Autumn
Yo-yo Wreath
Those of you familiar with this blog know that I’m
partial to yo-yo crafts. As a matter of fact, Revenge of the Crafty Corpse, the third Anastasia Pollack Crafting
Mystery, features yo-yo crafts.
Now that there’s a chill in the air, it’s time to
think about autumn crafting. So I came up with this quick and easy yo-yo wreath
that you can hang on your front door until it’s time to switch over to your
Christmas wreath.
Materials: 6” x 6” piece of cardboard, compass, three 6” x 6”
pieces lightweight cotton or cotton blend fabric in autumn colors/prints, fabric
marker, three decorative buttons, 9” vine wreath, 8 yds. rust-colored raffia
ribbon, hot glue gun and glue stick, scissors, sewing needle, quilting thread,
9” jute
Using the compass, draw a 6” diameter circle on the
cardboard. Cut out the circle. Using the cardboard circle as a template, draw a
circle on the back of each of the pieces of fabric. Cut out the circles.
With the wrong side of the fabric facing up, fold the edge of one
circle over 1/4". Using a running stitch, sew around the entire circle
close to the fold line. Pull the thread tightly so the fabric cinches up to
form the yo-yo. Flatten and shape the yo-yo. Run the needle through the center
back to secure. Repeat for remaining circles.
Cut raffia into eight equal lengths. Secure ends by knotting.
Glue one knotted end to back of wreath. Wrap raffia around wreath, securing
opposite end at back of wreath with hot glue.
Glue a decorative button over the center hole of each yo-yo.
Glue yo-yos to bottom of wreath.
Tie jute to top of wreath for hanging loop.
2 comments:
What a great looking craft! I love putting wreaths on my front door. I have one for each season and holiday. Thanks for the post!!
Thanks for stopping by, Angela!
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