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Make a Ruffly Wreath

4 November 2009 14,917 views 16 Comments

by heather

Lindsay from Living With Lindsay is not only a genius, but she's a frugal genius! Check out this pretty frilly wreath she made from humble dollar store items, including a dollar store romance novel. If you feel weird about ripping up a book, how about using one of those pesky local phone directories that always shows up at the most inopportune time on your doorstep (am I the only one that really, really hates those?) She walks you through the whole technique to get this amazing wreath over at her blog, so get clicking [how to make a ruffly book wreath]

Project Estimate:

10" foam wreath, $1
Paperback novel, on hand or $1
Acrylic paint, on hand
Glue gun, on hand
Ribbon, on hand

Total: $1 and up

16 Comments »

Ammie said:

This is adorable! I have plenty of falling apart pulp novels that I’d love to repurpose in some way. Thanks for sharing this fun fun idea.

# 4 November 2009 at 7:31 am

Care said:

I love this!!

# 4 November 2009 at 8:16 am

Vone said:

I saw this yesterday and love it. I’m going to save this idea.

# 4 November 2009 at 8:49 am

urban craft said:

Great link, never checked out Living With Lindsay before. Yes, sometimes I live under a rock. She better patent this idea before Martha tries to snag it.

# 4 November 2009 at 4:05 pm

living with lindsay said:

I would be so honored if Martha would steal this from me. :) However, I saw the idea at a vintage show, so I pretty much stole it from someone else.

Thanks so much for featuring my wreath! You KNOW I love Dollar Store Crafts!

# 4 November 2009 at 4:28 pm

valerie said:

how cool! I love all the fab sites you share with us!

# 5 November 2009 at 3:05 pm

Craft of the Day : Book Page Wreath said:

[...] wreath that is made out of pages from a $1 book, and as soon as I spotted this craft over at Dollar Store Crafts I knew that I had to make one for myself. Can you believe that something so beautiful is so [...]

# 6 November 2009 at 7:23 am

Paul Overton said:

Fantastic! This, I’m gonna do! Thanks for the post.

# 6 November 2009 at 7:39 am

Kim said:

My husband and I just saw a wreath very similar to this at Crate and Barrel. I was made of a wood paper and was $50.

# 6 November 2009 at 3:06 pm

Mike Robison said:

Fantastic project…just finished mine…sooooo easy. I used a stapler to secure the rolled paper and then glue to attach to form , even easir I think !

# 7 November 2009 at 7:15 pm

pam said:

I like your idea Heather – use the pesky phone books! And then spray paint it gold or silver!

And little ones to hang on the tree or packages!

# 17 November 2009 at 9:37 am

Paper Wreath Tutorials | paper crave said:

[...] it was made, and I’ve already got a thrift store book ready to make my own – spotted on Dollar Store Crafts [...]

# 20 November 2009 at 7:24 am

Jamie said:

Looove this! I think I’m going to try it with silver & Red paint. But I know two people who would love this. -Thanks-

# 21 November 2009 at 11:09 pm

Dollar Store Crafts » Blog Archive » Make a Holiday Place Setting said:

[...] with Lindsay, who is a genius at frugal decor ideas! You might recall her completely brilliant $1 Ruffly Wreath project. Check her blog out for a ton of great ideas. -Heather Here we are, just mere days before [...]

# 22 December 2009 at 5:26 pm

Leah said:

I loved this idea when I saw it and made one the next day. So simple and so beautiful yet funky! It took me about 2 hours (I had a friend rip out pages for me as I glued). I brought it in to show my coworkers and they were so impressed.

I did not staple my pages, but I agree with Mike here that stapling would have made it much easier. I burnt my fingers many times trying to hot glue all those folds down. Thanks for sharing such a fantastic idea.

# 21 August 2010 at 9:36 am

Question: Cool November Decoration Ideas? | Dollar Store Crafts said:

[...] material, I'm still loving the book page look, used in all different ways, like in the famous Ruffly Book Page Wreath by Living With Lindsay. You can apply book pages to just about anything for a classy, festive (yet [...]

# 2 November 2010 at 5:27 am