Star Wreath With Dollar Tree Wreath Forms

This project was inspired by a post I saw in a Dollar Tree craft Facebook group. There are a lot of creative and talented people in those groups, by the way. I had just started to think about making a new red, white, and blue wreath, so the timing was perfect. Someone had used yarn and star wreath forms to make a wreath of sorts, and I loved it. There were no instructions in the post I saw, but it didn’t look too difficult. I was thrilled to find the star wreath forms at my local store.

As it turns out, it’s not a difficult project, and it doesn’t even take very long once you get the hang of wrapping the yarn. The bulkier the yarn, the faster it goes. This is the perfect project for the 4th of July or Memorial Day–or any other patriotic holiday. Of course, you could also use whatever colors you want for whatever occasion.

The wreath forms and the ribbon I used to hang the whole thing came from Dollar Tree. I already had the yarn. The sparkly blue yarn came from Walmart, and the other two were probably from Jo-Ann or Michaels. It’s not the least expensive yarn you can buy, but one skein goes a long way! Other than those few things, I only needed scissors and just a few twist ties.

Supplies:

• 3 star wreath forms
• Red, white, and blue yarn
• Ribbon for hanging
• Twist ties
• Scissors

Please excuse the color weirdness of my photos. The picture of the skeins of yarn is the most accurate.

Wrapping a star wreath form is a little different from wrapping a circle. The points make it a bit challenging. It’s totally worth it, though!

To start, I cut off a long piece of yarn. I wanted to use the bulkiest yarn possible, but the skeins were too big to fit through the center of the star. Cutting the yarn meant I had to tie it off more but made it much more manageable. I tied the yarn onto the wreath form at the bottom of one of the points and then started wrapping, working my way up towards the point and then back down again.

I’m not exactly sure how to describe what I did, and now I wish I had a video of it, but maybe you can tell from the pictures. I wrapped around either two or three of the metal bars, depending on what looked and fit best.

When I reached the end of each piece of yarn, I’d either tie the end around the wreath form itself or tie it to the next piece. Whatever looked best and kept the knots hidden.

I got better with each star, I think. The nice thing about bulky yarn is that you have to do far less wrapping than you do with thinner yarn.

 Once I had all three stars wrapped, I arranged them in different ways until I was happy with the way they looked. Then I flipped the whole thing over and used twist ties to secure them together. That way I only had one thing to hang.

I tied a piece of ribbon around one of the stars, and that’s what I used to hang it from the wreath hanger on my door.

I actually considered hanging them vertically in a line, so that’s always an option.

I’d like to do this same technique for Valentine’s Day with a heart wreath form. Wouldn’t that be pretty? 

If you make your own star wreath, I’d love to see it! You can share it with me on Instagram or Facebook.

Happy crafting!