{"id":25367,"date":"2016-10-11T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com?p=25367&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=25367"},"modified":"2025-03-16T03:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T03:21:56","slug":"burlap-wreath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/2016\/10\/11\/burlap-wreath\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Quick Burlap Wreath with an Embroidery Hoop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25454\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-SQ.png\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"630\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25398\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blank630x20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this darling owl burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&#8243; embroidery hoop! We decorated it with our <a href=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/2016\/10\/04\/wood-slice-owl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whimsical Wood Slice Owls<\/a>. They are so easy to make, you could make one for each season!<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for other simple wreath ideas, check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/2016\/09\/27\/easy-fall-wreath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inexpensive Fall Wreath<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25398\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blank630x20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/>Burlap Wreath Supplies<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2coNqcK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8&#8243; Wood Embroidery Hoop <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2cQGy6W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burlap Material<\/a> (not too thick so it can be tied easily)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3lqNyux\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hot Glue Gun<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ribbon for hanging,\u00a0 1\/2&#8243; Wide<\/li>\n<li>Material scissors OR a <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2doCixA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotary Cutter<\/a> (Makes it go much faster!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>OPTIONAL DECOR FOR THE BURLAP WREATH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>You can decorate the wreath however you like or use our specific idea below.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Small rectangle piece of wood 3.5 x 2.5 (for sign)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/2016\/10\/04\/wood-slice-owl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wood Slice Owl Decor with Whoo Goes there Sign<\/a>\u00a0 (3&#8243; slice)<\/li>\n<li>Twig 8 to 10&#8243; about 1\/2&#8243; thick<\/li>\n<li>A few fake leaves<\/li>\n<li>Paint for wood<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ai6F4g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mod Podge<\/a> for label.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25398\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blank630x20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/>Instructions<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This is all you need for the basic wreath itself. (And you only need one of the rings!)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25417\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-1.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cut approximately 35 1&#8243; burlap strips approximately 12&#8243; long. We trimmed ours an inch or two after completion so the burlap would stick out more. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25418\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-2.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I started with regular sewing scissors then pulled out my <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2doCixA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rotary cutter<\/a>. Much faster if you have one!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25419\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-3.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You may be able to use less or need more of the strips, depending on the type of burlap you use. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25420\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-4.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Take a strip and fold it over as shown, under the hoop. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25421\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-5.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pull the bottom two ends through the loop.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25422\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-6.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cinch the strip up.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25423\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-7.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This is how it should look. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25424\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-8.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Repeat the process with each strip, pushing them close together as you go.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25425\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-9.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Trim the strings that show on the inside. The outside strings are supposed to show. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25426\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-10.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Make a <a href=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/2016\/10\/04\/wood-slice-owl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whimsical owl<\/a> and gather an 8&#8243; stick, a few artificial leaves and your plaque, printed sign and ribbon for hanging. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25427 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-11.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Click image below to view our quick owl tutorial!<a href=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/2016\/10\/04\/wood-slice-owl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25396 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #808080;\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Simple-Wood-Slice-Owl-Decor-FE.png\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Simple-Wood-Slice-Owl-Decor-FE.png 630w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Simple-Wood-Slice-Owl-Decor-FE-600x286.png 600w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Simple-Wood-Slice-Owl-Decor-FE-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Simple-Wood-Slice-Owl-Decor-FE-24x11.png 24w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Simple-Wood-Slice-Owl-Decor-FE-36x17.png 36w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Simple-Wood-Slice-Owl-Decor-FE-48x23.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Glue three leaves onto your stick, or as many as you wish, then glue your stick to the bottom of the wreath, aligning it so that the owl can site just behind it, glued to the inner wreath itself and appear to be sitting on the stick. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25490\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-11b.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Carefully place your stick across the bottom of the wreath. Attach leaves. Using a large amount of hot glue, glue the bottom of the owl so that it sits just behind the stick, nestled on the inside of the wreath itself.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25428\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-12.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Again, the owl is not glued to the stick itself but onto the inner wreath just behind it.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25429\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-13.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To give the owl a bit more stability you can glue part of a tongue depressor to the back of the owl and the wreath itself. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25432\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-16.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Add a few leaves around the wreath. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25430\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-14.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Attach a ribbon for hanging. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25431\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-15.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Paint your wood plaque. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25433\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-17.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cut out the downloaded label and Mod Podge it on.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25434\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-18.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Attach it to a piece of burlap and hang it to the top of your wreath. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25435\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath-19.jpg\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25398\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blank630x20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25456\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Burlap-Wreath.png\" alt=\"Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&quot; embroidery hoop.\" width=\"630\" height=\"1200\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25398\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blank630x20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quickly &amp; inexpensively decorate your door or walls with this darling owl burlap wreath! All you need is a little burlap material &amp; one side of an 8&#8243; embroidery hoop! We decorated it with our Whimsical Wood Slice Owls. They are so easy to make, you could make one for each season! If you&#8217;re looking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25455,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1603,1610,1637,1638],"tags":[763,1522,1523],"class_list":["post-25367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1-blog","category-crafts","category-halloween","category-thanksgiving","tag-burlap-crafts","tag-quick-wreaths","tag-wreath"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25367"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37121,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25367\/revisions\/37121"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}