DiY Winter Wreath Using Yarn

With all the wintry weather we have gotten this year, I thought it would be appropriate to make a winter wreath for our front door.  This was a very simple project that took very little time - using items I had lying around the house. A flat white styrofoam wreath form and some cream colored yarn are the base of this winter wreath.  The rest is just bits and pieces I had in my craft stash.  It's a fun project that is easily done while watching your favorite Netflix programs. And, it makes your front door just a little more inviting during these cold wintry days as you can see below. Let's get on with the very simple instructions so you can make one for your front door.

                DIY WINTER WREATH WITH YARN

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Supplies you will need:

• flat white styrofoam wreath form
• white or cream colored  4 ply yarn 1 skein (you will have a lot left over for other projects)
• scissors
• glue gun
• styrofoam balls a variety of sizes
• a few straight pins
• some faux snow covered pine branches

First, I wrapped the styrofoam wreath with the yarn.  I found it was easier to roll the yarn into a ball before starting.  This kept the skein from unraveling and getting tangled up. (do not do the entire skein of yarn just about 1/3 of it).  When wrapping the yarn around the wreath you will have to go over the same spot in the inner section of the ring to fill in the outer ring.  Just keep going until the entire ring is covered.  

This is a close-up pic of how it looks when finished.  You can see how I went over the same area in the center ring-side (#1 arrow) to make sure the outer ring was totally covered (#2 arrow). I think it looks like it's a pleated sweater when finished.

Next, you will want to cover three of your styrofoam balls with the same yarn.  These will become your snowballs.

These are a couple of pieces of faux pine branches I cut off a larger branch I had on hand.

Now, for placement.  Check the picture above... I first pined the pine branches at the bottom of the wreath using straight pins.  You can hot glue them on but I want to be able to remove all these pieces without damaging the yarn later.  I then hot glued the snowballs on the pine branches - trying to keep the glue off the yarn.  Then I made a bow out of some leftover yarn I had and pinned it to the top with straight pins also.  I love how it turned out.

What are you working on right now?  Do you decorate for winter or just go right into Spring?  Love to hear from you and would love to hear about what you are doing in the comments below. 

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