DIY Straw Wreath Tutorial
We’re delighted to have DIY tutorials aplenty to follow our lovely ombre inspiration shoot from Stephanie Yonce Photography and instructions by Honeydew Events LLC.
From Honey of Honeydew Events LLC: I saw this on the front of a magazine a few months ago, and tried to find it on Pinterest. We did find it, but the tutorial was not as helpful to me as we wanted, so I was able to figure out how to do this project on my own.
For this project, you will need:
-75 striped paper straws
-scissors
-hot glue gun and at least 5 glue sticks
-a 4″ floral ring
1. Place a layer of full length straws around the floral ring, and glue with hot glue. Leave some space between the straws. Line the straws so that they hang over the inside of the floral ring just a bit.
2. Take a straw and cut about 1.5 or 2 inches from the end. Use this as a template for the rest of the straws you cut.
3. Place these cut straws in between the full length straws and glue in place. Line the inside of the straws up with the long straws from the previous step. By now, there should barely be any of the floral form showing, but there will be large gaps on the outside of the wreath, between the straws.
4. Take another straw, and cut about 3 inches off of one end (from the original length). Glue these on the second layer. Try to place them on the gaps between the straws on the first layer.
5. Finally, to fill in the last areas of the wreath and to make it look fuller, take a straw and cut it almost in half (use your judgment on how short you would like it to be). Pinch one end of the straw, and glue this in the small gaps that remain on the second layer.
6. Once that step is complete, you should have a full looking wreath!
We’d love to see what you come up with! A massive installation of straw wreaths in various sizes + colors above your cake table, perhaps? They also would make a GORGEOUS ceremony backdrop!
I love this idea – so simple. I might even try it out this weekend…where did you purchase the paper straws?
Love this! Today I am searching for an excuse to make one of these! Perhaps a room in the house needs an extra piece of decor.
so sweet – love the palette!
Such a really cool idea!! And the last image with the final result…. LOVE the styling!!!!
@Taryn – We found all of the paper straws on Etsy! There are tons available! We just searched through the different shops until we found one that had the right colors/amount for our project. 🙂
Perfect, thank you!
I love this… thank you for sharing a tutorial. I’m thinking of making one for the cocktail hour for my wedding. How long are the straws you used (the original length)?
I absolutely love your color scheme here. I was wondering a way to pull these two colors off and you nailed it. Would you mind sharing where you purchased the turquoise candle holders?
Waw!!! Such a really very beautiful and colorful paper straws you have share. I love this post thank you so much for sharing.