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Patriotic Summer Pool Noodle Wreath – The Tutorial

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Patriotic Summer Pool Noodle Wreath – The Tutorial

Thank you for all the sweet love on my first ever pool noodle wreath! You guys, these wreaths are so cheap, and so easy to make!  Definitely a beginner friendly craft. All you need is a pool noodle, and a few craft supplies and some scrap fabric — and I’m going to show you exactly what you need to do, for a great final result you’ll be proud to hang inside your house, or on your front door!

You Will Need –

  • One pool noodle. (I grabbed mine at Dollar Tree)

  • Some old denim/jeans.

  • A minimal amount of patterned scrap material.

  • Some stringy type stuff (you’ll see)

  • A sheet of white felt (only .33 cents)

  • A little clear packing tape

  • A glue gun

TO BEGIN –

  • Bend your pool noodle into a circle till both ends meet

  • Tape them together

Having trouble? CLICK HERE for my tips on getting a perfectly round pool noodle wreath base.

Just FYI – Glue guns don’t work. I tried!

Next –

Grab some denim old from around the house.

If you are fresh out, run to Goodwill (or the like) for a cheap pair of jeans. I am lucky, my hubby has supplied me with several pair he has ripped beyond repair. Works out well for me!

Prep Your Denim – 

  • Snip them at the cuff/hem and rip upwards

  • Get nice long stripes to work with

  • I made mine 3 – 4 inches wide

  • That is pretty general though, I certainly didn’t measure

Wrap Your Pool Noodle Wreath Base

Next, glue down a strip and start winding them around the base. I made sure all my seams were in the back when I needed to add a new strip. I started at what was going to be the top of my wreath and worked my way around.

Once you have your wreath base completely covered in fabric, you can decorate your wreath however you like.

 

The beauty of denim is… anything goes with jeans!!

 
 

I have a full, step-by-step tutorial on

How To Make Fabric Flowers [click here]

it’s easy to follow, with lots of pictures! 

 

How to make the mini-pennant –

I cut my gingham fabric into triangles, backed them with some white (no show-thru) felt for some oomph! and lightly glue gunned some of this stuff (bleow) across the tops to hang it by.

I kept my mini-pennant simple. You can add whatever you like to yours though!

 
 

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Comments

  1. Susan (Between Naps on the Porch) says

    Shannon, I love it! Who knew pool noodles made such perfect wreaths…awesome! And you surely can’t beat a $1 for wreath form. Gotta love that dollar store! This is really cute and great for the 4th of July with the red, white and blue colors. Thanks for sharing how you made it! Off to pin it to my 4th of July board!

  4. hellolj says

    I LOVE this! I’ve seen wreathes made of pool noodles but never this cute! What a great wreath for summer and a great way to use up all those jeans that no longer fit! Good luck in the challenge!

  8. Jessicah Parrott says

    I really like this! I have been using the pool noodles for baby shower diaper wreaths for a while now but I have not done anything like this, yet 🙂

  10. SusieQTpies says

    Shannon-
    Oh my! This is fabulous! You take great pictures of your work, too! Very fun!

    We would LOVE for you to stop over and link up this awesome idea in our Crafty Saturday Showcase. The Showcase runs Saturday through Thursday. Then our Designers will pick their top linked up picks and feature them on Friday! Stop over and join in the fun! We have a linky for crafty bloggers and ETSY/Business Bloggers, too!

    Have a super weekend,

    Susie
    http://bowdabrablog.com/2012/05/26/saturday-showcase-craft-projects-3/

Patriotic Summer Pool Noodle Wreath - The Tutorial

These wreaths are so cheap, and so easy to make!  Definitely a beginner friendly craft. All you need is a pool noodle, and a few craft supplies and some scrap fabric — and I'm going to show you exactly what you need to do, for a great final result you...
 
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