My First Wreath: A Décor Tutorial
ike Tires.
Our garage is full of them. Worn out oldies are always being thrown away. So I turned one into a wreath.
How did this all start?
Way back during T-Shirt Diary's Spring Stashbust (a month-long challenge to not buy craft supplies), I saw pretty spring wreaths everywhere and wanted to make one.
Yes, I said spring, as in six months ago.
Although my fiancé stated his dislike for wreaths, I thought he'd accept one if it were decorated with... bike parts.
I PS'd the wreath with coffee filters, using folded coffee filters according to Erica Domesek's ruffled t-shirt technique, featured in her P.S. I Made This book.
The paper origami flowers were created following a tutorial from Vanessa at Nifty Thrifty Things.
The ribbon hanger & decorative elements were upcycled from a Free People shopping bag & bike parts.
So now it's well into Autumn, and I've finally finished my Stashbusting wreath!
Read on for a tutorial.
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Bike Tire & Coffee Filter Wreath
Ingredients
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Protocol
Step 1. Clean, and dry your bike tire
(circa April 2011)
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Step 2. Prepping Coffee Filters
(circa May 2011)
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Step 3. Glue Coffee Filters
- Tip: a good point of reference & place to attach the point of the filter is the tire "bead." Look for the thin line indentation just inside the inside border of the tire.
- Stop before you get all the way around tire.
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Step 4. Add Wreath Hanger
- Use scissors to cut a strip of fabric. I used a shopping bag.
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Step 5. Origami
(circa June 2011)
- Make paper origami flowers using tutorial at Nifty Thrifty Things, HERE.
- I started with 12"x12" paper cut into 4" and 2" squares.
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Step 6. Spray Painting
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Step 7. Assembly
- Use hot glue, string, clothespins to attach bike parts & flowers to wreath.
Have you ever put aside a project & finished it months later?
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ike Tires.
Our garage is full of them. Worn out oldies are always being thrown away. So I turned one into a wreath.
Way back during T-Shirt Diary's Spring Stashbust (a month-long challenge to not buy craft supplies), I saw pretty spring wreaths everywhere and wanted to make one.
Yes, I said spring, as in six months ago.
Although my fiancé stated his dislike for wreaths, I thought he'd accept one if it were decorated with... bike parts.
I PS'd the wreath with coffee filters, using folded coffee filters according to Erica Domesek's ruffled t-shirt technique, featured in her P.S. I Made This book.
The paper origami flowers were created following a tutorial from Vanessa at Nifty Thrifty Things.
The ribbon hanger & decorative elements were upcycled from a Free People shopping bag & bike parts.
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| Wreath Detail |
So now it's well into Autumn, and I've finally finished my Stashbusting wreath!
Read on for a tutorial.
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Bike Tire & Coffee Filter Wreath
Ingredients
- Bike tire
- Coffee filters (Qty: 45, Leftover from living in hotel in Bakersfield, coffee pot @home has wire basket)
- Hot glue gun & glue sticks (Michael's)
- Fabric Free People Shopping Bag (Free People)
- Scissors
- Amy Butler Designer Paper (Michael's)
- Extra bike parts
- Flat black spray paint (Found in garage)
- Rustoleum 2X spray paint, white (Home Depot)
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Protocol
Step 1. Clean, and dry your bike tire
(circa April 2011)
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Step 2. Prepping Coffee Filters
(circa May 2011)
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| Crumble 1 filter into a ball. |
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| Uncrumble & smooth flat. |
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| Fold in half twice. |
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| Fold all filters. |
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Step 3. Glue Coffee Filters
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| Hot glue |
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| Attach filters to wreath |
- Tip: a good point of reference & place to attach the point of the filter is the tire "bead." Look for the thin line indentation just inside the inside border of the tire.
- Stop before you get all the way around tire.
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Step 4. Add Wreath Hanger
- Use scissors to cut a strip of fabric. I used a shopping bag.
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| Fabric bag |
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| Use hot glue to attach fabric hanger. Note: this can be done before step 3. |
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| Finish adding coffee filters around tire. |
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Step 5. Origami
(circa June 2011)
- Make paper origami flowers using tutorial at Nifty Thrifty Things, HERE.
- I started with 12"x12" paper cut into 4" and 2" squares.
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| Pretty paper flowers |
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Step 6. Spray Painting
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| Misc Black Paint |
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| Misc spare bike parts |
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Step 7. Assembly
- Use hot glue, string, clothespins to attach bike parts & flowers to wreath.
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| Finished at last! |
Have you ever put aside a project & finished it months later?
Cheers!
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omg, pure genious! love the tire wreath!
ReplyDeleteI love it! It is so fun to use parts that you just have around the house to make stuff. And I have totally finished a project months after I've started it. :) Thanks for stopping by my blog and following. . .happy to follow your great blog too!
ReplyDelete-Robyn from http://tipsfromtheheart.blogspot.com
Wow, I never would have guessed there was an actual tire in there. It's barely noticeable in the first two images (I missed it altogether actually). Excellent use of free materials and upcycling. Love It!
ReplyDeleteI set aside projects all the time! I just say it gives me time to think about what I really want to do with it. I love how this turned out! Such a smart (and cute) idea!
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for commenting on my Christmas Tree pillow. Glad you like the colors!
Gabby
The...Late, Young Family
THIS IS MCAWESOME! OMGosh, I love it!!! Thank you so much for linking it up with the frog. I am off to share this on fb and twitter. When you have time hop back over and link this up to the Rust-Oleum Party on my page, PLEASE!! LOVE!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat idea.:) I would never have thought of a bike tire as a wreath base.:)
ReplyDeleteThis is super-cute! Congrats on your first wreath - very unique yet frugal, I'm totally impressed (and worth the wait)! (Also, sorry I'm a creepy blog stalker who comments on everything all at once... I'm an epic fail this week... need my weekend!)
ReplyDelete-Mel the Crafty Scientist
What a great idea! Perfect!
ReplyDeleteOH my gosh! I love this!!! It looks nothing like a bike wheel, or coffee filters. Oh the beauty of upcycling! :)
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What a great way to repurpose a tire! It's smart and very cute!
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever idea! It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Awesome! Awesome! Would love it if you would link this up to our Rockin' link party going on now at RoCa and Company. Here is the link: http://rocaandcompany.blogspot.com/2011/11/you-rock-8.html. Come and show off what you got. Hope to see you there...
ReplyDeleteRemember...YOU ROCK!!
Carmen @ RoCa and Company
www.rocaandcompany.blogspot.com
Genius! Never would have thought to use a bike tire and it turned out so great! Hmmmm my husband is a rider...he might have to have a flat :)
ReplyDeleteYour wreath is seriously awesome! I love that you used bike parts on it :D
ReplyDeleteSo very original and inventive. I kept spotting your post on the link parties this week and was intrigued -- and then you left a comment on my link party post today!
ReplyDeleteNow that's what I call creative re-purposing! It turned out great. Thanks for sharing at Sunday's Best =)
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know I featured this as part of my BFF OPen House wrap up! Feel free to grab a featured button from my sidebar if you like!
ReplyDeleteThis wreath turned out beautiful!! Thank you so much for sharing and for linking back to my blog for the flower tutorial! :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you're having a wonderful start into the new week!
xoxo,
Vanessa @ {nifty thrifty things}
I love this wreath! Thanks for sharing the tutorial :)
ReplyDeleteWow!! What an amazing use of everyday things. Hope you stop by DIY Home Sweet Home and link up to More the Merrier Monday.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I'm having a little giveaway. Would love you to enter.
Jamie
http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/
Such a cool wreath -- I absolutely love the fact that you used the bike tire!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your creativity on "A Little Birdie Told Me..." Tuesday at Rook No. 17!
I'm spotlighting your post on my Facebook page today.
Cheers!
Jenn
this is super cute!!! What a great idea. I will have to totally steal the bike tire angle as my FIL is an AVID bicyclist and has plenty of cast offs for me to use as wreath forms. Oh the possibilities are endless! Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteSo clever! This wreath is quite beautiful, but masculine all at once.
ReplyDeleteAre you kidding me, a bike tire? Then coffee filters. I keep asking myself where you get ideas like. A bike tire would not come to me, ever. I really think it looks great, thanks for the tutorial. Thanks also for linking to Sunday's Best!
ReplyDeleteI love it girl!! What a great use for a bike tire!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing at Show & Share!!
Such a great idea and so affordable and fun.
ReplyDeleteLove for you to join my Linky Party - JAQS "Made by ME" at http://www.jaqsstudio.com/2011/11/made-by-me-6-linky-party-and-features.html
I love the originality if using an old bicycle tire. A fabulous upcycle indeed.
ReplyDeleteAbrazos,
Sapphire
mypollitos.wordpress.com
Caroline, I love it! Such a wonderful use of some more unusual scraps! :D Thanks for linking it up at H&H's Scrap Box Sunday!
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to let you know that I featured you at this week's {nifty thrifty sunday}
ReplyDeleteI hope to see more of your creativity this weekend!
xoxo,
Vanessa
Your wreath is gorgeous Caroline! I love it! Such a clever idea to use an old bike tire for the form!
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing. Loved this and wanted to let you know that I featured it tonight on this week's Motivated Monday at BeColorful
ReplyDeletePam
Caroline, What a super cute and clever idea! Thanks for sharing this at the Open House Party.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Sherry
WOW!!! we are featuring this on the blog, facebook, twitter and pinterest page. What a fab project! we love it....
ReplyDeletecongratulations on making it to TSWL's finest's final votation round!
ReplyDeleteI love how this came out! Its gorgeous! New follower here. Would love it if you would stop by and share this at my link party going on right now :) http://everything-underthemoon.blogspot.com/2011/11/bedazzle-me-monday-10.html
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!!
Brilliant, who would thought of using a bike wheel in this beautiful manner!
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