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May 17, 2016 by Bre

DIY Peace Sign Wreath

As I get older I feel like I’m becoming more of the crunchy granola type.  Let’s just get along and sing “Kumbaya” around a campfire, okay?  Now I’m not one to slather on patchouli or forego shaving, so I thought a cute DIY peace sign wreath for my door would be the next best way to make a statement that love and kindness dwell here.  

A DIY Peace Sign Wreath is a great way to greet visitors to your home! Get the full tutorial in this post.

And oh yeah, baby, this thing is groovy.  And adorable.  Just how I like my craft projects.  

A DIY Peace Sign Wreath is a great way to greet visitors to your home! Get the full tutorial in this post.

Supplies Needed for a DIY Peace Sign Wreath

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  • Wooden peace sign
  • Wooden heart
  • Leather cording
  • Wooden beads
  • Stapler
  • Chalky finish paint in this color, this color, this color, and this color
  • Chip brush
  • Floral stencil or laser cut paper
  • Thumbtacks
  • Hammer

How to Make a DIY Peace Sign Wreath

You can make your own version of this DIY peace sign wreath so easily!  

Step One: Hammer Thumbtacks to the Peace Sign

First, I gently hammered thumbtacks all the way around the unfinished wood peace sign.  I did this to give the peace sign a little bit of dimension.

It looks funny like this, but it will look much better!

A DIY Peace Sign Wreath is a great way to greet visitors to your home! Get the full tutorial in this post.

Step Two: Paint the Wooden Peace Sign

Next, I painted the entire peace sign with a coat of this dark gray paint. 

A DIY Peace Sign Wreath is a great way to greet visitors to your home! Get the full tutorial in this post.

Step Three: Dry Brush Contrasting Paint Over the Dark Paint

Once the gray paint dried, I lightly brushed some of this paint on top.  

Then, I painted the wooden heart this color.

A DIY Peace Sign Wreath is a great way to greet visitors to your home! Get the full tutorial in this post.

Step Four: Stencil a Pattern on the Wooden Heart

Next, I stenciled a floral pattern onto the heart using this color of paint.  

Once it dried, I fastened it to the peace sign with leather cording.  

A DIY Peace Sign Wreath is a great way to greet visitors to your home! Get the full tutorial in this post.

Step Five: Create a Wreath Hanger

Then I strung some wooden beads to the leftover leather cording, and stapled that to the top of the peace sign, on the back, to create a hanger for my wreath.  Notice the poor stapling job . . . it took quite a few tries to get that to actually work.

A DIY Peace Sign Wreath is a great way to greet visitors to your home! Get the full tutorial in this post.

And that was all it took to make this cute DIY peace sign wreath!  I really love how this project turned out; it might be one of my favorites!  

A DIY Peace Sign Wreath is a great way to greet visitors to your home! Get the full tutorial in this post.

A DIY Peace Sign Wreath is a great way to greet visitors to your home! Get the full tutorial in this post.

A DIY Peace Sign Wreath is a great way to greet visitors to your home! Get the full tutorial in this post.

The best part was that after I’d hung it up and stood there admiring it, my little guy said to me, “Mama, I really like that steering wheel you put on the door.”  

He is definitely my biggest fan.  šŸ™‚

A DIY Peace Sign Wreath is a great way to greet visitors to your home! Get the full tutorial in this post.

Peace out.

-Bre

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Comments

  1. Jody says

    May 21, 2016 at 8:26 am

    My middle sister is the colorful stripes of the hippie movement 30 years before she was born. I love making gifts. They mean so much more. This goes in file marked Gifts for Edie. A great birthday gift I have 3 months to make. Groovy.

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    • Bre says

      June 2, 2016 at 8:33 pm

      Jody that is awesome! Thanks so much for this sweet note! If you do make this for your sister, I hope she loves it!

  2. Elisa Harris says

    June 1, 2016 at 8:06 am

    I love this! I need a new wreath for the summer and I’d love to make this one! I love the heart on it but I think I would also want to add some silk flowers to it and give it an even more so hippie vibe! Thank you for sharing šŸ˜€

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    • Bre says

      June 2, 2016 at 8:36 pm

      Silk flowers would be PERFECT!! When I was working on this project I actually looked for some to add, but didn’t find any that I liked. They would be fantastic though and definitely even more hippie! šŸ™‚

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