Idea was found on diybride.com (half way down the home page).
I was really, really excited about this idea and couldn't wait to get started. It was extremely easy to make. The hardest part was making all of the poms. The only difference between the diybride wreath and mine is that I
hotglued all of my poms and beads as opposed to pin them in with pearl pins. All of the pins I found were very expensive and I couldn't find cheap ones But, hot glue works just the same.
Cost breakdown: (There is enough material to make multiple wreaths)
Two 14" styrofoam wreaths - $6.00 at Michaels
One pound of Caron yellow yarn - $3.50 at Micheals (was $7.00 but I used a 50% off coupon with this)
Grey beads - $2.50 at Michaels (on sale from $4.00)
Supplies Needed
- Blank foam wreath, about 12″ in diameter
- 1 skein of green yarn, about 256 yards
- 1 package of pearl-headed pins
- Scissors – make sure they’re sharp!
Instructions:
- On the middle three fingers of your non-dominant hand (if you’re right-handed, use your left), hold the end of your yarn down with your thumb and begin wrapping the yarn around and around your fingers, about 32 – 35
times.
- Cut the yarn when you’ve finished wrapping.
- Cut a length of yarn about 3″ and tie it tightly around the middle of the yarn wrap you’ve created on your other hand. It sounds trickier than it is. I’m confident you’ll get the hang of it pretty quickly. You’re
smart cookies.
- Hold the pom-pom yarn bundle and use your scissors to cut through all of the loops on the pom pom – be careful not to cut through the piece of yard that’s holding all of the pieces together.
- Fluff up your pom pom with your fingers.
- Now, trim it up with your scissors, making it even and pretty.
- The last step is to attach the “mums” to the foam wreath with the pins.
