I joined a FaceBook group called Dollar Tree Crafts and OMG are there some cute things I had no idea could be found at the Dollar Tree! I rarely go to dollar stores, but I'm sure going to start! I started with this burlap wreath. I wanted something for the door now that Christmas is over, but I didn't want something just for Valentines Day, but wanted something colorful and non-holiday related.
I had a wire wreath form already (from Michaels), so I stopped at Dollar Tree for some burlap ribbon. They only had these colors, blue and pink, and only one spool of the lime green. For a $1 each, I thought I'd give it a shot. At least it was colorful.
The wreath's I'd been seeing online must have all been made by burlap ribbon that was wider than this, because the instructions called for a rolled up curl of ribbon that was then pipe cleaner twisted onto the wreath form. So those instructions wouldn't work for me.
I am an instant gratification kind of girl. I hate crafts that require paint to dry, or glue to set overnight, and I didn't want to wait for another trip to the store for different ribbon. It was one of those "make it work" moments, as Tim Gunn would say!
So without measuring, I cut roughly 6 inch strips of the dollar tree ribbon, including the green only on every other station. I used the pipe cleaner that came already attached to the wreath form, but found it was spaced way to far apart, so I pulled one from each side and eeked out a twist in between each station.
I did the same on the back wires of the wreath form.
It still left too much open space, and so I cut strips about 7-8" in length, but then cut them in half lengthwise, and simply tied them to the wreath frame, coving some of the pipe cleaner, but mostly just to fill in until I ran out. I used the green sparingly, so I had enough to make a bow, which I'm not sure I will keep. I'm thinking I may add a few flowers as it gets closer to spring, but for now, I'm happy with it. It took about an hour and $7 worth of ribbon.
