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Festive Foil Wreath
Festive Foil Wreath
"I'm always on the lookout for interesting -and free- craft materials among my house recyclables. The foil seals from the tops of coffee cans and nut cans provide a wonderful material for crafting. You can bend them and fold them and cut them into a variety of different shapes. For this wreath, I cut flowers from the foil, then shaped and painted them to create this colorful wreath. Hang this wreath on the wall or use it as a candle ring."
Primary TechniqueGreen Crafting
Materials List
- Foil seals from coffee cans and nut cans
- Scissors
- Flower and leaf dies and die-cutting machine, butterfly punch
- Alcohol inks or metal paints
- Cardboard
- Foil
- Hot glue and glue gun
- Buttons for flower centers
Instructions
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Cut flowers, leaves and butterflies with scissors or with a die-cutting machine. Cut butterflies with a punch, die-cutting machine or scissors. The number will depend on the size of the wreath.
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Shape the cut-outs and paint with metal paint or alcohol inks.
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Cut a circle from cardboard and cut out a circle in the center. This will be the wreath base. For my wreath, the diameter is about 6".
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Wrap the wreath with strips of foil. I used a piece that was in the recycle bin. Paint the wreath green.
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Hot glue the larger flowers to the base. Layer smaller flowers on top of the large flowers and in between the larger flowers.
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Glue buttons into the flowers and glue the leaves under the flowers.
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Hang on your wall for a cheery decoration of place a candle holder in the center.
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