How to Make a Dried Rose Heart Wreath

This heart-shaped wreath is made from dried rosebuds. It is a fun Valentine’s Day wreath craft perfect for using up all of the dried roses from your bouquet. You can hang this rose wreath in any room in your home to create a fab shabby chic look.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Dried Rosebuds
• Floral snips
• Cardboard
• Paper
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Hot Glue
• Ribbon

1. Cut out a sheet of paper to 14 inches by 14 inches. Fold the paper in half. Trace a heart on half of the paper. Cut this out.

2. Draw a smaller heart inside the first heart. This should be 11 inches tall, creating a 3 inch heart frame. Cut the inside heart out.

3. Lay the heart frame pattern on your sheet of cardboard. Trace it onto the cardboard with a pencil. Cut the heart frame for the wreath out of the cardboard with your scissors.

4. Punch a hole in the top of the heart frame. This should be in the middle of the heart boarder.

5. Run a piece of ribbon through the hole. The ribbon should be about 12 inches long. Tie the needs together in a knot crating a 10 inch loop. Lay the heart wreath frame on your flat table.

6. Put some hot glue on the back of one of the dried rose buds. Press the dried rose onto the heart wreath form.

7. Cut another piece of ribbon to 12 inches long. Hang the rose heart wreath on the wall where you want it to decorate your home. Tie the new ribbon around the base of the loop. Tie the ribbon in a bow that shows on the front of the wreath.

Tips & Warnings

• Try mixing and matching different colors of dried roses. Use dried white roses for a shabby chic heart wreath.

[Beverlyz]

on 7/3/2008 Very creative!
Beverlyz