A Summer Wreath

In case you are like me and not getting to go to the beach this

summer, here's how to make a summer wreath that will bring

the beach to you.  I used some ideas that I saw on Kim's

blog Sand and Sisal to make this wreath for my mom's house.

For the base of the wreath I used a foam pool noodle curved

into a circle and secured with packing tape to hold the shape.

The  front side of the noodle wreath was painted a combination

 of browns and yellows to cover up the green color that  would

have showed between the rope wrapping.

You could use another type of wreath like straw and not

have to paint the form.

A length of 1/4" sisal rope was glued onto the back of the

foam wreath with foam glue to securely attach a loop for

hanging.  A combination of 1/4" sisal rope and 3/8" sisal

rope was used to wrap the wreath and cover the foam.

The larger rope was used in sections on the top, sides and bottom

but you could just use one size of rope if you wanted to.

This took a lot more rope than I thought it would.  I think

with the two types of rope, it took about 100 feet all together.

    To cover the form near the hanging loop, I used a smaller twine.

You could use a variety of beach related items on the rope

wreath, but I just loved the faux fishing floats that Kim used

on her wreath and used her tutorial to make some. 

 I did alter her tutorial a little and used some twine, simple knots

 and hot glue to fashion fake "netting" around the "floats".

If I was making another wreath like this one for myself

(which I just might do), I would make the fishing floats

smaller... they were a little too big for the size of

the wreath.  I didn't think about that when I was buying

the supplies to make the floats.

     Along with the floats, I added sea shells from the Dollar Tree

and star fish I made from canned foam last year. 

 

                 Hot glue was used to attach the shells...

... wire to attach the star fish and floats.

Even though the star fish aren't real and the floats are

a little too big, the wreath looks beach-y and fun

from the street on my mom's front door.