Tuesday, January 20, 2015

DIY Book Page Wreath



I posted this photo on @thetealegg on Instagram right about the first of the new year.  And I got several comments on the book page wreath on the far wall.  There are HUNDREDS of book wreath tutorials out there.  I mean HUNDREDS!!!  I think that I made my first one 3 or 4 years ago.  But, here is what I know.....they are TIMELESS.  They are always beautiful.  And I NEVER get tired of them.

They are pretty cheap to make and don't take long at all.  In fact, I made and took all of these tutorial photos while watching an episode of FixerUpper on HGTV.  Do ya'll know about FIXERUpper?!?!!!!!  If you don't just trust me and GO watch it whatever way you can get it.  It will make you want to move to a TEXAS and live on a ranch in a big old farm house!

Anyhow...as promised....

BOOK PAGE WREATH
1 Straw Wreath (mine was 10")
1 package of silver straight pins
1 old book (bought mine at Goodwill for $2)



 1.  Rip all of the pages out of the book 






2.  Roll a page up from bottom to top (not side to side, unless you are going for another look)





3.  Fold the rolled paper almost in half (but not quite)


4.  Push a straight pin through the folded paper and into the straw wreath 


5.  I start at the inside of the wreath and push paper in all the way around around 


6.  Then I start a second row and continue the pattern all the way around 


7.  I start a third row and really try and fill in any gaps along the way.  And if you need a fourth row...by all means do it and fill that bad boy in. 







The fuller the wreath the better it will look completed!
ENJOY and tag @thetealegg on Instagram if you make one of these and post.
I would love to see how your's turned out.


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