Saint Patrick's Day Wreath

This Saint Patrick’s Day Wreath turned out completely different from the plan in my head. I am growing to love that about crafting though. Sometimes what doesn’t go as planned turns out even better. This turned from a simple wreath to a very GREEN statement piece for the front door. I didn’t realize it is exactly what my front door needed until it was hung there.

The majority of items used to construct this wreath are from the Dollar Tree. It is simple to put together and inexpensive to make.

Let’s create!

Supplies for the Saint Patrick’s Day Wreath

Ribbon of choice -Dollar Tree (I used most of 2 spools)
Wreath Form – Dollar Tree
Shamrock Crown – Dollar Tree
Greenery Garland – Dollar Tree ( I used 2)
Burner Cover – Dollar Tree (only need the small one from the pack of 2)
Printable with Mod Podge or Stencils, Stickers, or Transfers for the Lettering
Binder Ring or String to hold the ends of the garland together
Twine in Green & Brown – Dollar Tree
White Paint
Mod Podge
Paint Brush
Scissors
Glue gun

How to Construct the Saint Patrick’s Day Wreath

Wrapping the Wreath Form

First, I wrapped the ribbon around the wire frame making sure it fully covered it. I then tucked the ribbon under itself and cut off any excess. You could also knot or glue it if you wish.

Next, I looped the binder ring through the eyelet at one end of the garland. I did not want to secure the garland with hot glue as I wanted it maneuverable for later in the process. My Autumn Wreath was constructed similarly for further reference. Then, I began wrapping the garland around the wreath frame and hooked the eyelet at the other end of the garland onto the ring. I repeated this for the other strand of garland but just couldn’t get this one to reach so I grabbed another ring and hooked it to a piece of vine nearby. The goal here is to just keep the vine maneuverable for later so you can put leaves where they look best.

1. Wrap the ribbon around the frame 2. Loop garland ends 3. Eyelet to vine as didn’t reach to the ring

The St. Patrick’s Lettering

The Lettering Outtakes

The burner cover and lettering turned into one of those ‘didn’t go as planned’ must improvise nightmares. I first painted the burner cover white so I had a uniform base. That went fine but it did require several coats. Then, my intention was to use a round printable the same size as the burner cover and Mod Podge it on.

This is where things went wrong. The paper bubbled so badly that I peeled it off. It had already started to dry so it left a lumpy bumpy mess of the burner cover. I printed a smaller printable, colored a green circle around it, and then Mod Podged it onto cardboard. The green marker ring didn’t look well at all. Every green marker in our home was mostly dried out (could kids be to blame for that?) so it was spotty at best. I decided to just cut it down and forego the circle shape. Then I glued ribbon around it to cover the majority of my poorly colored marker ring.

Suggested Process for Lettering

I ended up liking the way the finished product looked on our front door but it isn’t the simple wreath I initially intended. To get that, I would paint the burner cover white as done above. Then I would print the Happy St. Patrick’s Day printable an inch or two smaller than the burner cover and Mod Podge it down. It is less likely to bubble if it doesn’t go clear to the edge. Alternatively, you could simply paint the lettering on.

Since the above outtake left a lumpy bumpy burner cover I covered it with ribbon. I cut one piece of ribbon about two inches past the length of the cover and then glued the ends down on the backside. For the rest of the pieces I cut them shorter to save on ribbon. To attach, I tucked the ends under the already applied ribbon and once again glued them down on the backside. Then I glued the ‘Happy St. Patrick’s Day’ sign on the front of the ribbon covered burner cover. It is starting to look more and more like a Saint Patrick’s Day Wreath.

The Shamrock Crown

Next, I added twine to the shamrock crown by cutting it the same length as the ribbon in brown and green. Then I knotted it and wrapped it to the bottom once again knotting it.

After this I glued the headband to the burner cover with the hot glue gun.

Putting the Wreath all Together

First I went around the wreath and glued the green foliage down where I wanted it to stay and not be free flowing. This did involve removing some foliage from areas of the garland and attaching them to other areas. Since the middle had the shamrocks I wanted most of the foliage to be on the outer part of the wreath.

Then, I tied the bow on the shamrock crown to the bottom side of the burner cover.

I then glued the ends of the crown to the sides of the burner cover.

Next I glued the burner cover to the wreath with a piece of ribbon.

Finally, I glued the shamrocks to the wreath to keep the burner cover from moving.