I am over winter and ready for color! I had seen a fabric ball wreath a long time ago on Pinterest, but I remember having a hard time finding the original link. It was always in the back of my mind as something I wanted to try, so why not now?! As I wondered around Joanns one day, I found this gorgeous collection of aqua, lemongrass green, and gray fabric. I just knew I had to finally make a fabric ball spring wreath!
MATERIALS:
18″ wreath form
10 designs with 2-3 2.5″x42″ strips each
Extra fabric of the pattern for the wreath form
15 3″ foam balls
35 2.5″ foam balls
24 2″ foam balls
Straight Pins
Hot glue gun and sticks
Scissors or pinking shears
I love an imperfect, more rustic look to my crafts, so I used scrissors for cutting the fabric. If you want a cleaner look, consider using pinking shears so the fabric doesn’t fray.
A friendly tip: this wreath is gorgeous and worth every penny, but you will want to buy your materials slowly using coupons. Styrofoam balls are surprisingly expensive – at least surprisingly to me. This might make complete sense to you.
DIRECTIONS:
1. I wanted the wreath wrapped in a coordinating color, so I used one of the fabric designs to wrap the entire Styrofoam wreath form. I bought a little extra of this fabric though because the strips provided would not cover an 18″ form. I used straight pins for this entire process, putting 1 pin at the beginning and end of each strip.
2. Cut the fabric strips! This process is easy but takes a little time. For the 3″ and 2.5″ balls, I cut the strips into .6 wide strips. (Really, I cut in half and in half again.) For the 2″ balls, I cut in half once again, so about .3″ wide.
3. Wrap the Styrofoam balls with the fabric. I placed a pin at the start of the strip and began wrapping it around the ball. I used a criss cross pattern to get a more snug fit. Then, I used a pin at the end of the strip.
4. Once all the balls were wrapped, I placed the 3″ balls on the wreath using hot glue. I wanted to place the largest one on the wreath first and used a slight zig zag pattern. Then, I went to the next size and so forth. Hot glue as you go to secure them all in place!
5. Once I was happy with how it looked, I used a small piece of fabric to make a loop on the back to hang the wreath. I first hot glued the loop in place and then secured with straight pins.
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What colors are you loving for spring?
Aly Mashrah says
What a great way to welcome Spring! I’d love to try this craft sometime.
Wendy @ ABCs and Garden Peas says
I love it! I have tons and tons of old fabric from my grandmother and this would be a great thing to do with it!
Mama to 5 BLessings says
what a cute idea, looks like it could be used all year long – pretty colors!
Amy Desrosiers says
I love this beautiful wreath and would love to replicate it. I feel like it would cost quite a bot though since I do not have any of the materials.
Maggie says
I recommend buying the items slowly with coupons, so it will be a much better price.
Allyson says
This wreath looks great but so tedious! I envy your patience!!! Love it!
Maggie says
I don’t mind tedious when I am watching a series or movie on Netflix. It makes the time go by quickly.
Robin {Mom Foodie} says
Wow, this came out really pretty.
Heather Lawrence says
Such a cute idea!
I need to really dress up my front door for spring.
The soft colors are calming.
Pam says
This is such a cute twist on a wreath! Most of my wreaths are falling apart so I should make one like this.
Maggie says
I’ve just started getting into wreaths (my first was at Christmas time) and am having so much fun playing around with new ideas.
Lisa Jones says
How Adorable Is This Very Creative!
Sandra says
You did an amazing job on this! Beautiful.
Grace Hodgin says
This is a cute idea and so versatile. I can imagine lots of different colors, patterns and accent pieces for any time of the year.
diane says
That is adorable! You could change up the fabric based on a season or holiday!
cindy b says
What a cute idea! I absolutely love the wreath! so cute!
Debbie L. says
Very cute idea! I am always looking for wreath ideas! This is something Isa could make! Thanks!
brett says
oh my gosh. I love this. like love love it. its fab!
Maggie says
Awww, thank you!! That means a lot.
Lois Alter Mark says
That is so cute! There are so many possibilities for what fabrics to use! Will have to try this!
Virginia @thatbaldchick says
That is seriously cute! It looks so easy to make, too!
Maggie says
It took longer to make than most of my crafts, but it was definitely easy.
Lexie Lane says
I love all the soft colors. This is quite classy looking. Very nice!
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
That came out so good. I am not crafty at all, but I would definitley buy something like that off of Etsy!
Maggie says
I was thinking of offering it on Etsy, but I was skeptical people would pay the cost. It definitely is a bit pricier and more time consuming than most of my crafts – but I love it so much and am planning on having it around for spring and summer!
Shannon Gosney says
This is such a cute idea! You are so creative! Thanks for sharing.