Winter White Valentine Wreath

If burlap were a person, I think it would have been punched in the face during this project. If you've ever cut a large or even small amount of burlap, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

Anyways, back in December 2013, I saw a very cool burlap wreath on Pinterest and decided that I was going to make a similar one for New Year's. I purchased the supplies below and got to creating the wreath after the girls had gone to bed. I GREATLY under estimated the effort it would take to make this wreath and I now totally understand why I see similar  wreaths on Etsy for $75-$100.

There is a lot of cutting & pinning involved in this type of wreath but in the end I LOVE the way it turned out and would do it again (but with a HAZMAT suit.) 

Wreath Supplies:

~ 16" Foam Wreath (I used the green one you can get at Hobby Lobby)

~ 575+ Stick Pins

~ 4 yards of burlap (I thought I would only need 3 but 4 ended up being barely enough)

~ 10" Heart (I found mine at Joann Fabric)

~ Ribbon for hanging the wreath

~ LOTS of patience

 1. Cut your fabric into 3x3 circles or squares.  I ending up using squares so that I didn't lose any fabric by cutting circles.

2. Fold the squares corner to corner so it looks like a triangle. Then fold it once more into a smaller triangle.

3. Next pin the folded corner into the wreath. Make sure to put the pin directly into the burlap thread so that it doesn't slip off the pin.

4. Now just continue pinning the folded burlap squares in alternating directions until you fill the wreath.

5. When the wreath is full, you can attach your heart if you want one or just leave it plain and lovely. I attached the heart by pinning the top of its ribbon into the foam wreath between the burlap.

Have Fun!

~Sharon