Thursday, February 21, 2013
Easter Ribbon Wreath
Today I'm excited to share a guest post from my friend Sarah from Sarah Matthews Photography. I've known Sarah for nearly four years now, since we were both pregnant with our sons. Sarah posted this ribbon wreath on Facebook and I immediately fell in love with it. Luckily, she was interested in sharing a tutorial with us. Enjoy her tutorial and stop by Sarah's blog to say hi!
Without further ado, I give you Sarah's ribbon wreath:
Without further ado, I give you Sarah's ribbon wreath:
Sarah's Ribbon Wreath
Hi! I'm Sarah: wife, mom of two small children (20 months and 3.5 years), amateur photographer, and full time NICU nurse who loves to craft and organize. My goal is to decorate my home with projects I created, and photographs I have taken. In my "spare time," I like to do simple projects that can be completed in an evening or naptime - because let's face it, I don't have much spare time! I recently created a ribbon wreath for my Easter/Spring mantel, and had a huge response when I posted on Facebook and Instagram. Missy asked me to share with you how I did it!
Materials and Supplies
- Various sizes and colors of ribbon
- Styrofoam wreath
- Straight pins (I purchased a box of 500 and have used them for 2 projects, with plenty left for at least 1-2 more wreaths!)
- Scissors
For
this project, I used 9 different spools of ribbon, ranging from 5/8
inch to 1.5 inches. I don't recommend using anything smaller or larger
than those sizes. You can choose your ribbon texture. I personally
like grosgrain ribbon, although you might notice some satin ribbon. I
did a similar wreath at Christmas, and learned that sheer, wired, and
glittery ribbons are much harder to work with. I did not finish any
spool or ribbon, although a couple spools have one foot or less left (8
of the 9 were brand new and purchased specifically for this project).
My styrofoam wreath was actually purchased last fall
in the dollar spot at Target. It is smaller (9.5inch diameter) than
most you will find in craft stores. It is a pretty hideous
yellow/orange color, but I bought a few of these last year anyway
because I knew I could use them in projects that would cover that color.
You can use any styrofoam wreath you find, but most tend to be bigger
than this - just keep that in mind when purchasing ribbon!
Cut the ribbon into about 4 inch lengths. I
found the easiest way for me was to cut 12-15 lengths of each ribbon and
organize by pattern. I did not use a ruler, and it doesn't matter if
they are different lengths, this is just an average. Fold one piece of
ribbon into a circle, and where the ends meet, use a pin to secure the
loop to the wreath.
Repeat all
over the wreath, randomly placing the different patterns. I just
randomly placed ribbons, and the only "rule" I followed was trying to
avoid placing 2 loops of the same ribbon directly next to each other.
Keep going,
until the entire wreath is covered in ribbon. Don't forget the top and
inside, and check from different angles to see if you have any big gaps
of styrofoam! I found that using wider ribbons on the top/outside was
easier for me.
If you are placing the completed wreath on a wreath
hanger, your wreath is finished! If you plan to hang it differently
(mine hangs from a mirror on our mantel), there is one more step to
take. Cut a length of ribbon long enough to hang the wreath from your
mirror/cabinet/door, so that the ribbon extends to the other side of the
mirror. Straight pin the ribbon (I used my widest ribbon) to the back
of the wreath, and since this is a lightweight wreath, you can simply
tape the ribbon to the other side of wherever it will hang.
That's it!
This took about an hour from start to finish, and I love the pop of
color it gives my mantel (since I have not yet put up any other Easter
decorations!
Thanks so much to Sarah for sharing this tutorial on Missy Inspired! Stop by her blog to say hi and check out more of her work!
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This is adorable. I'm excited to be a new follower via GFC. Woul love for you to stop by my blog.
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The wreath is so cute. I love simple crafts like this. I found you on SITS and am your newest Twitter follower.:)
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That's really sweet, Kathie. Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I love the bright cheerful colors. I need to make one to hang on the door of my girls' room!
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Adorable!! I hope you join our party here: http://atozebracelebrations.com/2013/02/link-party-9.html
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Adorable wreath. I adde you to my featured blogger in the sidebar.
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Thanks for linking up! I want to make that wreath!!!
xoxo, Tara
Hi Tara, I did a lot of Googling to figure it out. It really depends on whether you are on blogspot or wordpress. These are good tutorials - http://www.bloggersentral.com/2012/11/pinterest-pin-it-button-with-counter.html
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So bright, pretty, and spring like! Happy Thursday from the enchanted oven.
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This wreath is adorable!! What a great idea! Would you consider sharing it and any other projects that you may have over at my Pinterest Party?
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Thanks!
Chrissy
I have that exact same yellow foam wreath and, for the life of me, CAN'T figure out what to do with it. Thanks for the inspiration! I pinned it:) We love you at Whimsy Wednesday!
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Very cute! Love how colorful and cheerful it is!
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This is so very cute! I'm pinning this to my Easter board. Thanks for sharing.
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That is so cute! I love that idea, and a great way to use up leftover pieces of ribbon.
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