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Petal Burlap Wreath + How to Cheat the Perfect Bow

November 14, 2014 By: Melanie

Petal Burlap Wreath DIY (2)

It’s here!  A full step by step tutorial for the Petal Burlap Wreath we taught at the Pinners Conference last weekend!  We have had lots of requests as our class was sold out!  Yahoo!!  If you were there, thank you & thank you!  We had such a great time and seriously every wreath turned out so beautiful.  If you weren’t able to make it, here’s a couple pics from the class and of course the full tutorial so you can make a wreath on your own.DIY Petal burlap wreath (2)DIY Petal burlap wreath (19)

Okay that’s it for pictures from the Conference.  My darling sister is the other blonde in the pic-she helped us out big time during our class.  We totally bombed in the picture department!  We  planned to take some pics of all the seats filled and all the completed wreaths.  Wah-wah……anyway, every seat was filled and every wreath was gorgeous.  We loved meeting everyone and loved seeing ladies who doubted their craft abilities walk out with a beautiful wreath- this is such an easy project.  For reals.

Here’s what you need to make a petal burlap wreath:

  • 12 inch foam wreath form
  • 1 yard of burlap
  • 72 white boutonniere pins
  • fabric scissors or rotary cutter and mat
  • 1 yard of 2 1/2 inch wide wired ribbon
  • 1/2 yard jute
  • hot glue gun

First, cut 3 two inch strips of burlap from the yard.  Use hot glue and wrap the wreath form.  This is the only part of this wreath that uses hot glue.  Hooray for our fingers!  DIY Petal burlap wreath (18)DIY Petal burlap wreath (17)

Next start cutting the rest of the burlap.  We need about 70 4 by 4 inch squares.  Yes, we figured this out exactly in order to have the right amount of supplies for our Pinners class.  🙂  We used a rotary cutter and mat which is a huge time saver if you’ve got it! Start by cutting the burlap into 4 inch wide strips, then cut the strips into 4 inch squares.  Pinners class trivia:  we cut 7, 200 squares of burlap in 3 days…..crazy!DIY Petal burlap wreath (1) DIY Petal burlap wreath (20)  

Now that the wreath form is wrapped and the squares are cut it’s time to start assembling the wreath!  Gather the wrapped form, pins, and burlap squares.

DIY Petal burlap wreath (16)

Take one 4 x 4 inch square.  DIY Petal burlap wreath (15)

Fold it corner to corner.DIY Petal burlap wreath (14)

Then take one outside corner and fold it to the bottom corner.DIY Petal burlap wreath (13)

Take the other outside corner and fold it to the bottom corner, overlapping the previous corner. (Thank goodness for pictures right?!)

DIY Petal burlap wreath (12)

Then pin the burlap petal to the wreath form.  Start in the very center of the wreath form.  We opted to use pins for 4 reasons.

1 – Hot glue burns our fingers.

2 – We would have needed 100 hot glue guns to have a successful craft class.  That’s a lot of burnt fingers.

3 – The pins look beautiful peeking through just a bit.

4 – Pinning is faster and easier!DIY Petal burlap wreath (11)

Okay, repeat, laying each new petal just over the pin from the previous petal.  We found it best to do a complete circle right in the center before filling in the rest of the wreath.  Pinners class trivia:  We also hand counted 7, 200 boutonniere pins and bagged them.

 DIY Petal burlap wreath (10)

It will look like this after the first row is complete.  So pretty already isn’t it?!DIY Petal burlap wreath (9)

Now start placing petals around the outside.  Pin them in between each center row petal.DIY Petal burlap wreath (8)

Outer row complete:DIY Petal burlap wreath (7)

Last, move to the inside.  Pin new petals in for every 2 center row petals.  DIY Petal burlap wreath (6)

Ta-da!  Gorgeous!

DIY Petal burlap wreath (5)

Okay, this just keeps getting better.  You are about to learn how to WOW the whole world with your bow making skills.  How to make a perfect bow (1)

If you’re not comfortable being a big cheater, then we are sorry- ha ha!  This cheater method is the best way to avoid a huge fight with your ribbon until you hate each other and you decide the wreath looks stupid with a bow anyway.  We all know, it looks cuter with a perfect bow on it!  Here’s how to get it!!

Cut two 9 inch strips and one 18 inch strip:How to make a perfect bow (10)

Take a 9 inch strip and fold the end in half lengthwise:How to make a perfect bow (9)

Cut at an angle, making sure to start the cut on the folded side.How to make a perfect bow (8)

How to make a perfect bow (7)

Do the same to the other 9 inch strip.

Now scrunch the uncut ends together like this:How to make a perfect bow (6)

And pin them to the wreath.  You just made the bow tails.How to make a perfect bow (5)

Now take the 18 inch strip and fold the two ends into the center, overlapping them just a bit.How to make a perfect bow (4)

Tie some jute around the center.How to make a perfect bow (3)

Last, tie the bow onto the wreath at the top of the two tail pieces, covering the pin.How to make a perfect bow (2)

Mind blown.

And you are a big cheater.  😉

It’s the most perfect bow of all time!  So pretty and no one ever knows we’re not master bow makers!

You can watch a short video of us making this cheater bow on “My Craft Channel”  HERE.  Petal Burlap Wreath DIY (1)

See the pins peeking through a little?  We love it.Petal Burlap Wreath DIY (3) Petal Burlap Wreath DIY (4)

One of the best parts about this wreath is that the bow is interchangeable.  Switch it out for the seasons or just for fun!

One last Pinners class trivia:  We cut 100 yards of ribbon into 9 and 18 inch lengths.  And found some of the prettiest Christmas ribbons ever!

DIY Petal burlap wreath (4)

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Comments

  1. sandy says

    January 27, 2018 at 12:38 am

    sorry

  2. sandy says

    January 26, 2018 at 6:41 pm

    I can’t figure out where the jute comes in.

  3. Melanie says

    January 16, 2018 at 5:13 am

    Hi Sandy, the jute is just for tying the bow onto the wreath. 🙂

  4. sandy says

    December 28, 2017 at 3:14 pm

    on the burlap wreath

  5. sandy says

    December 28, 2017 at 3:09 pm

    when do I use the jute thank you

  6. Melanie says

    July 6, 2017 at 6:44 pm

    Thanks for your comment Sarah! So happy we could help! Good luck with your craft party!

  7. Sarah says

    July 3, 2017 at 3:06 pm

    THANK YOU for spelling out all the details! I found a similar tutorial but could not get enough information to do this craft as a large group activity. This is perfect!! Thank you so much!

  8. Melanie says

    November 3, 2015 at 11:25 pm

    Thank you Jessica! We got the ribbon at a local (we’re in Utah) wholesale floral supply store called Floral Supply Syndicate. 🙂

  9. Jessica says

    October 31, 2015 at 2:24 am

    I love this wreath so much!! Where did you buy the chevron fabric for the bow? I really love it.

  10. Melanie says

    July 21, 2015 at 3:53 pm

    Hi Jennifer! We just used one yard of burlap off the regular bolt at the fabric store. 🙂

  11. Jennifer says

    July 16, 2015 at 7:15 pm

    You used 1 sq yard of burlap? Where do you buy it that big?

  12. Cynthia w. becker says

    April 15, 2015 at 4:56 pm

    i was wondering how much material would i need if i made this wreath in cotton fabric instead of burlap??
    please reply to my gmail.

    Thanks,

    cynthia

  13. Nickie Hicks says

    December 21, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    Ladies do you contact the original designer of something as unique as this before doing a demo at a class and a step by step tutorial?

  14. Jennifer Dawn says

    November 26, 2014 at 2:42 pm

    This is such a lovely wreath idea! I love the Chevron bow!

  15. Melanie says

    November 19, 2014 at 9:38 pm

    Yes Carrie! It would be beautiful! We’d love to see the finished product! 🙂

  16. Carrie says

    November 19, 2014 at 3:51 am

    Do you think it would be ask cute with white burlap on a 18-20 in wreath?

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