Can You Tell What This Wreath Is Made Of? High Heels and a Hammer

Once the leaves start to turn, the craft blogs are suddenly filled with homemade wreaths. Most are made from scrap fabrics, nature finds, or newspaper. This one however uses a material that's not only inexpensive, but easy to find too!

Over at High Heels and a Hammer, Kristen has put together this fun, modern colored wreath for her front door. It looks like it could be paper on first glance, but upon closer inspection, this wreath is made from a pastic tablecloth.

It was first cut into long strips and then tied down nice and neat. This style of table covering is only a few dollars at most big box retailers, or you could even use the leftovers from an upcoming party. They're available in every color under the sun and less pricey than fabric and will even hold up to the elements.

What other type of projects could you put a tablecloth to use on? Their price and selection make them ideal, but we're curious how you'd use them. Check out the full tutorial to make your own over at High Heels and a Hammer.

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Comments (21)

honestly, not quite as ingenious as you made it sound. Plus I bet it looks really cheap up close.

Whoa! Is that a plastic wreath? That took hours to make? Wow. I don't want that.

I think it looks cute! I like the modern look. And being plastic I'm sure it'll hold up great on the front door.

Hello, mariyaodessa and potpie. I hope your day improves.

Kristen, I like the wreath, and would have guessed ribbon, and this is a definite upcycle for a plastic tablecloth.

Sarah Rae, I don't think you oversold the project, and I hope some other commenters will riff on the idea of using the tablecloth as material to create something interesting. I like reuse.

Might try basket weaving, or flat weaving folded strips into a placemat or table runner.
Or tie short strips of tablecloth all along an LED light string for some fluffy boa holiday decor. You may have seen this done with short lengths of colorful ribbon ... it's cute.

To each his peach.

I've also seen these made with coffee filters.

Hah .... I was close. I thought, "dental dams?"

I remember making one like this (a slightly less classy version with white trash bags and a wire hanger) in elementary school. Nice to see it a little dressier.

I guessed coffee filters, but this idea seems pretty cool, if not time consuming. Relevant to me as I've been trying to settle on a design for a Halloween wreath.

cute + durable + cheap = a great wreath. Nice job!

Might want to change that to "plastic tablecloth" instead of "pastic tablecloth" lest the snarky vultures descend and ask "What's a pastic tablecloth?"

@minuet: We made this with sandwich bags and a hanger too.

Since most of these tablecloths are matte finish, I think it looks a lot classier than the one we made in 2nd grade! Wish I'd thought of it before getting ride of my old work tablecloths!

@urbancricket: I think I just died laughing.

Cute project, too.

@urbancricket Thank you for making my day. I'm sure that I've been to a clinic which has a condom wreath so one made of dental dams would make a lovely matching pair.

Going out and buying a plastic tablecloth in order to spend hours making this project? No.

Having a tablecloth on hand and reusing it instead of throwing it away? Awesome.

I'm personally over the frills and ruffles trend, so this project wouldn't have done it for me in the first place. :P But I bet it could have cool variations!

pfft lots of bored viewers tonight, personally I only have time to comment on things that interest me. I think it's sweet, cheap and a great green way of upcycling. Since these plastics come in a rainbow of colors the variations on mixing it up are endless. It is perfect for those with doors exposed to the elements as well as a great project the kids can assist with.

BAHHHHHHhahahahaha @urbancricket :D

Thanks for your comment, Splomo--your first sentence made me laugh so hard I scared the cat!

Not a big ruffle person, myself, but I love this idea. The result is beautiful and looks like gray ribbon. And I can't believe all the bitching about how much time it would take--yes, craft projects take time!