

- Styrofoam wreath form (Mine is 16 inches)
- Strips of burlap (I used about 3 strips at 2 in x 60 in) I chose red but natural or blue would be fine.
- Cardstock weight scrapbooking paper: 2 sheets of red, 2 sheets of blue and 3 of silver foil paper
- Mechanical pencil without lead
- Ruler
- Scissors
- Stapler
- Straight pins
- Jute twine (to form a loop to hang it)
- Print-out of star templates (here) from Homemade Gifts Made Easy

- Staple a burlap strip to the form at an angle and start wrapping, stapling when you reach the end and then attaching the next piece until the entire form is covered. It won’t matter if it’s not perfect since it won’t show.
- Cut out the stars using the print-out as a template. (I used 3 large red, 3 large blue, 5 large foil and 4 medium foil.) Then, using a mechanical pencil with NO lead and a ruler, create fold lines by bearing down from each of the points of the star to the opposite indention until you have worked all the way around the star. You can use the lines on the template as your guide if you wish by placing it over your cardstock. Repeat on the back of each star as well for easier folding.
- Fold each star…up along the points first and then down along the indentions to create a 3-D effect. Pin them to the wreath by stacking them counter-clockwise and then finally slipping the last star under the first. I found that one pin per star seemed to hold them. More than that might make them look too flat.
- Tie a piece of jute twine to the wreath by slipping it between the stars, tying it and then knotting it to create a loop. It is now ready to hang.




How about you? Are you already planning your 4th of July, too?
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