Loopy Burlap Wreath

I was looking at my side door last week, it was white, it was boring, so I gave it a coat of paint....my new favorite color HC-146 Wedgewood Gray an old Pottery Barn Color. It still needed more, maybe a wreath with a touch of the color. I have seen many burlap designs come across my Pinterest page, I'd add them to my Creative Project Board ( check it out ) and think someday I will find the time to do this.  I read pinners comments like, "so easy", " I did it myself and I'm not even crafty", " Loved this project took no time"; you get the picture. What they never seem to include is, here is the finished project, but it's missing half the steps, or my favorite is when I click on the website or blog page only to spend 20 minutes trying to find the original. By the time I get there I have carpal tunnel and I really don't feel like crafting anymore. But I stuck this one out.

Step two, off to buy the burlap, a straw wreath and an extra package of glue sticks. This is an inexpensive project BUT it takes loads of time to get the loops just right, maybe I am a bit of a perfectionist.

Here is an image of the finished door & wreath just to get you excited about making one for yourself.  I LOOOOOve it.  Yes!.. I cut my own letter out of wood; well with help from hubby Dave and a jigsaw.

   (Don't look to close at the studio, it's quite messy, paints, clay & ceramics all over.)

The Instructions

what you need:
3 yards burlap ( extra for flowers)
scissors
Phillips head screwdriver
hot glue gun & lots of glue sticks
a straw wreath ( whatever size you like, mine is 12 inch)
pins
Loads of Patience!

Step 1:
Cut a strip 5 inches wide and the width of the burlap 40-58 inches (depending on the bolt)
you may need more to cover.

                          I like my wreath totally covered, don't want to see straw anywhere.

This is the part of the project that gets tough after awhile back and front loops, ( hand cramps) once the fabric is in the hole add hot glue. and keep going.

You will need many, many strips, I cut 10 at a time. to make the loop fold in half, twist one end of the fabric ( shown above ) stuff in hole, glue. The next part is up to you to practice the loops, by folding forward, make hole & glue; twist back an inch or 2, stuff in hole, this takes awhile to get the hang of it but once you get going it gets easier. One strip makes a loopy ball like the pic below. ( you'll want to keep touching the little loops and admiring them, avoid that, it slows you down. Touch, feel, admire at the end)

To hang, I made a loop out of twine and stitched it to the back top of wreath, covered an old gold wreath hanger with cute ribbon, used the hot glue gun. ( cover front and back so it looks cute from inside my house)

                                     When its done it looks like this!!

Next post I will show you how to make my letter. Love the aged paint technique.