Anyways, inspiration struck. I bought 2 rolls of blue with stars, one of roll of red and one of the plain. They were $3.47 each, though the blue roll was a lot smaller than the others. I already had a wire wreath form at home.
Burlap wreaths are incredibly easy to make. I made this one while sipping beer on my deck with my boyfriend. It took 20 minutes tops. I wanted an American flag look, so I started with the blue burlap. All you have to do is make a loop, poke the loop through the bottom hole, repeat for the final two holes, and repeat all the way around.
Wire wreaths have 3 gaps and the entire form is separated into sections by the cross bars. In each section I did three sets of bottom-to-top loops. You have to scrunch the loops together a bit to make it fit, but it makes the wreath look fuller and hides the wires.
I did 2 1/2 sections of the blue, then switched to the plain for my "white" stripe. I filled in the other half from the blue and then did two more full sections. From there on out I alternated two sections of red and two sections of plain.
That's all there is to it! Just use a little bit of hot glue to secure the ends to the back of the wreath where you switched colors and remember to twist the blue so that the right side is facing when you pull up your loops.
To hang the wreath, I've found that the burlap makes it too bulky to hang by the wreath form. I like to use index card rings. You can find them just about anywhere, but mine came from (surprise!) Wal-Mart.
To keep the ring from sliding all over the wreath form, make sure to hook it around one of the cross ties (which I totally didn't take a picture of, but here's the picture I took anyway).
And voila! You've got a beautiful new wreath for the front door. Or the back door. Or inside. Wherever.
Good luck! Let me know if you have any questions :)
