorial

I found my inspiration for this wreath, pictured below, on this blog.  There were no instructions there, so I had to figure out how to put it together on my own!

Supplies:

• 4-5 inch wide strips of burlap.  Mine were 40 inches long.  I'm not sure how many I had, I just filled up the wire until I got the shape & fullness I wanted.
• 12 gauge, (or higher) floral wire
• Wire cutters
• Wreath form
• 22 gauge floral wire

Start off by measuring out your 12 gauge floral wire.  I just matched it to the size of my wreath form & then cut the wire.

To place the burlap on the wire, I just weaved the wire in & out of the burlap, to give it a layered look. I didn't do the weaving in a straight line either. I found it helped to have it in the middle & move to the left & right to get some more dimension. There really is no right or wrong way to do this though! = )

Once you get all of your burlap onto the wire, attach the wire to your wreath form.  I simply found the "top" & wrapped it around the wreath form a few times to keep it secure.

This is where your 22 gauge floral wire comes in.  Every few inches, take a small piece of the 22 gauge wire & attach it to your wreath form & your 12 gauge wire.  Simply twist the ends of your 22 gauge wire together , as tight as you can, & that will hold the burlap to the wreath form.

And that's it!  It's actually pretty simple & it looks great in your home!  = )

I added a fall colored bow to it, when we had it displayed at our wedding reception & it looked beautiful!