Patriotic Wreath #1

I love making wreaths, so you just know I had to make one for the 4th of July.  In fact, I might make two!  Today, I'll show you how to make this festive one out of supplies you probably have on hand.

I started with a basic Styrofoam wreath that I covered with burlap, which you can find the directions for HERE.  But you could use any kind of wreath form that you have.

I added some red Christmas ribbon around the wreath, leaving a wide space in between. (I use straight pins to attach everything on to this wreath.)

Once I had the red ribbon on and secured with a straight pin or two, I did the same thing with some thinner blue curling ribbon.

While I had my curling ribbon out, I went ahead and curled several long strands and just pinned them to my pin cushion to keep them out of the way while I made my stars.

My stars are just fabric, stiffened with a little mod-podge for easier, fray-free cutting.  I showed you how to do that HERE. 

I pinned my stars on to my wreath as well as all of the curly ribbon.

Immediately, I decided that the stars needed a little more pizazz, so I took them off and added some blue star-shaped sequins that I had.  If you don't have any of those, you could just use a marker and color them in the center....the other beautiful advantage to mod-podged fabric...you can write on it!

(Sorry for all the glare in these pictures, but these supplies are shiny and really reflect light!)
Now that I have my stars looking a little snappier.....I've pinned them on and this wreath is done!

I hung it up on my little garden gate on my fantel, where I'll be displaying all of my patriotic decor. (Oh there's more....just stay tuned!)
Because I have used pins to fasten everything to this wreath, I can dismantle it all after the 4th and use the base for my next project.  In the meantime, I'm enjoying looking at this patriotic festiveness.  I love Independence Day.  I told you before....I'm a Yankee Doodle Girl!

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