DIY Patriotic Wreath Is Easy To Make

This patriotic wreath is so easy to make. Anyone can make this wreath – I promise!

Patriotic holidays such as Memorial Day and the 4th of July are not just days to crank up the grill and throw a big party. Memorial Day is not just the unofficial kick-off to the summer vacation season.

These special days are to honor our military and the birth of our country. So this DIY Patriotic Wreath fits the bill for my front door!

I am very much a Patriot (my high school mascot is, as well – Go, Patriots!). I believe in honoring those that have served and are serving to protect and defend us.

So, I made this simple (I don’t like too much frou-frou) wreath to adorn my front door. I like to show the world that I admire, respect, and celebrate the freedom we enjoy because of the brave men and women who have fought and died. God bless the USA! God bless our military!

Basic yarn is not expensive so this wreath is a low-cost craft project, especially if you already have the yarn on hand.

Materials Needed To Make A Patriotic Wreath

1 foam wreath
3 skeins (isn’t that what they are called?) of yarn (red, white, blue)
Ribbon for hanging
Plastic Red and White Stars
Hot Glue Gun

Use a tape measure and a pen and mark off six 4″ increments around the wreath. You should have approximately 7″ space left.

Start with the white yarn and wrap round and round until you fill the first 4 inches. Do the same with the red yarn for the next 4 inches, repeat with the white and red yarns until you’re left with the 7″ space. Use the blue yarn for the last 7 inches.

When you finish one section, tie the end of that yarn to the beginning of the next yarn for the next section. Make sure the knots are on the backside of the wreath.

Attach the stars. The ones I use have a self-stick dot on the back (see note below). Add a small loop of ribbon on the back of the wreath with a hot glue gun. Your wreath is done and is ready to hang in a covered area.

This wreath cost less than $20.00 (with the Hobby Lobby coupon). And I had lots of yarn leftover! Hmm . . . . what else can I make with this yarn?

Note: After hanging my wreath, I saw shooting stars. Those stars, one by one, fell to the porch. So, alas, I had to get out the hot glue gun and glue those suckers back on.

Totally Unrelated Helpful Hint

Have you ever been sitting in a waiting room, browsing through a magazine, and saw a recipe you just can’t live without?

I would never tear a recipe out of a magazine that belongs to someone else (man, I hate that), so this is what I do: I take a pic of the recipe with my smartphone.

When I get home I either write it down in a binder where I keep recipes or I email it to myself and store it on my computer. I also do that with tips I want to remember or a website I want to check out.

DIY Patriotic Wreath

This easy DIY Patriotic Wreath is inexpensive and easy to make. You can hang it on the front door under a covered area.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Active Time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Materials

1 foam wreath
3 skeins of yarn (red, white, blue)
Ribbon for hanging
Plastic Red and White Stars

Tools

hot glue gun

Instructions

Use a tape measure and a pen and mark off six 4" increments around the wreath. You should have approximately 7" space left.
Start with the white yarn and wrap round and round until you fill the first 4 inches. Push yarn together as you go so there are no gaps.
Repeat with the red yarn for the next 4 inches, then white, (you should have 3 white and 3 red spaces).
Use the blue yarn to wrap around the last 7 inches.
As you finish each section, tie the end of that color yarn to the beginning of the next color yarn for the next section. Make sure the knots are on the backside of the wreath.
Use the hot glue gun to glue the stars on the blue yarn. Add a small loop of ribbon on the back of the wreath with the hot glue gun. Hang in a covered area.