Garbage Bag Wreaths

Hello my crafty friends! Hope all is well in your worlds! This is another post as promised! Tonight we are making wreaths made out of garbage bags. It is a simple project but is time consuming. I liked to work on this one while catching up on my favorite television shows.

Things you will need:
- a metal hanger
- colored garbage bags
- pliers
- card stock
- string
- tape

Step 1:
First you will need to take apart the metal hanger and use the pliers to bend it into a circle. Make sure it stays together.

Step 2:
After this, you will need to cut strips of your garbage bags. I bought mine at the dollar store. They are the small ones for the smaller garbage cans. Do not open them. Just leave it how it unrolls. Separate them at the perforated holes.

Step 3:
Once you have separated a bag from the roll, cut off the bottom of the bag. Then fold the bag in half to make two smaller rectangles. Cut on the fold. Repeat this until the strips are essentially the size of 8" long and the width of a small ruler. Cut the ends off each end of the strips.

Step 4:
Once you have a large amount of these strips, start tying them to the metal circle you made. Make sure you knot them so they do not fall off. Continue this until you have cover the whole circle.

Step 5:
Once you have completed the garbage bag part, its time to make the "welcome" sign. For this, tie one end of the yard to the metal circle. Decide how you want the string to hang within the wreath and the cut the other end leaving enough to be able to tie it up.

Step 6:
Once tied up, work on your letters. All I did for this was take a small ruler and trace around the edges on a piece of white card stock. Then, with a pencil, I drew out my letters. I then colored them in with a black permanent marker and cut them out.

Step 7:

Carefully tape them to the string (or hot glue gun) so they are even. Hang them and enjoy your new wreath. Happy Crafting, my little crafters!