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Over the holiday weekend we went to visit our son, Todd. I didn’t have time to style our porch for this challenge, actually I was thinking about passing the challenge for this month. When we arrived at Todd’s home I noticed he still had his Christmas wreath up. 🙁 I asked why? He said he liked a wreath on his door, but didn’t have another one to replace it. Well that just told me I will be making one over the time of our visit. I would love to take his porch and style all of it, it’s the perfect porch to use for the Pinterest challenge. Here is his porch. It’s got great potential.
I have to remember that it’s not my porch AND he doesn’t want a lot of fuss on the porch. That being said, I am doing exactly what he wants on his porch. We will just focus on his front door area. I removed his Christmas wreath. 🙂
First thing I wanted to do is find a theme for his porch. He is a huge St. Louis Cardinal fan and has a few things already to use in this area. Now we will go to Hobby Lobby to find items to make a door wreath.
DIY BASEBALL THEMED WREATH TUTORIAL
Items I will be using for the wreath are listed below:
- 18 inch grapevine wreath
- 2 rolls of blue burlap ribbon
- 1 roll of red, white and blue gingham ribbon
- 1 piece of red thin glitter ribbon
- wooden baseball plaque
- baseball items; mini items, bat, helmet and ball
- wooden welcome word
- red, white, blue craft paint
- wood glue
- floral wire
I used a drill to drill holes into the wooden plaque, hat and baseball so I can wire the items to the wreath.
Painting the wooden baseball plaque white and the welcome sign blue, giving two coats to each.
When I went for a wreath I really wanted a wire form wreath to use, but they were all out. I purchased a grapevine wreath. In order to get the loop effect I wanted I used floral wire and looped the ribbon to the wreath.
Here are the steps I used to loop the burlap to the wreath.
- cut a piece of floral wire
- measure a nice loop in your ribbon
- thread the wire through the burlap
- gather the ribbon on the wire
- wrap the wire around a piece of the grapevine wreath
- do not cut the ribbon keep on looping the same way
I cut pieces of the gingham ribbon and the red ribbon making a layered bow attaching it onto the wreath. (I lost the photos of the layered ribbon).
I took the red craft paint and painted the baseball seams. Let dry.
Taking wood glue and the welcome sign and attaching it to the center of the baseball.
I decorated the wreath with the baseball, bat and helmet. Taking floral wire attaching the bat to the wreath. Hiding the wire with the ribbon.
Taking floral wire threading through the drilled holes in the baseball and helmet wiring it onto the wreath as well.
Threading floral wire into the drilled holes of the baseball welcome plaque and attaching it to the center of the wreath.
Now placing it on the front door.
Adding Todd’s St. Louis welcome sign to the brick wall.
Last thing was adding a door mat.
That’s all he wanted to add to his porch. Now this mamma could of done so much more, but I know this isn’t my porch. So I stopped.
I hope you enjoyed my DIY Wreath.
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Decorating our home on a budget is my thrill. I think a home can look beautiful without breaking the bank. Your home should bring the best out of you and make you feel happy. You should smile every time you enter your home. 🙂
Love this wreath, Terrie! We’re huge Cardinals fans, too! I’ll have to add this project to my list, my hubby will love it! Thanks for sharing!
We lived in the St. Louis area almost all of our lives before moving to Alabama. My son has been a huge fan since he was a little guy.
Thanks Dori!
That is a wonderful wreath! Great job, and great mom. Go Cardinals!
Thank you so much Pam. He loves the team.
Thank you for sharing this with us this week at #HomeMattersParty. You have combined two of my favorite themes – baseball and patriotic decor. Pinned.
I love that you let me join in on the party. The wreath turned out so cute and is perfect for my son’s door. Thanks you Donna.
So cute Terrie! It turned out so well. I have one son that wants everything and the kitchen sink on his door and another that is just like your son, a minimalist ( in my opinion! lol)
Great job. So pretty!!!!
Both of our children likes the “less is best” attitude. Me…I like what I like and if it’s too much oh well. ha! Thanks Tammy, I like how it turned out too.
So cute Terrie!! I have to hold back on the cutesy stuff for my son too 😂 This is perfect for your baseball loving son!
Isn’t it crazy how our children are so different than we are. I wanted a bench or table sitting on the porch or maybe two chairs. He said no. He didn’t have to think about it.ha! Thanks Jenna!
What a brilliant idea to bring out your son’s favorite baseball team items to decorate his front porch and making the wreath was genius!!! Nice job, Mom. <3
Enjoy your visit,
Barb 🙂
Thank you Barbara! Looks so much better than the Christmas one for May. ha!
You’re a good Momma. Taking care of him like that. I bet he keeps it there until you come and make him one for fall! LOL
I can only hope I am a good mom! No there won’t be a fall one. A regular wreath and his Christmas wreath is all he wants.
How lucky your son is to have a mom like you!! This wreath is so darn cute , Terrie and I’m just wowed at how you put it all together so quickly on your visit!! So creative and fun for any front door!! My husband would love it on ours!!😉
Thanks Christine. Without having anything to make it there we had to make a Hobby Lobby run. He had all the decorative pieces which was great. The painting and drying time took the longest. I need to invest in one of those paint dryers. ha!
Really cute, Terrie! Good that you didn’t take over his porch with your style, but it definitely would be a fun space to decorate. Maybe you could just “borrow” it sometime for a blog post;) Pinned on my wreath ideas board!
Thanks Lora! I doubt if I will use his porch for any type of display on a blog post. One he doesn’t have anything to place on it. ha! Thanks for pinning on your wreath board that was sweet of you!
Such a pretty baseball wreath and I love the red, white and blue colors too.
Thanks Marty. I love the colors too. It would be a great one for patriotic wreath changing the baseball theme with flags or sparklers.
How fun that you decorated your son’s porch.
I don’t know when you will go back, but my guess is that the wreath will be hanging there for a long time.
What a sweet mom!
Carol…your guess is spot on, well until Christmas he will change it out. He is real good about putting up a tree (with my help come Thanksgiving). Now that he has a summer and Christmas wreath he will change them out. I hope. ha! Thank you so much Carol!
A baseball wreath is a fun front door ideas for summer.
Thank Paula. I thought it would be a great door decor for a single male and for baseball season which last throughout the summer. Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your summer my friend.
Hi Terrie! I started laughing with Todd’s Christmas wreath! This is the cutest wreath! I Guess you need to get him a seasonal wreath for every holiday! Looks amazing. And, you got the wreath finished in a matter of hours. Impressive. It is so nice! Love it! laura
Thanks! I know Laura it was crazy. Men! They don’t care about what season it is just as long as they like it. ha! I hope this will last him all season and he can use his Christmas one during the season and switch out the two wreaths. He isn’t one for change. He will change the wreath but every season I would be pushing it. ha!
How cute it that? I love that you joined in our fun this month. I hope you had a wonderful visit with your son.
Thanks Katie, you are so sweet! We had an amazing time with him and our daughter and her family came to visit as well. All my kids under the same roof was a wonderful time.
Oh my gosh Tip this is the CUTEST wreath I have seen in a long time. How crafty and creative. Perfect for the summer!
Awe thank you so much Laura. I think it is perfect for a single male and a great wreath for all season until he can swap it out with his Christmas wreath. 🙂
I just love this. It’s so summery!
Thanks Maurren! I love how it turned out and better yet….Todd loves it. It will be hanging there until he places his Christmas wreath back up. ha!
What a great idea!!
I just love how the wreath turned out. It is so fitting for our son and his home.