Hello Tatertots and Jello readers! Thank you so much, Jen, for letting me share a tutorial! I’m Laura from Along for the Ride.
If you’re like me, then you love all things fall.
You love hot apple cider, cozy sweaters, and chilly nights perfect for snuggling.
I’m going to share a super easy fall wreath tutorial
that will get you in the autumn spirit!
First, gather your supplies.
You will need a wreath form (dollar store!), two colors of fall fabric, glue gun, glue sticks, scissors, and acorns (or any kind of natural elements…pine cones would be pretty, too).
Choose one color to wrap around the wreath form, cut out strips of fabric (mine were about 3 inches wide) and go to town. Use hot glue to attach the fabric strips.
Set your wreath base aside and start making rosettes. There’s lots of ways to do this, so feel free to customize. This is what I did.
I wanted most of my rosettes to be orange with a few baby yellow ones. I cut out long, thick strips (about 2-3 inches) of orange fabric and a couple little strips of yellow fabric.
To make rosettes, tie a knot at the end of the strip, start wrapping and twisting the fabric around the knot, and glue as you go along. It’s very simple once you get the hang out it.
So make a rosette. And then make lots more.
I made large orange rosettes, small orange rosettes, and baby yellow rosettes. The size depends more on the thickness of your fabric than on the length.
Now that you have your acorns and rosettes, it’s time to assemble your wreath. There is no real science here. I just arranged things so it looked pretty. I’m a fan of off-set flowers, but you could fill the entire wreath with rosettes if you wanted, or you could just use a few. I used hot glue to secure all my elements.
I used stamps and a simple key tag to add a little something special.
Happy fall!!
Laura – that is fantastic!!
I love the colors. I love the silver acorns. What a great Fall wreath! Thank you so much for sharing it with us!!
You might remember Laura from a giveaway here at Tatertots &Jello a couple weeks ago. Laura has a wonderful etsy shop. Where she sells things like:
And, she has a beautiful blog too where she shares great tutorials like:
{Reusable Lunch Bags Tutorial}
{Beautiful Desk Redo}
Be sure to stop by Along for the Ride and say hi!!!
XOXOPS — It’s Friday — I am cleaning my house today in anticipation of having you over for The Weekend Wrap Up Party!! We had over 450 entries last week and I couldn’t believe all of the great projects. I can’t wait to see what YOU have been working on and feature YOU! It’s my favorite day of the week. Stop by and join in the fun. It starts at 6 pm {MST} – have you noticed that it gets getting earlier and earlier each week – lol?
Oh — PSS — I finished my Laundry Room!! Can you believe it?? I will share it with you on Tuesday!!
Just stopping by to let you know, I featured this project on my fall wreath post here- http://diycraftyprojects.com/2012/11/50-yes-fifty-fall-wreath-ideas-and-inspiration.html. Please grab a featured button from my side bar to use on you blog, if you’d like. 🙂
I'm a girly girI, so I LOVE rosettes so much 🙂 I have tons of them at home. I'm so happy to be able to make this beautiful rosette wreath! Thank you for posting. If you want to promote awesome projects on your blog, hop on http://www.makemania.com You can also take a look at craft works I've made!
Thought I would tell you that my daughter made this wreath and I blogged about. Gave you and Laura both a shout out. Here is the link, if you want to check it out:
http://permanentposies.com/2010/10/fall-wreath-and-other-crafts/
Oh how pretty and I love the colors! Thanks so much, I'll be linking.
Happy Fall – my favorite time of year! I love the wreath. Different and very sassy!
I made this last night!!!!! 🙂 I still am in the process of trying to find some acorns or something (here in Sweden…) and had to make a super small one compared to a normal size wreath bc I couldn't find a bigger form.. but it works 😉 my fiance is proud of my crafty-ness. I'll write a post on it too and Link you and Laura in!!
http://whereisthelolo.blogspot.com
xoxo THanks!!
Laura
That wreath is gorgeous and SO creative!
Can't wait to see your laundry room, Jen! FUN! 🙂
Just what I was looking for! Thanks so much for sharing so many amazing projects with everyone. I get so inspired when I visit!
That is so cute! I love projects that are made with fabric!
How adorable!! I'm def. giving that one a try 🙂
very sweet! laura is sweet too! have a nice weekend! susan
You are so creative, I love that wreath! Great tutorial too! Have a great weekend! ~Liz
What a darling wreath!
I have about a half dozen wreaths bookmarked that I am never going to be able to make. Where would I put them all, even if I did?
I fully blame this situation on you Jen. You keep featuring such cute stuff!
Haven't seen you in ages!
This is so cute and I think I have all of the supplies already!
Such a cute wreath. Thanks for the tutorial!
Darling wreath!!
That is one beautiful wreath! I'm going to check out her blog.
450 entries!!! Holy Moly! I had 36 last week and was pretty happy with myself. Of course, you have about 1000000000 more visitors than I do so I guess it's a relative proportion! 🙂 Have a great weekend!
All these are so great! Your blog is quickly becoming one of my favorites!!!
that wreath is beatiful! I'm going to try this!
Very nice, but first you need talent!
Have a great day!
Deborah
I LOVE this wreath! It is fabulous!
Love the colors in that wreath. It has an almost renaissance feel to it!!!
Oh that is lovely! I just learned how to make rosettes and have been making them like a mad woman so you know I'm gonna have to do this!
so cute, i want to make one NOW
What a great idea for a fall wreath! Thanks for the inspiration!
What a great idea for a fall wreath! Thanks for the inspiration!
love this wreath! the acorns are the perfect touch!!
What great timing this tutorial was. I am planning on making a fall wreath with rosettes this weekend. I'll post the results next week. Thanks for sharing!
I love the wreath! So pretty! Thanks for sharing!
Oh for cute! My to-do list just got a lot longer!