UPCYCLED WREATH FOR WINTER

I originally shared this post on Create.Craft.Love as a part of her Winter Wreath Workshop. I love opportunities like this because they push me out of my comfort zone. This was my FIRST. TIME. EVER. making a homemade wreath and while I was a bit nervous, I was ready to make something gorgeous. I decided to go with a Winter-themed wreath.

When I started brainstorming about the kind of wreath I wanted to make I knew that I wanted it to be pretty simple and made from pretty inexpensive materials. I don’t have a huge crafting budget. Actually, I don’t really have a crafting budget at all. So I wanted to see what I could do using materials that I already had on hand.

That’s when I saw this gorgeous white wreath on pinterest and thought… Ooh, I wonder how they made that? That’s when I realized they used plastic bags. So I searched for upcycled wreaths and you wouldn’t believe all the brilliant ideas that are out there.

So I decided to put my spin on a little up-cycled wreath made from white plastic bags.

Here’s what you need to replicate my wreath:

• 18 inch styrofoam wreath form, mine was provided by Floracraft
• 50-100 plastic bags, depending on the size of your wreath and how full you want your wreath to be
• Pinecones, spray painted silver
• Little blue bells
• Silver ribbon
• Silver branches, found in the fake flower section at hobby lobby
• Floral wire

Putting the wreath together was super simple. I grabbed all of our white plastic bags and cut them into strips. Each strip was a white ring.

So when I tied the strips around the wreath form I ended up with two little bow-like loops. I tried to make it as full as possible and I thought that leaving the loops attached made it look more full.

I wanted to add a little bit of sparkle and character to my wreath, so I went through my Christmas stuff and found some pinecones that I spray painted with silver and glitter. I also found some old bells that my husband and I used on our little bitty 1 foot tree the first couple of years we were married.

I attached the bells and pinecones with floral wire.

I topped it off with a beautiful silver bow.

I love the fact that it’s white because then it is a beautiful holiday wreath, but I can justify leaving it out after Christmas and through the Winter months if I want to!

And there you go… That’s how you can make a wreath that costs practically nothing and will look dazzling on your front door all through the Holidays!

Isn’t it gorgeous??

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