- roll of medium gauge wire (think: coat hanger width)
- spool of 2 inch striped ribbon (9 yard roll)
- scissors
- wire cutters
- hot glue
- white electrical tape
Let’s get going!
1. Unwrap entire spool of ribbon. Fold over and secure ends with hot glue.
2. Glue the 2 opposite ends of the spool of ribbon together. The entire roll of ribbon should be folded in half so it now appears to be double sided and half the length.
3. Poke ribbon 1.5 inch from end onto wire. Accordion fold ribbon poking wire through approximately every 3″. Continue until all of the ribbon is folded onto the wire.
4. Glue ribbon ends together leaving a 3″ gap between the final wire holes on each end of the ribbon. This will allow enough ribbon to create the final curl on the wreath. Secure wire ends together with electrical tape.
5. Use a festive ribbon to hang. I tied my ribbon over the electrical tape!
A festive wreath for indoors or out!! Right now mine is decorating the shelves in our kitchen. We’ll see if it stays there. I tend to move things around a lot.
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So pretty! x
This is seriously one of the prettiest wreaths I have seen. Pinning!
Beautiful, Jess! I especially love it on the shelf with all of the white – it really pops!
I love your wreath! So creative! Pinning 🙂
Thanks Caitlin!
This is adorable! I didn't even realize it was ribbon at first.
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so adorable- you always have such fun and clever ideas!
This looks great! How much wire do you use?
There isn't really a set amount of wire to use. Make the circle of wire whatever size you want your wreath. I would say mine probably has a 12-14 inch diameter. A diameter of 13" requires approximately 44" of wire (app. 41" circumference and 3" extra for overlapping)
when folding the ribbon how deep are the folds? You said every 3 inches but if I do that my folds are very tiny. Does the ribbon have to be cotton ribbon? I have holiday ribbon and it is very hard to push the wire through. I am using 16 gauge wire. I am so anxious to do this wreath iot is so pretty.
If you pierce the ribbon at every 3 inches then the top of each wave should be approximately 1.5″ and the bottom should be approximately 1.5″ making the total width of each full wave of ribbon be 3″. I did not use a cotton ribbon. I took some muscling to get the wire through. If you cut the wire at a sharp angle it acts more like a needle which makes the process a bit easier. I don’t know much about wire gauge. The wire I used came in a round bundle and was labeled medium gauge. Hope that helps!
Thank you. I will have to do some practice with it. Thanks for
you reply.
I love this..
I think I’ll make this for Florida
Fabulous, what a stunning visual effect. Love this pin, plese can you tell me what type of ribbon this was made with? Thank you
Thanks! I made this with wired ribbon from the craft store.