Paper Straw Christmas Wreath part one

I saw a picture of a Paper straw Christmas wreath on the newest issues of Womans Day.

 I was planning on coming home & making one, but decided to google it first. The lady over at Tatertots & Jello, apparently had the same idea. I figured that while I am creating mine, I would share hers with you. This way you can get a head start on yours. Here are the directions that she followed, I will be following up with mine soon!

Supplies

• Dollar store Foam Wreath (is what I used)
• Ribbon to wrap around the outside of the wreath
• Striped Straws (I used about 75 straws – it will depend on how wide your wreath is)
• Hot glue and glue gun
• Ribbon for a Bow

Here’s what  she did:

• 1. I wrapped the wreath with some wide ribbon, overlapping and hot glued the ends down.
• 2. Then I trimmed half of the straws — 1/3 off the ends with scissors.
• 3. I hot glued each straw on, alternating between the long and shorter straws. I held each straw parallel to the wreath so they laid flat and uniform.
• 4. I tied a bow and hot glued it onto the wreath and added a little glittered snowflake.
• 5. To hang up the wreath, I hot glued a little piece of twine on the back of the wreath, making a little loop.