Valentine's Day Wreath

It's that time of year again when red and pink decorations begin appearing in stores and boxes of chocolate seem to be absolutely everywhere!

I ran across this project around this time last year and even though I'd never made a wreath before, the instructions seemed easy enough. I made one and it turned out so cute! I had leftover supplies (I bought 3 styrofoam wreaths in the hopes to share my creations) and knew it'd be the perfect time to start creating since Valentine's Day is nearing.  Luckily, I have the two perfect people to give these wreaths to! My sister is decorating her new apartment and my mom is always kind enough to find room for my crafting projects. :)

Supplies

Heart-shaped styrofoam wreath ring
[I brought mine from Hobby Lobby for about $2]

1 yard pink or red felt- I had enough to make 3 wreaths
[I bought mine from Hobby Lobby for $5.99/yard]

Scissors

Straight pins


Instructions

Choose a circular shape to trace onto your felt.
I think I used a soup can or something, it was about 3 inches in diameter.

(Sorry- the circles I traced don't really show up in the photo. They are there, though! I promise!)

Cut the felt into strips of circles. This makes it easier to cut the circles out.

I cut out about 100 circles. How many you will use depends on how tightly or loosely you space them.

Fold each circle in half and place a pin close to the edge of the flat side, through both pieces of felt.

Fold that in half and pin the circle to the styrofoam wreath form.

Pin them all on, close together so you cannot see any white between them.

I arranged mine kind of in an inner-circle and outer-circle on the wreath form.
You can kind of see the two rows on the finished product.

When you've put them all the way around, the wreath will look like this!

Flip the wreath over and pin a small loop on the back. I created the loop out of the extra felt. I cut a little strip, doubled it over, and pinned it to the back (pointy side facing upwards so it won't fall out). 

These are my two finished wreaths!

I'm pretty proud and my mother and sister love them!