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Coat Hanger Cloth Wreath

By Kim Davis
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Date: 11/22/2005 Topics: Craft Projects > Christmas > Decorations | Photos > Crafts  
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Are you looking for a way to tie in the colors in your room? Or do you just need to fill in a blank wall? Want a wreath to match your Christmas decorations? This project doesn't take a super creative person to complete. It's inexpensive, too. Your finished project will look professional and give your room that custom decorator look.

Materials:

  • One wire coat hanger (the thin white ones are easier to work with)
  • Three to five different coordinating colors of cotton or cotton blend material (total yardage is less than 1/2 of a yard. I just used scraps that I had)
  • Pliers
  • Scissors
  • Ruler

Directions:

First use the pliers to bend the coat hanger into a round shape. The hook on top will be used to hang the wreath.

Then cut the material into strips 2 inches x 7 inches. You'll need 120 of these. You can spray starch and press the material before you cut. It makes it a little easier to handle. The finished product will look a little crisper and it will be easier to dust when it is finished.

Next, tightly tie the strips on the hanger. Twist each strip so the ends are pointing in a slightly different direction than the previous strip. Fluff it a bit, hang it up and you're done!

Cloth Wreat

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Post by leonbssldy (3) | (12/01/2005)
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Nearly thirty-five years ago, when my sister and I first joined Girl Scouts, our troop leader did a wreath project with us using the very same technique. However, we used strips of white garbage bags. After the decorations were tied on securely,( no hot glue guns then I guess!) the wreaths were ready to hang outside on our door. My mother still has the wreaths my sister and I made and displays them at Christmas


Post By IMAQT1962 (Guest Post) (11/28/2005)
I JUST SEEN ON HGTV LAST NIGHT WHERE THEY MADE A WREATH LIKE THIS USING THE BAG FROM YOUR DRY CLEANING CUT INTO STRIPS THEN AN ORNAMENT GLUED ONTO IT IN A COUPLE OF PLACES AND PUT A RIBBON IN THE MIDDLE


Post By Jennifer CA (Guest Post) (11/23/2005)
Outstanding! What a great gift idea!


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