Burlap Rose Wreath Tutorial

Many of you are probably wanting to refresh your front porch now that spring is on it's way! One easy way to do this is by simply changing something as small as the wreath on your front door. I wanted something simple and earthy that would work for any season, but could be versatile for the holidays. Here's what I came up with.

A twig wreath with white burlap roses! Simple, clean and beautiful.

This easy project will require the following materials:

Circular Twig Wreath (24" diameter)

White Jute or Burlap Fabric (1/2 yard)

Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

Your twig wreath will be the most expensive portion of your project. I bought my twig wreath at Hobby Lobby with a 40% off coupon for a total cost of about $12 . I purchased 1/2 yard of white burlap at Joann Fabrics and had plenty left over for mistakes or other projects. There are so many new patterns and colors of burlap, currently, so if white's not your thing, pick your favorite and go with that.


To begin, you'll want to cut approximately 16 strips of burlap fabric that measure 3"x 14". The nice thing about this project is that these measurements are just rough estimates. If you're off by a bit, no worries! Depending on how tight or loose you roll your roses you may need a few more or a few less roses to circle your wreath, so keep that in mind.

Next step is to roll your roses. I found the fastest way to roll these beauties was to fold the fabric in half lengthwise. To give the roses a little extra dimension, I stopped just short of folding them perfectly in half (bottom right corner image).

Begin with a line of hot glue to start a tight roll on one end of the folded fabric. This will be the center of your rose. Continue to roll your rose stopping to glue down the fabric on the inside for each full roll. The raw side of the fabric will be the top of the rose.

To give the rose a little more depth, I rolled the fabric in a downward spiral motion so that the center of the rose was at the highest point. This gives the petals more character and give a cascading look instead of all at one depth. Finally, if you would like, pull some of the fabric for a more country frayed look.

The final step is to glue your roses to your wreath. Before you begin gluing your roses around the inner circle of the wreath, arrange the roses for placement to be sure you don't need to make more roses to complete the circle. This simple wreath will go well on an exterior door or will freshen up any room in your house. Happy decorating!