Remember my vision board post and how it featured a few circle images? I thought I’d take that to heart when making my winter wreath.
Not counting the tools, the supplies for this project cost me less than $5. Score.
SUPPLIES:
old wire clothes hanger or wire long enough to make a large circle
fleece remnants in multiple colors–I used 5 different colors using 1/4 yd. each of 4 of the colors and 1/2 yd. of the light blue (my main color)
Sizzix Big Kick (or other die cutting machine)
Circles #2 die
You’ll want to cut your fleece into pieces to fit on your die (approximately 5″ x 5″). I found that having two layers of fabric go through at a time worked the best.
Turn on Pandora and start cutting your circles. Lots and lots of circles.
I put them all on a tray and mixed up the colors. I wanted them to be as random as possible. You’ll have five different colors and four different sizes.
I had an old wire clothes hanger that I wanted to use for this project. I just twisted it apart and bent it into a circle. You can use any type of wire form for this project. As long as you can string on the circles, it should work just fine.
The crop-a-dile cuts through that fleece like butter. Make small holes in the middle of the circles. As soon as I added the holes, I’d string them onto the wire. The crop-a-dile could cut through 2-3 layers at a time.
Don’t pay too much attention to colors or sizes. Random works out well. I had my daughter help me with this part because I kept wanting to pick out specific colors. She would hand me a few circles at a time, I’d punch them, and then she’d string them up. It was a fun little activity to do while watching a movie together. Now we have a nice little wreath to show for it!
