DIY Tulle Christmas Wreath

Here were my supplies. We got the biggest round foam ring they had, they had some that were squared off. I already had this tulle at home so in place of pine needles that's what I used. I like it in the rolls personally for what I was doing here. I really recommend a larger rotary mat but I love my rotary cutter. Below you can see I cut myself with it. They are VERY sharp!! I barely tapped myself with it. After I did that I switched to the scissors...I think a larger mat would have prevented that but either way you have to be careful with those things. They're really better if you're cutting a big layered piece of tulle, or other fabrics. In rolls this size you can get away with a big pair of scissors.

I wish I had taken pictures before I added the little extra things like the presents and snow flakes because it looked a lot less cluttery. I later thought some people might prefer the less cluttery look but if you just Google "tulle wreath" you can see what I'm talking about. You can get a fuller look by moving the tulle ends to face toward you. I did that but stuffed some behind the snowflakes since it covered them. My pattern was: 

1 red ribbon

2 dark green

1 glitter green

2 dark green

1 red ribbon

2 light green 

1 gold

1 white

1 glitter white

1 white

1 gold

2 light green 

1 red ribbon

Then repeat the pattern with 2 dark green, 1 glitter green, and so on. If this is to confusing feel free to comment and I'll do my best to explain it!!

With and without flash

Adding the extra things (not sure what to call them lol), I just slid them through the tulle. For the snowflake I stabbed it through the foam and bent it against it where it came out the bottom. You can probably do that with any of them but that's just how I did it. 

I used maybe 18-22 inch pieces? I didn't really measure but it was longer than my mat which only goes to 16. It doesn't matter what length you use but you have to make sure they're not to short. I cut a few pieces starting with 16 inches and it was so short. I could hardly tie it. The way I attached them was folding it in half so there's a loop. Then I placed it over the foam and grabbed the 2 loose ends and pulled them through the loop. I tied it just like you would start your shoes. I did it twice because I found that the nob it made just wasn't big enough and they kept coming off.

Here are some pictures taken afterwards to try and explain it better. Keep in mind 1 end of this tulle is still attached to the roll cause I didn't want to cut it off just to take pictures. I used 3 rolls together here hoping to get better pictures. You could also do that on your wreath to get a different look.

Folded in half

Made a loop

Flipped over (so you can see what I'm doing lol)

Hand through the loop, grabbing the loose ends. While making a wreath you'll probably just use your fingers.

Grabbing them and starting to pull them through

Here is where you would tighten it against the foam ring and tie it. You would have 2 ends coming out rather than 1 since your tulle would be in strips unlike how mine is in these pictures. :)

Please comment and let me know if anything was confusing and I'll try to explain it better! :) And I'd always love to see photos of crafts you do inspired by my posts, or just your crafts in general. You can post pictures on my Facebook page.

 Happy Holidays!