Coca-Cola Holiday Wreath

My mother is an avid collector of Coca-Cola items, so every year I try to make her something with a Coca-Cola theme.  Since this year I’ve been making lots of wreaths, that’s what I went with.  This is a great wreath design that could be done in any theme and/colors.  I also like that it can be reversible.

Coca-Cola Holiday Wreath

I came up with this design idea when I was shopping for foam wreaths.  They were so expensive!  When I was looking in the floral section of AC Moore, I found these wire wreath forms for less than $2 each! And the idea was born.

I did experiment at first with how I wanted to make the wreath, but I knew I was going to cut my material into strips and tie it on the wreath somehow.  I used a rotary cutter with a pinking blade to make quick and easy work of cutting the material into strips about 1″ wide and 8-10″ long. Coca-Cola fabric is hard to come by and I had to purchase a few different kinds (both cotton and flannel) to have enough.  So I just kept with red and white only Coca-Cola prints and then bought some plain white cotton fabric at my local JoAnn’s.  If you want to make a wreath like this, I would suggest sticking to cotton, as the flannel (or even fleece) is thicker and not as easy to tie.

Coca-Cola Wreath – Reverse Side

If you want to make a wreath like this, it’s actually quite easy, though a little more time-consuming than you might think. The wire wreath form I purchased has 6 wires from inside to outside. I think they are all pretty much the same regardless of brand or size.   After you cut your fabric into strips about 1″wide x 8-10″ long (I suggest using pinking shears or a pinking blade on a rotary cutter, but a straight blade will work too), just tie them to the form working over 2 wires as I have pictured here:

Tie fabric, knotting twice, working over 2 wires. Alternate colors as I show here in order to achieve a pattern.

Just continue to tie your fabric in the this same pattern all the way around. After tying a bunch of knots, push the pieces of fabric as tightly together as you want to. I like to push them together pretty tightly so that it looks nice on the reverse side.  When you get to the vertical wires, tie your fabric in a way that will help to cover the wire. Depending on the size of your wreath form, it can take a couple of hours just to tie the fabric on.  When you’re done, add a bow if desired, and use a piece of floral wire to create a hanger.

I also made a similar wreath using bandanas in red, white, and blue and achieved this really nice 4th of July themed wreath:

I’d love to hear what you think of these. Do you think you’ll try making one?  It would make a great last-minute gift idea since you can make it to go with any theme or decor. It would even be great for a kids room!