Burlap Wreath

Last weekend I made a burlap wreath with the leftover burlap fabric from Christmas (see my burlap stockings under the projects tab).  I found a couple of different tutorials for the basic wreath online and picked one where I didn't have to buy any more materials.  I decorated it with fabric rosettes made from strips of chambray fabric that I cut off of an old shirt.  Here's a picture...

It was pretty easy to make.  I had never made the rosettes before and it took a little practice to figure out how to fold the fabric but once I got the hang of it, it went quickly. The buttons were glued to the center of each flower and I even had enough burlap to make one rosette that I glued on the upper left hand of the wreath.  The wreath itself is made from strips of burlap that are pushed through the back of a wire wreath frame. The little bunches of fabric were then secured against the wire frame with needle and thread.   A glue gun probably would have been quicker.

The strips of fabric were about 5" wide.

After bunching and securing the fabric evenly through the entire wire frame, I picked off all the loose burlap threads so it didn't look too shabby.  I found the tutorial for the rosettes here .  They didn't turn out too bad. 

Upcycled LL Bean shirt

I'm finding that a lot of the projects I do are very country looking.  I'm not sure I know how to do anything else.