Burlap Wreath DIY

The latest trend this fall is burlap.  Incorporating the textured fabric into your décor adds a slight rustic touch.  I decided to try my had at a DIY burlap wreath.  I loved the ideas on Etsy and Pinterest, but they were selling for $80+ .  When I saw that Michael's had their burlap on sale for $3.99 per roll, I couldn't resist!

The project only took a total of an hour {probably less since I was also watching an episode of the Young & the Restless while working} and cost around $30-40 {I also lucked up and got everything on sale and had a 40% off Hobby Lobby coupon!!}

Here is what you need:
1. Burlap Bundles {I used 2 60 foot rolls from Michaels, but if you want more ruffles you may want to grab 3}
2. Wired Ribbon of your choice {I went with black chevron, adding in a touch of another or my favorite trends (see my Chevron DIY projects)}
3. Wire wreath form {I used a 16" for my wreath, but you could use any size, the smaller, the fuller your burlap will be}
4. Wooden letters or other ornaments
5. Paints, hot glue gun, pipe cleaners {I strongly recommend using pipe cleaners in the place of floral wire for attaching your burlap to your wreath form - SAVE YOUR FINGERS! :)}


This was my progress update before I added the wooden letters.  I used the bow to fill in a slight gap where I ran out of burlap but didn't want to start a whole new roll.

These are super easy to do once you get into the flow of manipulating the burlap around the form.  Again please consider using pipe cleaners to attach your burlap to the form.  I used floral wire so I didn't have to buy pipe cleaners and ended up with cuts all over my poor fingers. 

Since I used wire, I folded my burlap into pleats and ran the wire through the pleat then twisted the wire {like a twist tie} around the wreath form.  I alternated ruffles between the top 2 wire sections and the bottom 2 to fill in any gaps.  Work your way all the way around the wreath until it is fully covered.  I actually ran out of burlap and didn't want to start another roll so I just made my bow extra full to cover the gap.  Attach your bow with wire and your ornaments with hot glue and you are all set!

Now we are ready to cheer "Go DAWGS!"  And apparently our new wreath brought us luck, UGA beat LSU 44 to 41 this weekend!  "I said it's great to be a Georgia Bulldog!"

The finished product.  Peyton was a BIG help in the process {she was very interested in the burlap}.

Good luck with your burlap projects.  Let me know how they turn out! :)