Make this sweet Valentine’s Day Ribbon Wreath with just a few materials and a little bit of patience. Hang it on your front door if you want, or just use it around the home to add a little Valentine’s Day decor.
How to Make a Valentine’s Day Ribbon Wreath
What you’ll need:
- Floral wire, or other bendable wire (No More Wire Hangers!)
- Floral tape
- Ribbon
- Scissors
- Patience
You can see in the above photo, that I started by taking 2 pieces of floral wire to make my heart shape. I attached them together with floral tape, but you could twist them together. I was too lazy to walk downstairs to the garage to find pliers to twist them with, so the tape worked just fine.
Next, I cut my ribbon into 12″ long strips. You can cut them longer, or shorter, if you so desire. This length seemed to work best to tie the ribbon on, because of the type I used. If you were using regular satin ribbon, you could probably get away with cutting them shorter.
Start tying on your ribbons using a lark’s head knot (thanks to my friend Mike for teaching me the proper name). You can see in the pictures just how I did that. Start by folding your ribbon in half, then feed the loose ends through the loop around the wire and pull tight. Voila!
You can do one knot, or repeat the steps to make it a double. With my tulle ribbon I found the double knot helped keep it from coming undone. Again, it will depend on what ribbon you use.
Just continue going around the wire, until it is all covered. This is where your patience will come in handy. Of course, in true Amanda fashion, I had to make this way more complicated than it needed to be. First off, I didn’t have enough white ribbon to make the pattern around the entire heart, so I went back in and added the gold ribbon. Of course, then I didn’t have enough gold ribbon to go all the way around. SO, I did an alternating pattern with the white and gold. Oh well, I’m happy with how it turned out.
Since it is so light weight, hanging it on the front door isn’t exactly appropriate. Not only that, but I don’t think my husband would enjoy seeing this plastered on our front door. It is just a tad kitschy to parade on the front door.
Instead, I did the next best thing–hung it on the stair case so he sees it when he first walks in! Yes, he loves me.
Not too shabby for a FREE little craft, I’d say!
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Amanda you’re too funny. My hubby doesn’t even ask about my crafts anymore…he just rolls his eyes…lol. Love the ribbon wreath.
Lol, mine is slowly learning. He knows it keeps me happy.
What a cute wreath! I love how light and soft it looks. I like the variation of shades of color. My husband brought some heavy wire home the other day and asked if I could use if for “making something.” My first thought was that could be a wreath in no time. My second thought was wait, when did he start thinking about my craft needs!
Good hubby! You’ve taught him well 😉
This is so cute, I think I will make this for my daughter as a fun little Valentines gift. She would love all of the colorful material.
Thank you Emily! I’m sure she would love one.
This is so pretty! I love the shear ribbon (and your reference to Mommy Dearest). 😉 Stopping by from the Spring Craft Blog Hop!
Thank you Kate!!
Your ribbon wreath is so pretty. I love those splashes of gold and white! You cannot beat free, especially when it turns out so nice!
You husband won’t forget Valentines Day with this reminder 🙂
Lol Shirley no he won’t! He will be reminded of it every time he walks through the front door!
Hello cute lady! I’m loving it. Pinned and tweeted. Thank you so much for partying with us. I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. We love to party with you! Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls
Oh, this is super cute… I love it! The ribbon gives such a delicate feel. Thanks for sharing at the @HomeMattersParty 🙂 Hope to see you again next week.
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
Thank you Lorelai! Love your party!
Amanda, this is simple and so pretty! I love the idea and those different coloured ribbons are just perfect!
Thank you!
About how big did you make your heart? And could you estimate how much ribbon you used? I’m thinking of making several of these for the ladies I visit with Meals on Wheels.
Heather, I’d estimate that the heart was about 12″ at the widest part (sorry I actually gave mine to a friend so I can’t measure it). And as for the ribbon I used probably around 15 yards (yikes!) BUT you could cut the strips shorter if you wanted, it would change the look of the wreath slightly, but would save on the ribbon. Also making a smaller version of the heart would save on ribbon as well since it wouldn’t take as much to cover it. A 6″ heart would still be pretty and you could make two wreaths with the same amount of ribbon. I hope that helps!
This is so cute and simple. Love it! Thanks for sharing.
What a pretty wreath! The ribbon looks soft and romantic, love all the color shades. #MM
Thanks so much Jenny!