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Are you ready for Valentine’s Day? You can get started now and make this Loopy Burlap Flowers Wreath for your Valentine’s Day decorating!

Your Loopy Burlap Flower Valentines Wreath is now ready to hang on your door

Materials and Supplies

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Grapevine Wreath – 15″ to 18″
1 roll of 5″ x 15′ red burlap (This will make 10 flowers) — If you did not pick these up in the after-Christmas sales, you can always buy them on Amazon
Tacky Glue — for making the loopy burlap flowers
Hot Glue — for attaching things to the wreath
Red and/or White embellishments – I found red and white beads/berries on stems after Christmas. When looking in the craft stores today, I saw all sorts of red and white items that would look quite lovely in a Valentine’s wreath. I almost bought white feathers! Pick something you would enjoy.
“Love” sign
- You can cut your own from chipboard if you have the Cricut Maker or a fine saw. The pattern is in my Resource Library. I cut mine on my Cricut Maker from 2mm chipboard.
- You can buy these pre-made around Valentine’s Day made from wood such as:
White craft acrylic paint & a paintbrush
Optional: Ribbon or lace

Loopy Burlap Flower Valentines Wreath - Materials

The “Love” Sign

I already had the chipboard on hand from a chipboard project I made for Christmas so I opened up my drawing program and created the word Love as an SVG file. I widened the letters in their thin spots and pushed the letters together to give the whole word a little more strength, then converted it to a single object to cut on the Cricut Maker.

The font I used is called Dulcelin and is the same font that I use in my logo.

I am happy with the result. The Cricut Maker cut the Cricuit brand 2mm chipboard without creating any debris.

Loopy Burlap Flower Valentines Wreath - Cute the LOVE letters from chipboard on the Cricut Maker

Finding a pre-made sign in your local craft store at this time of year would be fast and easy — assuming the local crafters have not snatched them all up by now. And, of course, there is always shopping online for such signs.

Making the Loopy Burlap Flowers

The flowers in this project are larger than the flowers I have made in previous projects. Because I used the roll of burlap, I made them the width of that roll. The roll is 5-inches wide and 15-feet in length. This makes 10 flowers from 5″x18″ rectangles of burlap.

As you work with the burlap on a roll, you will notice that the edge of the burlap is serged, which means you can work a little closer to the edge (as you will see in my video below). Working closer to the edge allows the flowers to lie closer to the wreath instead of having the bulky base.

I have made loopy burlap flowers for a few projects on my blog. You can go back and read through those posts to learn more about how to make them…

…or watch this short video to get a quick refresher on how to make the flowers.

Note: The flowers for this project are larger than the ones I have made for previous posts. Pulling the first couple of strands of fiber out of the cloth takes a little more effort but it is just as easy after that.

Assembling the Valentine’s Wreath

The first thing I positioned was the word “Love” that I had cut on the Cricut and painted with white craft acrylic paint. I used hot glue at each end of the word and in the middle to hold it in place. The chipboard is very lightweight so it didn’t need much to keep it secured to the wreath.

Loopy Burlap Flower Valentines Wreath - First attach the LOVE letters

How you assemble the flowers onto the wreath is up to you and your personal style. I tried evenly spacing them around the wreath and I tried grouping the flowers together and preferred them grouped together.

Try a few arrangements using just a dab of hot glue to hold the flowers in place until you find an arrangement that suits you.

Tip for rearranging the flowers: If you don’t like where you positioned a flower, hold the flower securely by its base and twist to remove it from the wreath. It will come off easier if you twist it than if you try to pull straight off the wreath.

When you have the flowers laid out the way you like, use more hot glue to hold the flowers in place.

Loopy Burlap Flower Valentines Wreath - Add the flowers to the wreath

If you have something to add to the center of the flowers, you can glue those in place at any time. I used some of the white “berries” as the centers of my flowers.

Add a Bow to Your Wreath

After all but two of the loopy burlap flowers were in place, I made a big bow. To make the bow, I started with 4 strips of 24″ ribbon. The ribbon I used is wired ribbon that is 3″ wide.

Step 1: Make the Loops

Take each of those 24-inch strips and glue the ends to each other to make four loops.

Loopy Burlap Flower Valentines Wreath - Create the bow loops

Making sure the overlapped/glued edge is in the center, flatten each loop and stack them into a pile.

Cut a shorter piece of ribbon that is four to six inches in length and remove the wires.

Loopy Burlap Flower Valentines Wreath - Remove the wires from the ribbon that will become the center of the bow

Fold this lengthwise into a tube and secure the overlap with glue. This will be the center piece that ties the loops together.

Loopy Burlap Flower Valentines Wreath - Make the center for the bow by making a tube

Step 2: Gather the Loops

Take the stack of flattened loops and pinch them in the middle. Wrap that tube-shaped piece around the middle of the pinch and glue it in the back. You may have leftover ribbon from that wrap piece. You can cut off and discard the extra.

Loopy Burlap Flower Valentines Wreath - Pinch the loops and wrap the center around the pinch

Step 3: Poof!

When the glue has hardened, turn the bow over and start fanning out the loops so they are no longer stacked on top of each other then un-flatten them. Poof them out.

Loopy Burlap Flower Valentines Wreath - Separate the loops of the bow and poof them out

Step 4: Ribbon Streamers

Cut two more pieces of ribbon around 15 inches in length each. Clip one end of each to give it a fan-tail. At the opposite end of each, gather up in a pinch and secure to the back of the bow with some hot glue.

Loopy Burlap Flower Valentines Wreath - Clip the ends of the ties and glue to the back of the bow

Your bow for the Loopy Burlap Flower Valentines Wreath is ready to attach

Step 5: Attach the Bow

Glue the bow to the wreath and use the last two loopy burlap flowers to fill in where they look best to you. I tucked my last two flowers up against the bow.

Loopy Burlap Flower Valentines Wreath - Hot glue the bow to the wreath and add the extra flowers

I then took my red and white berry embellishments and tucked those into the wreath around the flowers and the bow. They fit into the grapevine quite snugly so I did not need to glue those in place.

Now the wreath is ready to decorate your home for Valentine’s Day!

Loopy Burlap Flower Valentines Wreath is now complete

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Day 19 of the 24 Days of Christmas Crafting!

The goal for these 24 days is to give you ideas for hand-crafted Christmas decorations for your tree and home. Come back each day to try the next craft. 24 Days of Christmas Crafting!

These loopy burlap flowers, dyed in red and green, make a charming holiday centerpiece for your Christmas decorating

These loopy burlap flowers are very easy to make. I remember making them when I was a kid with my mom. For this project, I made the flowers in red and green then assembled them into a Christmas centerpiece lit with LEDs.

Materials and Supplies

Burlap 1 yard
Red dye – Rit Dye “scarlet”
Green dye – Rit Dye “dark green”
Styrofoam Dome – 6″
Florist Wire
Flower Centers – I used these shiny Beaded Christmas Berries that I also used in my mistletoe project
LED Strand
Lace – Amount will vary depending on the type of lace and the density that you use. Assume you will need a handful of yards.
Flat headed straight pins
Tacky Glue
Optional: Clips for holding things together as the glue sets

Materials for making the loopy burlap flowers

About the Burlap

The burlap I bought for this project is a pre-packaged 1-yard bundle and it has gold foil thread included in the weave, though I suspect this version with the gold thread is a holiday offering. I like this burlap because of the finer weave than the burlap I can find on the bolt in the local fabric store. Depending on what is available to you in your stores, you may or may not find this specific item. If you like the shiny burlap but can’t find it, you can always use a spray-on glitter after you make the flowers.

Dying the Burlap

I have never found burlap in the local fabric and craft stores in the rich colors I wish it would have. This meant I had to dye it myself for this loopy burlap flowers centerpiece project. Thankfully, burlap takes dyes very well.

My Test Dyes

I did some test dyes first. I cut three swatches. I put one in the red dye, one in the green dye, and one in bleach water. After bleaching one swatch, I cut it in half and added to the colored dye baths.

Bleaching first and then dying produced a color that wasn’t as deep and rich as dying the unbleached burlap. Thankfully, one step you won’t have to do. 🙂

Dying the Burlap

Cutting the yard of burlap into two pieces, I dyed the burlap in plastic tubs placed in a bathtub. I filled each tub about a quarter full with hot tap water and added the full bottle of dye. I then just let it set until I had time to get back to it. It was ready after about half an hour, though I didn’t get back to it for another hour or so.

Rinse the burlap until it you have most of the dye out. Since this project will never need to be laundered, I wasn’t so worried about getting the rinse water to run completely clear. Lay the rinsed burlap pieces across the empty tubs and allow to air dry. Do not put into your dryer. You do not want the fibers to shrink or cause the fibers to twist against themselves. This will make it too difficult to remove the fibers later.

After the burlap has completely dried, lay an old towel or rag on your ironing board and press the burlap flat. The old towel is just in case you didn’t get enough of the dye out. I used the hottest setting and heaviest steam to get the burlap flat again.

After dying and air drying, press with a hot steamy iron

Cutting the Burlap

If you have burlap that has the gold in it, notice that the gold is only in the fibers that run in one direction. You need to be sure to cut the burlap pieces so that you are pulling out the fibers that do NOT have the gold. The long fibers that run along the 10″ length are the ones you want to remove, leaving the shiny fibers in place.

Cut the burlap into 3-3/4″ x 10″ pieces.

For this project you will need:

9 red
11 green

Once they are cut, you’re ready to start making the flowers.

Making the Loopy Burlap Flowers

In my first post about loopy burlap flowers, I walk through the individual steps. You can go back and read those steps or you can watch this sped-up video I made.

Assembling the Centerpiece

Set the styrofoam dome in front of you. Place eight (8) of the green flowers equally around the dome by inserting the florist wire into the foam approximately an inch up from the bottom of the dome. You may need to trim the wire.

Add a row of eight (8) red flowers above the green flowers. Off-shift this row so that the red flowers are over the spaces between the green flowers.

Assemble by inserting the loopy burlap flowers into the foam dome

Start weaving the lace around the loopy burlap flowers. To give it the gathered look, pinch a gather into the lace then pin it into the foam. Use as much lace as you want to fill the gaps between the flowers.

Add lace between the flowers and pin in place

Options instead of lace: If you have leftover greenery from another project, you could pin those leaves into the foam. Another option would be white or gold ribbons that you have tied into bows.

When you have filled in these two rows of flowers with the lace, add a third row using the last three green flowers then the last red flower at the top of the dome. Fill in with more lace.

Light up the Centerpiece with LEDs

You can be done here but I wanted to add some of the LEDs that I used in my paper stars garland.

Make “staples” from florist wire and use those staples to hold the LED wire in the centerpiece.

Make staples for attaching the LEDs by folding florist wire

Use one of these staples between every couple of LED bulbs and press into the foam so that the LED is just inside the fabric of the centerpiece.

Completed loopy burlap flower holiday centerpiece

The Loopy Burlap Centerpiece is Complete

You can now use your new centerpiece to brighten your holiday decor.

Come back each day for a new project in the 24 Days of Christmas Crafting!

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Make a Loopy Burlap Flowers Wreath

Materials and Supplies

The “Love” Sign

Making the Loopy Burlap Flowers

Assembling the Valentine’s Wreath