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DIY Sweater Wreath in 30 Minutes or Less

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Updated August 2019

I was in a bit of a cleaning mood the other day and decided to tackle the craft room. It always looks like a small bomb went off in there so I knew it was going to be quite the project.

As I was organizing and sorting I found a red wool sweater cardigan in a pile. I decided that making something would be more fun than cleaning so I promptly set about making a sweater wreath.

Yes, anything to avoid cleaning the room.

Em & I are always looking for wool sweaters at thrift stores. We like having them on hand to make really cool crafts.

Wool sweaters are easy to felt. Toss in a hot washer and shrink it up and you have felted wool for your next project.

I think we only paid $2-$3 for the red wool cardigan. Completely worth the investment. I’ll make 3-4 crafts out of it so less than 75 cents a craft—love that!

This wreath was incredibly easy to make and took less than 30 minutes. I’m not sure why I waited this long to make it.

Sweater Wreath-1

SWEATER WREATH SUPPLIES NEEDED

Red felted sweater

Flowers made from felt

Hot glue

Styrofoam wreath

Burlap or ribbon for hanger

SWEATER WREATH INSTRUCTIONS

Cut off the bottom half of the sweater.

Check the width you will need by wrapping the bottom of the sweater around the wreath before cutting. I used a cardigan if you are using a regular sweater be sure to cut along a side seam to open it up.

Sweater Wreath-2

Start wrapping the sweater around the wreath using hot glue to secure the edges in place.

Continue until you have covered the entire form.

Sweater Wreath-3

If you have too much fabric left and you prefer a more finished look just cut off the excess material.

Firmly glue the end in place.

Using coordinating colored felt make felt flowers to attach to the wreath at the seam.

I used the button part of the cardigan to give it a finished look complete with the original button.

Sweater Wreath-4

Use a length of burlap or ribbon to hang the wreath.

sweater wreath

Be sure to pin this Sweater Wreath to Pinterest

sweater wreath

 

Comments

  1. Deb says

    January 17, 2014 at 12:15 am

    jody…thank you!

  2. Deb says

    January 17, 2014 at 12:15 am

    Hi Alison, Working with wool is so much fun. Be sure to make some pins for a jacket or coat with the left over felt.

  3. Deb says

    January 17, 2014 at 12:13 am

    Hi Katelyn, Thanks so much!

  4. jody says

    January 16, 2014 at 9:45 pm

    Very cute project! I’m pinning it!

  5. Alison @ Under the Big Oak Tree says

    January 16, 2014 at 4:16 pm

    I love this wreath! The colors are gorgeous! I haven’t worked with wool yet. Actually, I really need to dust of my glue gun and get back to crafting! I can’t wait to check out our thrift shop for some wool sweaters and get felting!

  6. Katelyn says

    January 16, 2014 at 1:15 pm

    I love wreaths & this sweater wreath is so cute & clever! I’d love for you to link this up at Link’n Blogs Link Party! Hope to see you there! http://learningcreatingliving.blogspot.com/2014/01/linkn-blogs-link-party-8.html

  7. Deb says

    January 16, 2014 at 10:29 am

    Amberly, Thanks for the pin!

  8. Deb says

    January 16, 2014 at 10:29 am

    Chelsea, Can’t wait to see your wreath! Hot glue really makes this craft quick and easy 🙂 <<---gotta love hot glue!

  9. Amberly Steele says

    January 15, 2014 at 9:33 pm

    Love it! Pinned!

  10. Chelsea says

    January 15, 2014 at 1:21 pm

    This is a really cute project! I’ve been looking for a cute wreath to hang in my house, and I was thinking of doing one of the yarn wrapped wreaths. However, this looks much easier and I actually have all of the items on hand. If I end making one that looks halfway decent, I’ll be sure to share it on the facebook page. 🙂

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