Ribbon Wreath Tutorial

Ribbon wreaths are super duper easy and way cute. You can make one in about 2 hours from start to finish and they  are affordable to make (less than $20).

I got excited when making this wreath a skipped over a step by accident as you will see in the tutorial. Oops! 


Supplies 
1. 12" wreath (I used a straw wreath); you can make a larger wreath, you will just need to figure out how much more ribbon you will need.
2. Ribbon - I used 22 different ribbons; 24"/per ribbon cut into 3" strips  (some of the ribbon I used were the same patterns they were just different sizes). You will have a total 176 3" pieces of Ribbon. Be sure to have some extra ribbon though in case you see hole between the fabric or you fill you wreath in more than I did..
3. Straight Pins
4. Scissors 
5. Hot Glue Gun (Optional)
6. Fabric or Ribbon to wrap the wreath in before you start. 

Step One - 
Wrap the wreath using the bottom layer of ribbon or fabric (Step 6 on the supplies list).
As you see in the picture I got excited about this craft and forgot to take of the plastic wrapping around the wreath and I forgot to wrap the wreath. It does not affect the wreath, it just exposes the wreath color and everywhere you did not place ribbon when you look at in closely...oops! 


Step Two - 
Cut approximately 176, 3" strips of ribbon (I use various sizes of ribbon so you may need more or less depending on what you are using).


Step Three  (Optional) - 
For extra security, hot glue the ends of the ribbon together to make a curl (I skipped this step and just pinned the ends of the ribbon together).

Step Four - 
Now here comes the fun part; start pinning your ribbon on the front of your wreath (you can pin more than just the front if you want though).


Step Five - 
Add a piece of ribbon to the back of your wreath that will be able to handle the weight of the wreath once it is hung up.

Step Six - 
Hang up your wreath and enjoy the creation you just made.