SPD: Valentine's Ribbon Wreath

Hi girls!

I'm finally linking up with Katie and Steph for their Saw it, Pinned it, Did it link up!
I've been a total slacker in the craft department lately...

And I actually made this wreath last year for Valentine's Day, I just never posted it.

Here's the original pin. (tutorial here)

Source: sheskindacrafty.com via Lia Joy on Pinterest

What you'll need:
- Straw wreath
- Base ribbon (1.5 - 2" thick)
- Loop ribbons (and LOTS of it!)

- Hot glue gun and lots of glue sticks

- Patience

Start out by wrapping your wreath with the base ribbon. As you can see below, I ran out of this ribbon, so there are some spots on the back that you can see the straw wreath. But no one sees the back of the wreath, so I don't really care. Be sure to hot glue the ribbon in place.

Then cut all of your "loop" ribbon in 4.5" strips. I used 1/2", 7/8" and 1" ribbon for this. I used 12 rolls of coordinating ribbon. I bought them all 50% off at Michael's or Hobby Lobby. (I think my favorite is the glitter ribbon!) 

The original tutorial says to sew the ribbon into loops, leaving a 1/4" section at the bottom (see above). That is the part of the ribbon that you'll use to attach the loops to the wreath. At the time, I didn't have a sewing machine. And I wasn't about to hand sew each of these ribbons. So I hot glued each loop. It took FOREVER. I highly recommend a sewing machine!

Once you have all of your ribbon loops made, start hot gluing them to the wreath. Be sure to alternate ribbons to create the random/mismatched look. Once you're done, be sure to go back and fill in any open places with ribbon!

{Disclaimer: you will most likely burn your fingers multiple times.}

I absolutely LOVE how it turned out. 

Don't forget to link up!