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    Home » DIY Projects

    DIY Summer Wreath from a Straw Hat

    June 2, 2021 by Patti Estep 4 Comments

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    Hot pink flowers on a straw hat with a black bowl hanging on a white door.
    Straw had with pink flowers on a door and two other pics of supplies and partially completed hat.
    Bright pink florals on straw hat wreath for white door.

    See how easily you can put together this bright and cheerful summer wreath to adorn your front door this summer. Just a few basic supplies come together to create a fun straw hat wreath that will greet everyone who comes to your door.

    Straw hat with pink flowers on a white door.

    Summer is upon us so that means it's time for a new front door wreath. One of my favorite things to make in the decorating realm is something for the front door. Often I use natural flowers and grapevine wreaths but I also like to make some with artificial flowers like today's straw hat wreath.

    Straw hat, glue gun, glue sticks, floral shears, wire cutters, black ribbon and faux flower stems in shade of pink.

    You can find very inexpensive straw hats at the craft store and sometimes at the dollar store. Maybe you have an old one lying around that you could use. Once you get a hat all you need is some flowers, ribbon, and a hot glue gun.

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    Piece of jute threaded through straw hat rim.

    How to Hang a Straw Hat on the Door

    One more thing. You'll need to make a simple hanger to hang the hat on the door. I used a piece of twine and thread it through the holes in the hat. Make it long enough to hang where you want it. Then slide the knot through the holes to the inside so that it doesn't show.

    Jute hanger on straw hat wreath hanging from door hanger.

    Then hang it on a wreath hook from underneath the hat.

    Artificial flower tops dark pink colors and a few white stems.

    Decorating the Hat

    Now for the decoration. I wanted to use bright raspberry pinks for this festive summer wreath. So I picked up a few bushes at the craft store. For a little contrast and a little lightness, I also used one bunch of little white daisies.

    To prep, cut off the tops of the flowers with wire cutters. Then cut the daisies into 3-4 inch lengths. Don't throw away the rest of the material such as buds or leaves. You never know when you might use it. In fact, you may want to tuck in a few leaves with the flowers.

    Large straw hat with a few large pink and fuchsia colored fake flowers around the rim.

    As with so many of my floral projects, start with the largest items first. Simply add a little hot glue to the bottom and set it in place on the brim.

    Then start adding in smaller flowers and buds, leaving a little bare opening across from the hanger to add a bow.

    Finish with the daisies and any leaves that you want to add.

    Tip: It's helpful to prop up the hat so you can see what it will look like on the door while you're working. You might even want to remove a picture from the wall and hang it there to see where you may need to add a few flowers.

    Straw hat with a wide rim covered in flowers with a piece of black ribbon tails glued in center.

    Adding a Bow

    Once you have filled in all the flowers, it's time to make a bow.

    Start with a length of ribbon folded in half a little on the long side, about 20 inches. Pull it apart slightly and hot glue the top to the hat as shown above.

    Black grosgrain ribbon made into a bow with wire.

    Next, make a bow with tails that are smaller than the ones you just glued on the hat about 8 inches.

    Glue the bow directly on top of the ribbon and your straw hat summer wreath is complete.

    Shades of pink artificial flowers around the base of a straw hat and a black ribbon handing on the front door as a summer wreath.

    The beachiness of a straw hat and the bright raspberry reds and pinks scream summer to me. This easy project will be good for several months and then it will be time to create something new for the fall.

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    Straw hat wreath with pink and red flowers and a black bow.
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    DIY Summer Wreath from a Straw Hat

    Make an easy and colorful straw hat wreath for your front door this summer with this easy step by step tutorial.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Active Time30 mins
    Total Time40 mins
    Course: Wreath
    Yield: 1
    Author: Patti Estep
    Cost: $25

    Equipment

    • scissors
    • Glue gun
    • Wire Cutters

    Materials

    • Wide brim straw hat
    • Several artificial flowers in varying size and shape
    • 1 inch grosgrain black ribbon
    • floral wire
    • hot glue

    Instructions

    • Cut off flower tops from stems.
    • For small sprigs of flowers cut them around 2-3 inches
    • Prepare a hanger by threading twine or jute through the holes in the hat.
    • Determine the length you want and cut the twine.
    • Tie a knot and then slip the knot through the holes to the underside so that the knot will not show when hanging.
    • Glue flowers all around the base of the hat, leaving a spot opposite from the hanger open for a bow.
    • Start with the largest flowers first.
    • Continue to glue smaller flowers around the rim.
    • Add the sprigs of the smallest flowers on last.
    • Fold a lenght of ribbon about 20 inches long in half and glue the top to the opening on the hat.
    • Make a bow with two smaller tails using the floral wire.
    • Glue the bow on top of the black ribbon tails.
    • Hang and enjoy.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    Comments

    1. Carole West

      June 15, 2021 at 10:46 am

      This is so pretty and I like how you pulled the string through for a simple hanger. Great tip and those zinnias almost look real.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        June 15, 2021 at 1:35 pm

        Thanks Carole. I agree some of the faux flowers you can buy at the craft store look so real these days. Thanks for stopping by.

        Reply
    2. Rebecca Payne

      June 11, 2021 at 11:22 am

      Awesome! Thank you for sharing.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        June 11, 2021 at 1:14 pm

        Glad you like it Rebecca!

        Reply

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