Whimsical Metal Wreath Tutorial

15 Nov

Posted under SYTYC . Tutorials
By Missy

*Tutorial made by Bessie @ Besserina for her win of the Hardware Store challenge*

I made this wreath entirely of hardware store materials, I love how it turned out! It’s whimsical and fun, and the mix of white and silver make it perfect for the winter months.

Here’s a little tutorial so that you can make one too!

4 – six inch chimney pipe elbows
copper wire
7 various wire wheels (grinder thingys)
2 glass coffee percolators
3 screws
3springs
a large nut
clear plastic mirror flowers
a small light bulb to fit into one of the wire wheels
Primer
Heirloom White spray paint
canvas drop cloth
E6000
You will also need a hot glue gun, wire cutters and a drill

I fitted together 4-six inch elbows of shiny metal chimney pipe.
When you fit them together, make two halves then put the two halves together.

Attach a hanger on the back by marking the center, then marking 1″ on either side. The holes were drilled with an electric drill. {wear safety glasses, the bits of metal fly everywhere!} Feed a piece of bent wire through one hole and bring it up through the other. This you will need patience for! { I have none, so I had my husband do it for me. Shhhhh!}

Then I hung it up to prime it from a rafter in the basement. Let it dry for about an hour.

Then I laid everything out that I wanted to place on my wreath. I knew I wanted some canvas flowers, so just to get an idea for space I cut some paper circles.

I marked where I wanted holes drilled for the “flowers” and wire.

My husband drilled the holes. He’s actually taking credit for the entire project.
He’s such a great assistant.

After the holes are drilled, hang it back up and give it a coat of spray paint. I used an off white called Heirloom White - I didn’t want it to be bright white but I didn’t want it to be cream either.
I really liked this color.

Lay everything out, and lets start putting it together!

Make the drop cloth canvas flowers by cutting some flower shapes, nothing fancy. Take a needle and thread, gather up the centers tightly. Use hot glue to attach a glass coffee percolator.

I cut the copper wire in 10″ pieces, then twisted one end around a pencil so it looks like a spring. Sort of twist it around and around into the hole in the wreath, put on some hot glue to hold it in place. I attached the clear plastic mirror flowers by bending the copper wire around and gluing them in place.

Feel free to take a break. Have a Dilly Bar.

For the wire wheel flowers, I put some E6000 around the part that is sticking out the back and put them their holes. In one of the flowers, I hot glued in a large nut and springs,in another a light bulb. One has a small light bulb. You might want to wear gloves when handling the wire wheels, they are very sharp!