As promised...

 I hope you're excited because it's finally CRAFT POST TIME! I know, I know this is way over due but I'm a crazed nursing student with very little free time and a very undependable immune system. I also was just in one of my best friend's wedding (congrats again Kylie and Kevin!!) so any free time I did have went to wedding preparation and then wedding CELEBRATION! WOO! Goodness I love weddings!
Anyways... now that I'm healthy and semi-caught up on school work (and sleep!) I decided it's about time I got around to that post I've been promising.

 I've seen a whole bunch of fun burlap wreaths on pinterest.com but I had yet to find one that I loved... So I decided to get a little creative and throw caution to the wind in order to concoct what is now my new favorite craft! YAY! I really, really like love it. It turned out way better than I had hoped and it cost me less than 10 dollars to make it! (Thank you Michael's for your amazing coupons and sales!)

To start you will need the following (see below for pictures of what I used) : 

Burlap garland (or about 1 yard by 1 yard of burlap)... I bought the burlap with a 50% off coupon so it ended up only costing me $4.00. 

glue gun

glue sticks

wire (optional)

a wooden wreath (I got mine for 99 cents at Michael's)

scissors

ribbon ($2.00 from Michaels)
chop sticks or tongs (optional but highly suggested)

wooden wreath 

I started by cutting the garland into 5 in by 5 in squares (I made about 50 of them). Then I folded it so two opposite of the opposite corners of the square touched and added a dab of hot glue to keep it in place.  (It should look like a triangle.) It doesn't need to be perfect! That's what makes this so easy and fun! I suggest doing this to all of the squares before continuing to the next step. This allows time for the glue to not only harden but COOL which is super important (I still have blisters on my hand that are trying to heel and I made this two weeks ago!)

Like so...

Once the glue is nice and cool, take one of the free corners and glue it on top of the freshly glued corner of the triangle. Add a dab of hot glue. And repeat. (Until every square is done!) Remember to make sure it's cool! I actually used chop sticks to press the burlap onto the glue at this point to avoid any more burns (if only I had thought of this sooner!!)

Now that you have these pretty, little "loops", it is time to get down to business. Add a dab of hot glue onto the wooden wreath and then place a loop on top. (Remember to use your chopsticks, tongs, or whatever else you have on hand so  you don't burn those pretty 4manicured fingers!)  Repeat on the opposite side.

Continue to glue on the loops until the wreath is completely covered.

As you might notice in the picture, there's a big ol' goopy glue mess in the middle. To hide this, I added an entire row of loops directly in the middle of the other two rows. This conceals the goopy mess, and adds some extra fullness to the wreath. Use your own judgment as to how to place the loops so that the wreath will look its prettiest!

Finally, I made a big pretty bow and attached it with some wire. You could hot glue the bow but I wanted to be able to use this wreath again and again, throughout every season and holiday. This can be done simply by changing the bows. Or even adding ornaments or signs! The opportunities are endless! Once the bow was secured, I got to work on puffing up the individual poofs until the wreath looked it's prettiest. And voila, a beautiful and versatile Fall wreath!

Ta Da!!!

Now go display your gorgeous new fall wreath on your front door with pride.