Burlap Ruffle Wreath

This week I led a group of ladies in a "Mom Project." We made the satin flowers on the wreath pictured above. As promised, I'm posting the instructions for making the ruffle wreath.

You will need:

:: wreath form: foam or straw

:: 1 1/2 yards of burlap

:: floral or straight pins

:: tapestry needle

:: embroidery floss

You can purchase all of the supplies at Hobby Lobby or JoAnn's Fabric. I used a straw wreath on this project because my sister and I found them on clearance at Hobby Lobby for $2.

Step One :: Cut burlap into long strips 4" wide.

Step Two :: Wrap strips of burlap around your form. Use floral pins or straight pins to secure on the back so they are hidden.

Step Three :: Make a loose stitch at the bottom of one of the strips of burlap. Be sure to secure the end.

Step Four :: Pull the floss to make the burlap ruffle and tie at end to secure.

Step Five :: Attach ruffle to wreath using pins. I used three ruffles on my wreath: one in the center and two on the back.

Step Six :: Satin Flowers. Click here for a tutorial.

I used pin back to secure my flowers on my wreath so that I can change the flowers according to the season.

Enjoy!

New Project - House Rules

Today, since the world is coming to an end thanks to Snowmageddon 2011, I thought I would hit all of my favorite blogs to see what the latest and greatest project is. As always, the blogs did not disappoint. The newest, hottest project is creating a house rules canvas. Fantastic idea! We are close to our house being opened to accept foster kids and I'm thinking this could is the perfect project for me to complete in the coming weeks.

Tatertos and Jello is one of my new blogs to hit, check out how she created her house rules.