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It’s time for the Creative Craft blog hop!! Sara, Birdz of a Feather is our host and does a great job rounding up some awesome crafters each month. I will share each creator’s craft at the bottom of my page.
My craft will be a faux wooden bead wreath from ping pong balls and a wire wreath form I purchased in Dollar Tree.
Faux Wooden Bead Wreath Tutorial
I started with 7 packages of six ping pong balls and a wire wreath form.
♦ Prep the wire wreath form
Take the wreath form and a pair of wire snips.
Cut off the first and third wire from the form. Keeping two sections fully intact. I sniped at the wire section strip.
This is how the form should look after cutting the two wires off.
Clean the two wires by removing the pieces from the two removed wires.
To thread the ping pong balls onto the wreath, cut one end of the middle wire from the full section of the wreath.
♦ Adding ping pong balls.
With a lighter heat the end of the wire and poke the wire through the ping pong ball.
Continue to thread the ping pong balls on the wire.
Cutting the outside wire, be sure to cut on the opposite side of the full section.
Thread ping pong balls on the wire the same way.
To connect the cut wires back to the form. Loop over the end of each wire over the full section, bend to lock.
♦ Tie the two ball wires together.
To keep the two wire rings from separating, wire the two rings together with floral wire.
I divided my wreath in three sections and wrapped wire to both rings.
The wreath form is complete, it should look like this.
♦ Create the look of wooden beads
Spray paint the entire wreath with Dover White by Krylon.
Let it dry thoroughly.
With a chip brush and Golden Oak stain, add one coat to the painted balls.
As it dries, brush long strokes over all the balls creating brush marks.
It should look like this.
Let dry.
♦ Add greenery.
Secure floral foam to the full wreath section with floral wire.
Added the greenery by poking the stems into the foam.
So, what do you think? Does it look like wooden beads? I am so happy with the way the wreath looks, but mostly Kristin (who I made it for) loves it.
Thanks for stopping by and reading how I created my wreath, make sure you check out the other crafters and what they created for us.
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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. 🙂
Wow, Terrie, this wreath is very creative. I’m sure much less expensive and lighter than using real wood needs. Love the wood work the greenery.
Thank you so much Carol.
That’s a really cool painting technique! I would have never guessed those were ping pong balls.
They did turn out great and less expensive than wood beads at that size. Thank you Marie!
Ping pong balls made to look like wooden beads? How clever of you, Terrie! It’s very pretty!
This turned out so pretty. Not only is it less expensive but more lightweight than actual wood beads. I definitely pinned this post for inspiration.
Thanks Donna.
I love it Terrie! Ping pong balls, how clever!! The paint makes them look just like wood beads and using floral foam to attach the greenery is genius! Great job, it looks fantastic!
Thanks Jenna.
Wood beads wreath are so stylish these days and making them using ping pong balls is certainly a fun and less expensive way to make one! I’ve made one myself. I love that you created two rows of beads along with lots of greenery that sets it apart from the rest! Your wreath looks so lush and beautiful! I know Kristen loves it, too!
Actually, Kristin wanted to rings of beads. I am glad I was able to figure it out. Thanks Gail.
Terrie, I can’t believe your “beads” are plastic–what a clever technique! The wreath is beautiful. Pinned! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
Thanks Cecilia. I saw a person do a cookie sheet to mimic a wooden tray so I thought why not do it on ping pong balls. Worked!
Terrie when I first glanced at the wreath I really thought they were large wooden beads! Great job. I would never have thought to use ping pong balls!!!!!! So creative.
It was super easy Tammy. I will be doing this again with other items! Thanks Tammy