Does Christmas time always seem to surprise you? Spring into the season with a homemade recycled plastic wreath. This simple, five-step DIY is fun for the whole family and finally gives your old plastic bags a good use!
Materials
- Wire hanger
- Ribbon
- Scissors
- Used plastic grocery bags or white trash bags
- Additional décor
How To:
- Create a hoop
- Bend the hanger into a circle and place the hanger hook at the top. This will allow for easier hanging once the wreath is complete
- Cut plastic strips
- Take your grocery or trash bags and cut them into equal length strips
- Strips should be approximately 2” wide x 3” high
- Make some (lots) of knots
- Taking one piece of plastic at a time, tie a knot around the hoop, repeat until the hoop is filled
- Periodically push your knots together to ensure that the pieces are close together and the wreath looks full
- Add some color
- Using your ribbon color of choice, tie a bow around the hoop; placement of the ribbon depends on your preference
- Add additional decor
- Add any other personalized finishing touches you desire, such as glitter, additional ribbons, etc
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