Anchored by Grace: Valentine Tutorial.

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So, last spring I decided to give the yarn wreath making a try. Needless to say, I've been a wreath making fool since. I like to express my own creativity through my wreaths, and with Valentine's Day right around the corner I decided a heart themed wreath would be appropriate!

I started with a few simple supplies from the craft store. I use a straw wreath rather than styrofoam because they give the wreath a fuller effect and you're going to cover it up anyways. Here's what you need.

1. Straw wreath

2. About four sheets of felt. I used two red and two cream

3. About a half yard of burlap

4. Ribbon of choice

5. Any other objects you think might be cute

6. Glue gun and glue sticks (duh)

Now I cut the burlap into strips because doing it that way is MUCH cheaper than buying it by the spool.

Next i made some felt flowers, which are pretty simple. Here is one for beginners:

All you have to do is cut them into a swirl and roll it up some the outside in. Coincidentally my nails match, haha.

Put some hot glue at the bottem and you end up with this little gem.

You can always make them look a little more fancy by cutting the outside edges.

Roll it up.

To make a flower like this one is also pretty simple:

Start by cutting a piece of felt into a strip. I usually use the 8 1/2 x 11 size.

Put a strip of hot glue on the one side and fold it over like this:

Now after that dries, cut little strips about a centimeter wide and almost all the way down.

Then all you do is roll that up and it turns out really pretty. They look complicated but they are so simple! Once you have all of your flowers made you can start glueing them onto your wreath.