Winter Yarn Wreath Tutorial
I kept my crafting to a minimum this holiday season, but one thing I couldn’t pass up doing was making my own wreaths to use as decor.
Like most of my crafts, it’s very simple to do yourself, and doesn’t cost much either!
Because I wanted to create a winter wonderland inside my house, I went looking for items that would represent snow, and wouldn’t you know it, I ran across this beautiful chunky yarn at Michael’s on sale!
Perfect!
My first thought was to use it as a garland on my tree, and so I did, but I was left with a couple of extra skeins just begging to be used and not returned. That’s when I remembered that I had a foam wreath form in storage that would look beautiful wrapped with this yarn, and I think I was right!
Here are the supplies you’ll need to make one for yourself:
I skeen of Chunky Yarn like this one, and this one.
Foam Wreath Form this one.
A Glue Gun, and Glue Sticks
Decoration of Choice-I used a handmade bows on mine, but you could always buy a pre-made bow like this one if the thought making one doesn’t appeal to you.
Simply attach one end of the yarn to the foam wreath using hot glue. Proceed to wrap the yarn around the foam form, gluing every fifth wrap down to the form. Once you have wrapped it completely leave about five inches of yarn to create a built in hanging mechanism. All you have to do is make a loop and glue it down. Once the glue is dry it’s ready for embellishment!
The best part about making such a wreath is that you can dress it up as you please. Since, I wanted to keep it simple I made a couple of bows out of ribbon I had on hand following a tutorial I found on Pinterest. Each ribbon gave the wreath a different feel, which I love!
All week bunch of my blogging buddies have been sharing their Christmas ideas as well. We’d love for you to pay them a visit to see what they have come up with!
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Beautiful! You can use this pretty wreath all winter. It’s so cozy and I can see in on a door, over a fireplace, hanging from an armoire, or even from a cabinet. Really nice!
Classic and simple! I really like the crispness of all white!
Wow that is some super chunky yarn, and it was the prefect choice for your wreath! It’s so pretty! XO
Really simple and really beautiful. I might have to steal your idea 😉 Love it!
Thank you Kim! I hope you do, and share it with me please! 🙂
So beautiful… it’s dreamy in all white!
Thank you Maryann! I was ready for a change this year and went for it. Glad I did, but I couldn’t help but bring in some color. Check back in with us on Friday to see our upstairs decorations. 🙂
Thank you so much Maryann!
Super project wih chunky yarn! I’ve never worked with it, but have always wanted to. So pretty and soft for the holidays 🙂
Very pretty for the holidays and for the entire winter season!
I’ve made tons of these yarn wreaths, (and fleece wrapped ones too,) and I use pins rather than glue so that if I later want to take them apart, it’s easy peasy!
I love simple crafts that have a big impact. The yarn wreath is beautiful.
One of my fave things to make is yarn wreaths. Yours looks GORG!
I love the yarn you used! It looks like a cozy sweater! So pretty!