DIY Upcycled Rope Wreaths
Who doesn't love a good recycled craft project? Being that we are in the "age of wasting things," I know I love to find things around my house to reuse and create something new with.
Like any rancher or avid horse lover, you probably have a stack of battered ropes laying around in the barn. Don't have any laying around? No worries! You can buy them here. And now the fun starts what else could a used rope be good for?
Well Gretchen and I came up with a few funky ideas today, so here are a couple fun wreaths to feature around your home using upcycled old ropes.
Recipe for Upcycled rope SUCCESS:
- Used Rope (if you don't have one laying around, purchase one for $10 here!)
- Hot glue sticks
- Hot glue gun
- Heavy gauge wire
- Thin gauge wire
- Decorative elements (We just pulled ours from the fly shop supplies- you could do that, or just round up your own): feathers, dried flowers, antlers, natural elements, ribbon, faux flowers or branches, etc.
Directions:
With the use of hot glue guns and wire, you can essentially attach any decorative element that you want! Get creative and funky as your constitution will allow.
For a festive holiday wreath, cut some fresh pine branches to pair with some decorative holly branches, an antler shed, and a few pinecones to add on top! With a holiday bow, your front door will have the most unique holiday wreath out there! Buy some fake pine to reuse your wreath for next year.
For a spring wreath, add some faux (or real!) flowers with some eucalyptus garland for a green rope wreath!
At N40, we have a program where bring in your used lariat ropes for $5 towards a new lariat rope (good for up to three ropes, or $15 credit), read the full program details HERE (link to n40 blog used rope program)-
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