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September 26, 2013 by Bre

DIY Scrapbook Paper Wreath – Putting Ancient (?) Paper to Good Use

My seventh wedding anniversary is quickly approaching, and I cannot believe it’s been that long since I walked down the aisle.  Even more astonishing to me, however, is the fact that I still have leftover scrapbook paper I purchased seven years ago for my wedding guest book.  I am not a pack rat by any means, so it’s strange to me that I still have this.
Anyway, I guess I’m glad I kept this paper all these years because this week I put it to good use by making a simple fall wreath for the interior of my back door.  I’m begging you to please ignore the fact that my back door desperately needs a paint job, and instead, focus on my cute paper wreath.  Thanks.

This project was a little tedious and sticky (the glue was driving me nuts), but it was the perfect mindless project to complete in front of the TV at night.
For the base I used a flat 12″ chipboard wreath form that I found in the floral department at Michaels.  This only cost around $3.

Then, I cut 9, 12″x12″ pieces of scrapbook paper into 1″ wide strips.  I used my paper cutter for this, which was a huge timesaver.

From there, I created my outer row of the wreath.  I took some of my paper strips and cut them down to 8″ long, putting aside the 4″ long remnants to serve as my inner-most row.  Then, I took the 8″ long strips and bent them in half, gluing the ends together.  I then placed glue on the back side of the now 4″ folded and glued strips, and glued them about .5″ from the top of the wreath form.  I continued this all the way around the wreath form, leaving an approximate 2″ gap for the ribbon.

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Next, I took some of the uncut 12″ long strips of paper and cut them in half (so, into 6″ strips).  I repeated the process of folding and gluing, and affixed these now 3″ strips as the middle layer of my wreath.  Again, I continued all the way around the wreath form, leaving a 2″ gap for the bow.
Then I took my remnant 4″ strips (leftover from cutting the 8″ long strips first), and folded and glued these.  These became the inner layer of my wreath.  I again left the 2″ gap for the bow.
Finally, I added a bow at the bottom of my wreath.  I then used some of that leftover ribbon to create the hanging leaf portion of the wreath that you see in the innermost circle.  I folded the ribbon in half and hot glued it to the back of the wreath form.  I then hot glued my leaf die cuts (also purchased at Michaels) to that ribbon.

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I’m pretty happy with how this turned out and am glad to have used up some of my leftover scrapbook paper!  If I ever do this again, however, I will use double-sided scrapbook paper.  Some of mine is single-sided and I don’t like how you can see the white inside part of the paper when it’s looped over like it is.  It isn’t really that big of a deal, but I think it would look better with a color or pattern on the inside as well.
I hope you like my paper wreath!  Thanks for checking it out.

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Comments

  1. makingmondays says

    September 26, 2013 at 8:37 pm

    Cute. I really love the bow!

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  2. Average But Inspired says

    September 26, 2013 at 8:41 pm

    Hi, thank you! I loved that ribbon, too! Thanks for commenting. Have a great night. 🙂

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  3. Caryn says

    September 27, 2013 at 5:48 am

    So very cute! What a great idea for any season!

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  4. Kristine says

    September 27, 2013 at 9:29 am

    Another great idea. I love the bow as well. I have a lot of scrapbook paper and I always love a mindless craft to do in front of the T.V. especially if it keeps me out of the chip bag!
    P.s. when i saw your door, I thought you had done a cool paint technique and was going to ask about it…

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  5. Average But Inspired says

    September 27, 2013 at 10:41 am

    Hi! Thank you! I appreciate your comment and I especially appreciate the fact that you thought my door didn’t look like total junk! Hahaha! Repainting that door has been on the to do list for years, and I don’t see it coming off anytime soon! :). Have a great day!

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  6. Average But Inspired says

    September 27, 2013 at 10:50 am

    Thanks! Yes – any season or occasion! Could be a cute baby shower decoration that could be hung in the baby’s room afterwards . . .

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  7. Stephanie says

    October 18, 2013 at 8:08 pm

    Thanks for following my blog today, I am so glad you did because it led me to poke around yours and find this wonderful idea! I have ribbon envy, that is the coolest bow ever.

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  8. Average But Inspired says

    October 19, 2013 at 7:49 am

    Hi! Thank you! How could I not follow yours? You have awesome ideas and posts!

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