Nautical Inspired Wreath

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I like to switch out the wreathes on the front door every month or so. Usually, I decorate for each holiday so that is pretty easy to do. However, there are times like now that have no real holiday to decorate for. It’s a kind of weird time when it’s hot enough to be summer but the kids are still in school. Yet it’s not really spring-y enough to continue with a spring/Easter-y wreath.

I decided that this awkward time when we’re getting ready for summer would be just that… sailing into summer. I’ve been into anchors lately after I took a painting class a few months back. Which helped me decide I wanted to make a wreath with an anchor on it. Since anchors and rope go hand-in-hand, I decided the base of my wreath would be a coil of rope. And since I wanted to keep things simple I opted for blue and aqua sheer ribbons to make the bow because they remind me of the ocean.

Nautical Inspired Wreath

Supplies:

• Rope
• Large bowl or bucket
• Sheer, wired 1 inch width ribbons in blue and aqua
• Wooden anchor sign
• Craft paint
• 2 Paint brushes
• Chalk
• Clear glue
• Gold glitter
• Hot glue gun and glue sticks
• Scissors

Directions:

1. Paint the front and sides of your wooden anchor in the color of your choosing.
2. While the anchor is drying, plug your hot gun gun in and let it warm up.
3. Wrap the rope once around the circumference of the bowl or bucket you are using.
4. Apply a line of hot glue to the starting point on of the rope and press the rope together.
5. Continue winding the rope around the circumference of the bowl or bucket, applying a line of hot glue every 4 to 5 inches to hold the rope together.
6. After about three layers of the rope, twist the rope to make a loop at the top or the wreath, applying a line of hot glue before and after the twist to hold in in place.
7. Continue winding the rope around the circumference of the bowl or bucket, applying a line of hot glue every 4 to 5 inches to hold the rope together.
8. Once you are happy with the thickness of the rope wreath, cut the rope and hot glue the end to the back of the wreath.
9. While the rope wreath is drying, use the chalk to write your greeting on the anchor.
10. Dip a small, clean paint brush in the glue and go over the letters on your anchor.
11. Cover the glue letters in gold glitter and tap off the excess glitter.
12. Allow the anchor to dry.
13. Layer the two sheer ribbons together and create a bow big enough for your wreath.
14. Apply hot glue to the back and possibly the bottom of the bow and attach it to the rope wreath right in front of the loop.
15. Apply hot glue to the back of the anchor and attach it to the lower side of the wreath at an angle.
16. Allow the entire wreath to dry completely before hanging it up.

The rope I got at Home Depot in a big spoil of 50 feet for around $8-9. I found the wooden anchor in the craft section at Wal-Mart. The ribbons I picked up at Hobby Lobby. I made a custom navy color for the anchor by mixing bright blue, sparkly sliver, and black together. After the anchor dried, I added a bit more detail with a few dots and lines of white paint that I lightly painted over with the custom navy color to create the light reflecting effect.

While it seems like a lot of steps to complete the Nautical Inspired Wreath it only took about 30 minutes and part of that was letting the whole thing dry at the end so I could hang it up!

I love how this Nautical Inspired wreath turned out!

Have a great day!

Brandi

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