It doesn't get much easier or cheaper than this wreath folks!  I'm attempting to make one craft per month/holiday, and this month I wanted to do another wreath (you can see my Christmas wreath here).  I scoured my DIY and Holidays Pinterest boards and came across this one and a few other Valentine themed wreaths.  When I priced them out though this one won hands down! Not to mention I just love felt lately and love the look of this charming wreath.


wreath form. I used straw because Hobby Lobby didn't have the size I was looking for in foam. Make sure to leave the plastic on it!
felt. I used 11 pieces (one of which was for a felt bow).
glue gun.
scallop template. I drew mine by hand.
straight pins if you want to make the no-sew-bow. huh.  Did I just make that up?

First, I drew my scallop template on cardstock.  It doesn't have to be perfect.  That said, I did draw two. :)  Mostly because I felt like the first one wasn't scallop-y enough.



To make the felt bow, I just cut the felt (across), almost halfway down.  I took that piece and cut a 1 inch strip of felt (down) off the side to use as the middle of the bow.  Then I took the bigger piece and used my scallop template on either end to make the edges scalloped.*  I did that, folded it accordion style, tied it with a piece of thread and then wrapped the strip of felt over the thread and pinned it in place. Sorry for the lack of photos here--I get antsy when I'm almost finished a project!

*Back story on the bow: Before I put it all together I did a quick mock up and placed it on the wreath to see how it looked.  I didn't like it.  The bow made it look sort of country. gross.  I asked my mama what she thought and she suggested cutting the edges of the felt into scallops. Perfect! I knew I'd saved the template for a reason.  Love it when things like that happen.  And yes, she is where I get my creativity.


Here is a cost breakdown:
Wreath Form- $2.99. It was $4.99 but I used a 40% off coupon.  I got it on this shopping trip by the way.
Felt- 8 pieces from HL for $2, 2 pieces from AC Moore (HL didn't have light pink) for .58.  1 piece from Wal-Mart for .23. As a side note I found that the HL pieces were bigger than the AC Moore pieces.
Total: $5.80!  I can barely believe this gorgeous wreath only cost that much to make!