How to Make a Ribbon Wreath

The holiday season is approaching! This project uses just a few items from the dollar store. Here’s how to make a ribbon wreath.

Wreaths are very popular home decor, year-round. Using inexpensive items found at the dollar store, you can make this wreath. Use the wreath as a basis to decorate as you wish. You can decorate this to be a general, year-round decoration or decorate specifically for a holiday or season. The possibilities are endless.

Supplies for Making a Ribbon Wreath

You just need 3 things to make this wreath!

wire wreath frame – these come in various sizes but essentially are the same. They have 4 circular wire parts, often divided into 6 sections. It is also typically curved.
wide ribbon – your ribbon can be made out of fabric, felt or burlap. Just make sure it is wide – at least 2.5 inches. My local dollar store has rolls of felt measuring 4.75″ x 16.5 feet. I used 2 rolls for my 14″ wreath frame. The number of rolls that you need will depend on the width and thickness of your ribbon.
glue gun

Yes, that’s all it takes to make this wreath.

I bought 3 rolls of felt ribbon but only ended up using 2.

With the wreath frame wrong side up, feed your felt ribbon through from the bottom and around the bottom or inner-most rung.

Making a 2-inch loop, glue the ends to secure. If you are making a loopier wreath, you will want to make this loop bigger.

Flip the wreath frame over that it is the right side up. Pull that loop up.

Push your felt ribbon through the middle rung. Make the loop similar in size to the first loop.

Repeat for the top or outside rung. Be careful not to pull out the loop you made in the middle rung.
You now have 3 loops that are more or less the same size/height.

Push or scrunch the loops to the left.

From underneath, twist your felt ribbon a couple of times to secure.

Now you will repeat the process. Working with the inner-most rung, pull your ribbon through to make a loop. I prefer to work from the top (outermost ring) to the bottom (innermost ring), but you can work from the bottom to the top if you prefer. After all, I did start on the innermost rung but to be honest, I don’t think it really matters that much.

Then pull the middle loop through and finally the last loop. Scrunch over to the left and twist to secure.

So it’s loop, loop, loop….scrunch and twist. Loop, loop, loop….scrunch and twist.
Determine how many times you want to do a set of loops in each section. For a looser or poofier look, you may wish to only do it 3 times. For a fuller, more dense look, you may wish to do it 4 times. The width of your ribbon will also determine how many times. With a wider ribbon, you will likely do it fewer times than with a thinner ribbon. Do one section and see how it looks. Once you’ve decided, continue all the way around your wreath repeating the same process and the same number of times.