Sunflower Bandana Wreath
Learn how to make a cute sunflower wreath using a round wreath form and yellow bandanas.
Ingredients
- 9 Yellow Bandanas
- 1 12 inch Wire Wreath Form
- 36 4 inch Zip Ties
- Spray Starch
- Rope
- Paper Plate or Cardboard Circle
Instructions
- Cut each bandana into fourths. Spray each bandana square with spray starch and iron dry.
- Loop 18 zip ties around the ring that is second from the outside on the wreath. Distribute the zip ties around the ring (if there are six sections, put three zipties in each section). DO NOT pull the zip ties tight; leave them as loops.
- To create your first petal, fold one bandana square in half diagonally, with the finished edges facing up (1). Pinch the bandana between two fingers in the middle of the long folded edge (2). Continue to pinch up fabric along the long edge, first working up (3), and then working down, until you have a petal shape (4).
- Hold the pinched edge of the petal in one hand, and grab one of the zip tie loops with the other hand (1). Pull the pinched edge through the zip tied loop (2), then pull the zip tie tight, with the tail of the zip tie toward the back of the wreath (3). Repeat with two more petals in the same section (4).
- Continue until you have attached 18 peals to your wreath form. Then repeat with 18 more petals on the innermost ring of the wreath form.
- Position petals as desired, then flip wreath over and pull each zip tie very tight. Trim if desired.
- Glue rope onto a paper plate or cardboard circle in a spiral. See blog post for more details if needed.
- Glue the sunflower center to the wreath, centering it so that it covers all of the zip ties.
