This is one of those “I haven’t seen that in a while” kinds of crafts.
I get a lot of requests from people who have front doors with a screen door in front of the door. They want a wreath for the door but it can’t be very thick or deep because there isn’t much space between the doors.
If you have the same problem… read on.
I used a whole package of raffia for this wreath. It was already tied at one end.
I put the tied end under a heavy object, in this case a pick machine, to anchor it down. If you don’t have something heavy to sit on it ask a friend to hold it for you.
And then I proceeded to braid.
I simply tied off the end with a piece of raffia to keep it from coming unbraided.
And I joined the two ends together.
Tie them together with raffia.
You may want to dab some hot glue here to give it more strength.
I’m personally not a big BOW person. Actually, I’m not a bow person at all but this kind of wreath seems to need one.
I wired the bow on and then hot glued a fall pick in the center.
And I left some raffia hang down from the wreath.
Super easy and thin enough, I think, to fit in the slimmest door spacing.
This is great and just what I have been looking for. Have you done a Christmas version?
Hi Rosemary,
No, I haven’t done a Christmas version. All you would really need to do is change out the ribbon color and the pick. I HAVE created a double braided wreath which you can see here: Double Braided Raffia Wreath – Video Tutorial and a bow making video here: How to Make a Bow. I hope you find the video tutorials useful. Again, just switch the autumn colors out for more of a Christmas look.
Vicki
Hi, just love ,love , love it….xo
Thank you! I appreciate the nice compliment! 🙂
I just found your blog today. Super cute and simple wreath. Thanks for sharing.