I’m Dreaming of a White… Felt Flower Christmas Wreath!
I am so excited to share my felt flower Christmas wreath with you today!
Do you ever get an idea in your head that just won’t go away? That’s how this wreath was for me. I fell in love with felt flower wreaths after seeing several on Pinterest and Etsy, and though I knew it would be a time-intensive project, I just had to have one of those beauties for myself. Here’s what I used to create it:
- Wreath form
- 2 yards of white felt
- Scissors
- Hot glue gun (and LOTS of glue sticks!)
- 2 rolls of white ribbon
- Round items to help make circles– I used a CD for my small circles and a dollar store bucket for my large circles.
Step 1- Wrap Wreath Form in Ribbon
My wreath form was green and my flowers were going to be white. I knew at least a little bit of the form would be showing through once I attached all of my flowers, so I used two rolls of white ribbon to wrap my wreath form. It doesn’t need to be perfect (mine is definitely not!), but it just gives a nice background for the felt flowers.
Step 2- Make a Zillion Felt Flowers
Though it takes a lot of time, this wreath is pretty simple to create once you know how to make the flowers. I used the same method as I did with my paper flowers for my faux Christmas wreath.
Use an item (such as a CD) to gauge the size of your flower so that they’re all similar (1). You can trace around it and cut along the line if you’d like; I just eyeballed it to cut out my circle (2). Cut a spiral shape into your circle (3). Put a dot of hot glue on the back of the center of your spiral (4) and begin wrapping the felt around itself, placing a dab of hot glue every 3/4 rotation or so (5). Continue to wrap until you come to the end of your felt and secure the end with a small dot of glue (6). Repeat a million times. Okay, not a million, but I did use 59 felt flowers on my wreath– 15 large flowers (using the bucket as my template) and 44 small flowers (using the CD). If you’re counting, not all of them are shown below. 😉
Step 3- Hot Glue Flowers to the Wreath Form
I planned to use 3 rows of flowers on my wreath– one row on the front, one row on the inside, and one row on the outside. I began by using my 15 large flowers to create the row on the front side of the wreath.
Next I hot glued a row of small flowers on the inside of the wreath…
I finished up by adding the last row of small flowers on the outside of the wreath, attached a ribbon and…
I had the felt flower Christmas wreath I had been dreaming of! Usually after I’m done with a wreath for the season, I end up taking it apart and using the form for another wreath. I think I’m going to have to invest in a new wreath form now, though, because after all the hours it took to wrap the flowers for this one, there’s no way I’m taking it apart! 😉
I’m so happy with how it turned out, and I bet I could even add some color here and there and use it for other seasons as well. We’ll see!
How is your Christmas decorating going? Did you wait until today to get started? Or have you had it up for weeks?
Oh this one looks so pretty!
And so simple to make!
Thank you for sharing;)
Love and hugs
Lydia
Thank you so much, Lydia! It was fun! Enjoy the rest of your week!
~Abby =)
Abby, I just love this all-white wreath and your felt flowers are so pretty! Thanks so much for sharing and pinning! Hope you have a happy Friday and a wonderful weekend!
Thank you so much, Cindy! I really appreciate your sweet words as well as the pin! Enjoy the rest of your week!
~Abby =)
OOH! I love it Abby! You’re felt flowers are fabulous!
Thank you so much, Therese! You are the sweetest! Enjoy the rest of your week!
~Abby =)
This is gorgeous! You did a beautiful job I love it!
Thank you so much, Dria! LOVED your Christmas home tour yesterday! Enjoy the rest of your week!
~Abby =)
This is gorgeous. I think it would be a perfect addition to a wedding door. Or add them to the end of the aisles. Especially if you have someone hosting a winter wedding.
Oooh I love the thought of it for a wedding! I had a winter wedding myself…if only I had been blogging then! 😉 Thank you for your sweet words, Crystal! Enjoy the rest of your week!
~Abby =)
Abby I seriously LOVE your wreath- I was thinking of doing this as well and made a zillion felt flowers -but changed to use them for another project that I will be sharing soon. I went with the yarn snowballs instead but now I wish I had down a white felt flower wreath- it is so pretty!!
Thank you so much, Krista! I can’t wait to see how you use your felt flowers! Your yarn snowball wreath turned out SO cute! Enjoy the rest of your week!
~Abby =)
Oh my goodness. I LOVE felt flower wreaths…and this all white one is so chic, so wintry, so wonderful…I want to make one NOW! (If only we didn’t live in Florida where the bugs seem to flock to our front door like moths to the flame. Maybe it could be an indoor wreath?) Either way, it’s gorgeous!
Thank you so much, my friend! Ew for bugs, but I say the more wreaths the better, so I vote for indoor too! 😀 Hope you are having a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
I love love love this!! It’s simply beautiful!! XO XO
Thank you so much, Christy! I loved seeing all of the wreaths everyone came up with for the challenge! Enjoy the rest of your week!
~Abby =)
Just beautiful, Abby! I love how classy, clean, and simple it looks, and I totally agree that you could use it across the seasons! Well done…you have an admirable level of patience to make all those pretty felt flowers! 😉
Thank you so much, my friend! I think I can now declare myself a professional felt flower roller. 😉 Enjoy the rest of your week!
~Abby =)
Gorgeous! Looks simple too (although time consuming!). I’d love to try one!
Thanks, Emily! Just throw in your favorite movie (or a few! 😉 ) and wrap, wrap, wrap! It goes quickly once you get the hang of it! Hope you have a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
I’m in love! I really am. I”m pinning! I have a wreath form just begging for this.
Thank you so much, Alli! I appreciate it! Hope you have a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
Your wreath turned out so lovely!
Thank you so much, Shanna! I just popped over and checked out your ornament wreath, and it is stunning! Beautiful, beautiful job! Hope you have a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
This is gorgeous!! I don’t know if I have the patience to make all of those flowers, but wow! It might be worth it! I’d love if you’d link up to The DIYers. https://homecomingmn.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-diyers-40.html
Thanks so much for the invite, Kayla! I linked up! Hope you have a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
It is beautiful! You did a great job! It’s so perfect for Christmas! 🙂
Thank you so much, Tiff! You are the sweetest! Hope you have a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
Wow, I just love this! It’s so simple, yet so crisp and inviting 🙂 xx
Thank you, Laura! You are so sweet! Hope you have a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
This wreath is beautiful! I’m pinning this because I’d love to make one!
Thank you so much, Cara! They take time, but the result is so worth it! Go for it! Hope you have a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
Abby, I cannot tell you how in love I am with this wreath! Pinning it now. I don’t have time to make it this year, but next year, this is a MUST!
Thank you so much, Tasha! You are the sweetest! Hope you are having a wonderful week, friend!
~Abby =)
I LOVE this winter white wreath!! I am so inspired. Thanks for sharing…
Thank you, Meegan! You are the sweetest! Have a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
Super pretty! So glad you did a tutorial for the flowers, I think I can make them now ;-D, and make them look decent.
You can totally make them, JoAnn! I say go for it! 😀 Thanks so much for visiting! Have a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
Love this, Abby! You’ve been featured on Sunday Features {Give Me The Goods}. You’ll also be on my FB page today 😉
Hugs,
Jamie
Thank you so, so much for the feature, Jamie! I’m honored!
~Abby =)
Pretty! I would love to make a wreath like this with red flowers for Valentines! Thanks for sharing!