DIY Embroidery Hoop & Ribbon Christmas Wreath

Happy Monday friends! I’m so excited to share the latest ribbon project I created for the The Ribbon Roll. For those of you that may have missed it, I’m on the design team for The Ribbon Roll, an online retail store that sells over 15,000 different styles of ribbon. As a member of the design team, I create projects using their ribbon and share them on their blog. If you like crafting with ribbon, check out the blog for fun seasonal and everyday project ideas.

My latest project, an Embroidery Hoop & Ribbon Christmas Wreath is one of my favorite holiday projects ever. I am in love with the way it turned out and can’t wait to hang it in my home.

My wreath features beautiful metallic and lame ribbons but you could use just about any of the Ribbon Roll ribbons to customize the look for your home or any season.

For all you crafters out there, here’s a step-by-step tutorial and the supply list so you can make your own wreath.

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EMBROIDERY HOOP & RIBBON CHRISTMAS WREATH

Supply List:

Large Embroidery Hoop–before buying new, check your local Goodwill where you can usually find these large hoops for less than a $2.00
Golden Grenada Wired Edge Ribbon–you’ll need about 2 yds for wider ribbon and about 3 yards for narrower ribbon
Metallic Lame Tweed Wired Edge Ribbon (see ribbon yardage above)
Glitter Leaves–there are 50 pieces in the pack so you’ll have lots left over to use on other projects
4 to 6 Faux Evergreen Pics—you can buy these from Micheal’s, Hobby Lobby or JoAnn right now for 50-60% off. I always stock up when they go on sale/clearance.
Merry Christmas Wood Die-Cut –I bought my piece at Michael’s but I’ve also seen similar at Target in the dollar bins
Acrylic Craft Paint—available from any craft store
Foam Paint Brush
Floral Wire
Hot Glue Gun and Glue
Small Ornaments (optional)

HOW-TO:

Cut the ribbon into lengths 2” longer than the widest point of the embroidery hoop. The number of ribbon pieces you’ll need will depend on the size of your embroidery hoop and the width of your ribbon. You’ll want to cut enough ribbon strips to fill the embroidery hoop.
Open your embroidery hoop and separate the two pieces.
Lay the one pattern of ribbon spaced out over the inside (smaller) hoop. Then criss-cross the second ribbon to create a woven look.
Once all the ribbon is in place, slide the larger hoop over the smaller hoop and tighten the hoop down. If you need to adjust the ribbon position, loosen the hoop a little, move the ribbon around and re-tighten the hoop. Once the ribbon is secure, trim away any excess ribbon around the backside of the hoop.

Using your floral wire, attach the greenery pics to the hoop. You can place the pics at the top, bottom or slightly off-center like I did.

Paint your Merry Christmas die-cut using your craft paint. I painted mine in a metallic gold.
Using your hot glue gun, glue the die-cut piece on top of the ribbon, in the center of the hoop.
Stick a few glitter leaves into the greenery pics in any layout you like. I placed mine where the greenery pics meet in the middle.
(optional) Embellish the wreath with mini ornaments (attach them using your hot glue gun).

Tip: If you place your greenery pics off-center like I did, the wreath will be heavier on one side. So that the wreath hangs straight, use two nails spaced about 3 inches apart.