I found a scrap piece of jute burlap at JoAnn’s a few months ago. I had no idea what I was going to do with it, but I liked the texture and the price tag – just a few bucks. So, I brought it home with me and stuck it in my craft closet. While ‘shopping’ in the closet for my winter mantelscape, I rediscovered the burlap and decided it was a good, rustic texture for winter. One morning I threw together this simple centerpiece wreath using my burlap scrap, twine and scissors.
I didn’t go by any tutorial. I just kinda winged it. If you wanna try it for yourself, follow these simple steps.
1 – Cut burlap into squares. {Mine were roughly 3″ x 3″.} No need to be precise.
2 – Fold burlap square in half and poke with scissors to make a hole. Alternate placing the hole nearer the folded side and nearer the rough edges. {Squares with holes nearer the fold will have rough edges facing out, while squares with holes nearer the rough edges will have folds facing out.}
3 – Thread burlap ‘ruffles’ onto twine…alternating as you go. Folded side out, rough edges out, folded side out…until you have the size of wreath you want. Then simply tie loose ends of twine together in a knot. Adjust burlap ruffles as needed.
I put my wreath around a Goodwill glass bowl and placed a tea light inside. Then I propped the whole thing up on a cake stand.
It’s all things I love in one: textural, shiny, white, simple and rustic. Oh, and crazy cheap. I love that too. Couldn’t you see these burlap wreaths used as centerpieces at a wedding reception? They’d look lovely with soft flowers in smaller vases and tiny votives sprinkled around them in the middle of a table, no?
images: all Dana Miller for House*Tweaking
budget decor, DIY