Recycled Paper Memorial Day Wreath

Total Time: 35 minutes + drying time

Yield: 1 wreath

Supplies:

• paper plate
• cereal box
• scissors
• pen/marker
• acrylic paint
• clothespin
• cotton ball
• assorted ribbon

Steps:

1. Using a cereal box, cut the box so it is flat. That way you can trace star shapes. You could freehand star shapes, or cut a heart shape on a piece of paper as a template to trace.

 

 
2. Trace the stars and cut out.

 

 
3. I folded my paper plate and cut the inside out (half circle) to create wreath. Then check to see if you need to cut more stars or not.

 

 
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4. Lay down paper or a box to paint your stars. We used the cotton ball dabbing technique, but you could always use markers, or crayons too. Allow to dry.

 

 

 
5. Use ribbon to form a bow.

 

 
6. Figure out where you would like to glue your bow and hot glue it in place.

 

 
7. Once stars have are dried, you can hot glue them around the wreath.

 
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8. Cut a medium piece of blue ribbon and loop and knot to create a wreath hanger. It is now ready to hang/display!