31 Raffia Sunflower Wreath

Oh AUTUMN!!! The Fall leaves are turning into beautiful hues of Orange, Red and the crisp Chartreuse.

I stumbled upon a few Raffia hanks in my craft stash. To my surprise they were the perfect color scheme to create a Country Fall Wreath.

Raffia is an inexpensive and versatile product with many decorative uses; from embellishments to covering a simple straw wreath.

To begin, I gathered the following materials:

Materials:

• 14" diameter Straw Wreath
• Burlap - Natural Shade
• Raffia Hanks - 2 or more colors
• Fall Sunflower Stems
• Felt
• Chipboard Letters
• Sunflower Adhesive Glitter Shapes
• Ribbon - 2 1/2" wide

• Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
• Sharp pair of Scissors

Directions:Wreath:

1. Cut Burlap into strips measuring approximately 36" long.
2. Wrap straw wreath with Burlap strips. Tack with hot glue gun as you wrap them around the wreath.

3. Take several strands of each color Raffia. Glue ends together to form a cluster. Begin wrapping and gluing Raffia clusters around the wreath.

4. Continue wrapping Raffia color clusters until the wreath is covered.

Embellishments:

1. Cut wire from Sunflower Stems so that they lay flat once glued to the wreath.

2. Glue 3 Sunflowers to wreath's bottom section.

3. Trace cardboard letters onto felt. I inversed my letters before tracing to avoid tracing lines from showing.
4. Cut letters around tracing lines.
5. Glue glittered shapes onto each letter's top section.

6. Glue letters to either side of wreath to create your choosen word or phrase.

7. Cut a piece of Ribbon measuring approximately 25" long. I used my Pinking shears to decorate the ribbon edges.
8. Wrap ribbon around wreath's top section. Tie to make a knot.

And here it is.... my colorful Raffia wreath will add a country look to my Fall Decor. I love the rustic look and texture Raffia added to my wreath.

I hope you give this tutorial a try.

HAPPY FALL!!!!

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