Burlap Pool Noodle Wreath

I get bored easily doing the same crafts so when I saw the idea of turning a pool noodle into a wreath I had to try it! I didn't refer to anyone's instructions when making this so there may be better tutorials somewhere out there but I'll go ahead and share with you how I made mine.

First in order to get the two ends to form a seamless join once they become circular they had to be cut on an angle with a utility knife. Now the problem was the force needed to keep these ends together, what was I going to use?

I enlisted the help of a driftwood twig that I would glue and insert into the holes at the ends thinking that might solve that problem.

Next was measuring out the burlap that would be needed to wrap around the tube. I was aiming to make one long tube of fabric to slide over the noodle to cover it, before sealing the two ends shut.

Now that I had that measurement I cut off three lengths of the burlap in that width allowing for extra to  make the fringed edges.

Once the 3 strips were cut I joined the three strips together at the two seams with a glue gun, quick and easy so far right?

It should now be one long, continuous strip almost three times the length of the noodle.

 

I made sure the edges on the burlap were fringed out fairly evenly at this point as well before I began to cover the noodle with it. Next, I decided to sew the edges together around the noodle with a simple running stitch, I figured the glue gun would make the join bulky and stiff when I was ready to gather it.

Once the entire length of fabric was sewn together around the tube, the two ends could be sealed together. I glued the above mentioned twig in place but, glue alone wouldn't take care of it so duct tape came in handy to seal the seam! 

 Thinking of how I would hand this thing I chose some gardeners wire to wrap around and form a hanging loop. Then I brought the burlap ends together and concealed all of the wire except for the loop.

Now it completely covered so I just evenly adjusted the gathers and made sure the fringes lined up along the outside edge. 

I love how it turned out and I wanted it to be used all year long, so I came up with the idea to make a boutineer that I could pin in place on the wreath and alternate with the seasons. I glued an assortment of flowers to a burlap base and then placed a safety pin on that and glued a top layer of burlap over the pin to keep it in place.

It still looked a little plain to me even with the burlap ribbon bow that I attached with glue, I'll only swap out the seasonal decor.

I took my floral wire and attached a couple of snowflakes on the opposite side and that sealed the project for me, they are easily removable as well. Tah-dah! Done! The best part is I'll only need a Spring boutineer and maybe a couple of butterflies and I'll have another new look for the next season!