I thought I would put my own spin on the embroidery hoop wreath today. I am making a farmhouse style version today for Christmas with buttons and ribbon. Wait, buttons? Oh yes! And you are going to love it! Just follow along below to see how to make this embroidery hoop art for your home this holiday season. This post is sponsored by Offray Ribbon, however, all projects and opinions are my own.
Supplies to make embroidery hoop wall art:
- Embroidery hoop
- Buttons Collector jar (natural color) (get from buttons.com or Wal-Mart or Joann Stores)
- Offray Ribbon (natural color) (get from offray.com or Wal-Mart or Joann Stores)
- JOY printable (click here to download)
- Tracing paper (in white)
- Buffalo plaid fabric
- Greenery
- Pipe cleaner
- Hot glue and a glue gun
- Scissors
- Craft knife
- Pen
- Printer
- Printer paper
Embroidery Hoop Art Video Tutorial
If you want to watch me make this embroidery hoop wreath, just follow along with our video below.
Can’t watch the video or missed some of the steps? You can see step-by-step instructions below as well.
How to make a bow:
First, you will need to use your roll of ribbon to make a bow for your wreath. Start with a small loop in the ribbon and hold that with your thumb. Then add five loops on each side of that. These should all be approximately equal in size. Finally, make a large loop with the rest of the roll of ribbon and hold the end of the roll with your hand.
Use the pipe cleaner to go through the small loop and all the way around the burlap ribbon. Be sure to catch all of the loops including the end of your ribbon. Pull the pipe cleaner really tight and twist a few times. Then trim any excess from the end of your ribbon with scissors.
You can now fluff your bow and cut the large loop in half. Set this aside for now. You can do more fluffing and trim your ends once the bow is on your embroidery hoop wreath.
How to make an embroidery hoop wreath:
Start with your embroidery hoop. Separate the two pieces.
Put the fabric between the two pieces and tighten the hoop. Then pull the fabric until it is really tight.
Then flip the hoop over and start trimming away the excess fabric. I find it is easiest to do this with a craft knife. Just run it close to the wood and cut the fabric away.
Continue all the way around the hoop.
Put something to write on under your fabric like a book. Then add a piece of white tracing paper on top of your embroidery hoop with the shiny side down. Print the word joy onto regular copy paper. Lay this on top of the tracing paper. Use a pen to trace around the outer edges.
Then remove the paper pieces and you will be left with a white outline on your fabric.
You will be using buttons to fill in the word. Some of the buttons may be too large for the outline. Set those to the side.
Use the wide variety of buttons in the jar to fill in your word. Secure them in place with hot glue. Use two layers of the buttons to really make the word pop off of the fabric.
Then just continue in this same manner until the entire word is filled.
Finishing the Wreath
Then secure some greenery to the top with some hot glue. I used two sprigs on each side.
Trim the pipe cleaner ends from the bow then hot glue it to the center. You can now fluff the bow however you would like.
You can trim the ends of your ribbon short or long. I chose to trim mine long with a “V” cut. I then used hot glue to secure the ends under the greenery so that they hang down the sides of my embroidery hoop wreath.
Your embroidery hoop art is now complete and ready to hang for your Christmas decor.
If you love all things rustic and farmhouse, this embroidery hoop wall art is the perfect project for you.
So, grab your buttons and ribbon and get started on this holiday craft idea today. Hang it on your door or above your mantel.
So, tell me, who needs a Christmas wreath like this one this year?
Be sure to give our embroidery hoop wreath a try! You can also print the instructions with the card below as well!
Equipment
- Hot Glue and a Glue Gun
- Scissors
- Craft knife
- Pen
- Printer
Supplies
- Embroidery hoop
- Buttons Collector jar natural color (get from buttons.com or Wal-Mart or Joann Stores)
- Offray Ribbon natural color (get from offray.com or Wal-Mart or Joann Stores)
- JOY printable
- Tracing paper in white
- Buffalo plaid fabric
- Greenery
- Pipe cleaner
- Printer paper
Instructions
How to make a bow:
- First, you will need to use your roll of ribbon to make a bow for your wreath. Start with a small loop in the ribbon and hold that with your thumb. Then add five loops on each side of that. These should all be approximately equal in size. Finally, make a large loop with the rest of the roll of ribbon and hold the end of the roll with your hand.
- Use the pipe cleaner to go through the small loop and all the way around the burlap ribbon. Be sure to catch all of the loops including the end of your ribbon. Pull the pipe cleaner really tight and twist a few times. Then trim any excess from the end of your ribbon with scissors.
- You can now fluff your bow and cut the large loop in half. Set this aside for now. You can do more fluffing and trim your ends once the bow is on your embroidery hoop wreath.
How to make an embroidery hoop wreath:
- Start with your embroidery hoop. Separate the two pieces.
- Put the fabric between the two pieces and tighten the hoop. Then pull the fabric until it is really tight.
- Then flip the hoop over and start trimming away the excess fabric. I find it is easiest to do this with a craft knife. Just run it close to the wood and cut the fabric away.
- Continue all the way around the hoop.
- Put something to write on under your fabric like a book. Then add a piece of white tracing paper on top of your embroidery hoop with the shiny side down. Print the word joy onto regular copy paper. Lay this on top of the tracing paper. Use a pen to trace around the outer edges.
- Then remove the paper pieces and you will be left with a white outline on your fabric.
- You will be using buttons to fill in the word. Some of the buttons may be too large for the outline. Set those to the side.
- Use the wide variety of buttons in the jar to fill in your word. Secure them in place with hot glue. Use two layers of the buttons to really make the word pop off of the fabric.
- Then just continue in this same manner until the entire word is filled.
- Then secure some greenery to the top with some hot glue. I used two sprigs on each side.
- Trim the pipe cleaner ends from the bow then hot glue it to the center. You can now fluff the bow however you would like.
- You can trim the ends of your ribbon short or long. I chose to trim mine long with a "V" cut. I then used hot glue to secure the ends under the greenery so that they hang down the sides of my embroidery hoop wreath.
Love it! Had to order some red buffalo plaid because all I have is black-n-white! ….which might be alright with RED buttons! HAH! Great idea! Thanks!
It would look great with red buttons!
What size hoop did you use.
I think a 12 inch but you can pick any size you like.