Thursday, June 4, 2015

DIY: Summer wreath

This was so much fun to make. I couldn't find an N so I made one. I used really good quality cardboard. You can add whatever you want to it, these instructions are for the one pictured. Have fun and enjoy.

What you'll need:

  • Burlap 
  • glue gun
  • flowers
  • Giant letter (of your choosing. I chose N cause my last name is Nielsen)
  • branch wreath 
For the letter:

  • Cardboard
  • exacto knife (I dont know how to spell it sorry)
  • paint of your choosing color
  • paint brush 
  • ruler
Here's how I did the letter:
First I measured how big I wanted it on the cardboard. Than I cut it with the exacto knife. I used a metal ruler which helped a lot in cutting the letter. Once its cut I just painted it, I put about 3-4 layers of paint on it and let it dry. It might bend, that's fine it should go back to normal once dry.

What to do:
Place letter on wreath first. Do not glue anything yet, assemble all the decor on it first before you glue. Than assemble flowers around it. Its much easier this way. Next, make a bow out of the burlap; this took me quite sometime as burlap is hard to work with. Place the bow on wreath. Fix any flower or the letter to make it look the way you want it. Lastly, glue everything on the wreath. I had to put the glue gun in the wreath to glue the flowers on it.
Now go hang it up and enjoy.

Sorry if the instructions don't make any sense, if you have questions I'll be happy to answer them.




See you for the Autumn wreath!!!

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