Curly Wreath a.k.a the Chia Wreath

How many paper curls were used to make this wreath?  Exactly 384 strips of paper!!!

Bethany's guess of 250 was the closest.  Congratulations Bethany!  You are the big winner! 

You will receive a free paper packet!

Melinda will receive a prize for being the first one to respond to the contest post.

Laura will also receive a prize for being responder #7, which was the random number generated by random.org

Winners, please contact me by the end of April to claim your prize:   princess_camelot@hotmail.com

This wreath makes me laugh!  How can a wreath be so funny?  Watch and see....

How to create a Curly Wreath

Step 1:  Gather Supplies

Styrofoam Wreath

7 to 8 sheets of 12x12 patterned paper (double sided)

Paper Trimmer

Round pencil

Hot Glue Gun and Glue
A Movie (you'll need it!)

Step 2:  Cut Paper

You can cut 1/2 inch strips or 1 inch strips.  I would recommend making the strips 6 inches long. 

Step 3:  Curl the Paper

Curl each strip of paper around a round pencil.  You can curl two or three papers at a time, but any more than that and it doesn't work very well.  Believe me, I tried.
At this point in the project you'll want to start the movie, because you are going to be curling paper for a long time...

Step 4:  Glue curls to wreath

Heat up the glue gun.  Decide if you want to have a random mix of curls, or if you want them in sections.  If you want to do them in sections, mark your Styrofoam wreath form.  6 or 8 sections work nicely, depending on how many different colored papers you have.

Glue down those curls!

Don't you just love the action shots here?

Step 5:  Watch it grow!

Okay, so this was the funny part.  Over a few minutes of time, the curls would start to relax and grow!  It was like watching a Chia Pet grow right before my very eyes!  This phenomenon had me laughing the entire time I was making this wreath! 

Even the kids thought it was funny, and then they had to try it out!

Step 6:  Voila!  A wreath!

Maybe if I take another picture tomorrow, it will have grown even more!  I love my Chia-Wreath.

Paper:  Sweetheart (X7134B) Close To My Heart

Inspiration from Scrapbooks, Etc.