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Christmas Paper Cone Star Wreath

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Woo Hoo…My Craft Warehouse Guest Designer spot is finally here!   I’ve been waiting anxiously about 6 months for this day to come.   This was my assignment….we’ll send you some pretty paper, make a paper cone wreath and create a tutorial along the way.    OK-Got it!I’ve made circular paper cone wreaths in the past but as a Guest Designer,  I  totally needed to kick it up a notch especially since I received cozy Echo Park Christmas This & That Collection Kit to play with…..Big Squeal!  So, I decided to go big and make a Christmas Paper Cone Star Wreath.

 

How to make a Paper Cone Star Wreath for Christmas

Christmas Paper Cone Star Wreath

Tah Dah!   Did I kick it up a notch or what?
You know you’re in love {well, I know I am at least} and you know ya wanna make one to.
Supplies to make a Paper Cone Wreath

Supplies Used to make a Paper Cone Star Wreath:

  • Echo Park – Christmas This & That  Collection Kit (Love, Love, Looove!)
  • Chip Board
  • Star Template
  • Kraft Paper
  • Red 20 gauge wire
  • Brown and Red Inks
  • White Gel Pen
  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Glue Dots
  • 3D Foam Squares
  • Xacto Knife
  •  Rolling Tool

Paper Cone Wreath Tutorial

Cut a star out of chip board using an Xacto Knife. This will be the base of your wreath.  I cut my star at 11 inches across.

To make the cones, you’ll need to cut a variety of  patterned paper into 4×4 squares.   To keep the cones symmetrical, I recommend using some sort of rolling tool, like a glue pen, fat marker, large dowel or any other tool that will do the job.

This tip will be very helpful later on ’cause you don’t want to have to many fatty and skinny paper cones when trying to make your wreath look symmetrical.

 

Paper Cone Wreath Tutorial

Keep on rolling and hot gluing them squares into cones. Ink the edges of the cones if desired.   I ended up using 31 cones to complete my wreath.

 

Star Wreath
Start hot gluing your cones on to each point of the star base first.  It’s helpful to tack on the cones with hot glue at first instead of a big blob of glue.  This will make life soooo much easier later if you need to pull the cones off and rearrange them as needed.

After you’ve arranged and tacked your cones on to each star point, turn the star over.
Rolled paper cones to make a Christmas Star Wreath

Fill in the gaps with more cones, shaping the wreath into a star shape.   Now aren’t you glad you only tacked the cones on?

Remember how I also mentioned  to keep your rolled cones as symmetrical as possible?  Now that you’re filling in the gaps, to many fatty’s or skinny’s will throw off the balance.  Don’t ya just hate that?

 

Paper Cone Star Wreath

Voila!
A paper cone star wreath ready to be embellished.
Paper Cone Star Wreath Christmas
I finished both sides of the wreath by covering the front and back with stars cut out of Kraft paper.  When I started this project, I wasn’t sure if I  was going to use it as a tree topper, mantle piece or a hanging wreath.
I embellished the wreath with stickers from the kit,  added faux stitching around the edges and for a little rustic shine, curled some red wire and stuck a few pieces along the edges and to use as the wreath’s hanger.
Paper Cone Star Wreath
The stickers in this kit are so warm and cozy.   I’m totally in love with rustic Christmas and totally in love with the wood grain paper too…like totally!  I didn’t even want to cut it but I decided to sacrifice it up for the sake of the wreath and used to make another 9.5 inch star as the base mat.
Isn’t that little pennant banner so cute?  It’s another cozy sticker selection along with some alpha’s that spell Noel.
To finish up my wreath, I cut another 8 inch star, inked the edges, embellished it with doily stickers, a matted Santa sticker and popped it up with a few 3D foam squares.
Thanks so much to the Craft Warehouse for having me as Guest Designer this week.   Check out there blog and sign up for emails to receive daily inspiration.
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Comments

  1. EEK!!! I super love your wreath. It is AWESOME. Love the papers. Love your tutorial. VERY FABBY job. Congrats on the GD spot.

    Be blessed, Beckie

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  2. That is how you do it! Happy Birthday to me.. you just gave me the best gift with this post today! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE… I can’t tell you how much I love this wreath! Great guest designer spot! If you could not tell, I am totally obsessed with your paper cone wreaths! Happy FRIDAY friend!

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  10. What a fabulous project. It looks so good! Thanks also for the great tutorial! Good way to use up old left over christmas papers too! Thanks for joining in all the fun at Unstampabelles this month for Christmas!

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