The Book Page Wreath

I finally got around to one the crafts that has been on my project list for a very long time – the book page wreath...

I have to be honest. This project was a serious time commitment. I had no clue it was going to take me an entire weekend and multiple severe hot glue burns to make my wreath. Not kidding about the glue burns. There is so much glue involved in this project that you are guaranteed to walk away with a few injuries. But all in all, it was worth the pain and the time. I am totally obsessed with my newest addition to our dining room.

 

 Now, there are a million tutorials out there, but I had a hard time finding a tutorial with very clear instructions. This project can get a little confusing so I am going to show y’all how I made my wreath.

You will need:

Styrofoam wreath
1-2 books
Stapler
Glue gun & glue sticks

 I wanted my wreath to be huge, so I used a 16 inch Styrofoam wreath. You can also use a straw or stick wreath. I also wanted my wreath to look a bit aged instead of bright white, so I picked up a 1952 Baptist Hymnal from a local antique store. You will need a ton of pages, so make sure you get a very long book or two books just to be safe. My hymnal was 500 pages and I used almost the entire book.

 Here comes the fun part. Rip out all your pages. Curl each page into the shape of a cone and staple it at the end. This step literally took me over 4 hours and an entire bottle of wine.

Here is a close up of the cones.

 Hot glue the very back row FACE DOWN on the back of the wreath. As you add more rows you’ll be working forward.

 

 

 

 Next, hot glue another round of cones in between your first row. I glued this row of petals a little higher.

 Now glue a third row. Make sure you fill in any gaps. The fuller, the better.

  Now flip your wreath over and admire. Flip it back over and fill in any gaps you didn’t see before.

 

 This is a good time to add a string for hanging. I used a thick strand of jute.

 

Now start adding rows to the front. You can stick to a pattern, or just glue them wherever you want {which is what I did}. Make sure each row is a bit shorter than the last. Trim the tails off, or glue them down.

 

Here is what the back of my wreath looked like after a few rows. After each row, I flipped it over and glued the tails down.

I made smaller cones for my inner-most row. After you finish your last row, fill in any gaps. You are done! Go hang that beauty!

 

Such a ham! I swear he does this on purpose.