Life Preserver Wreath

I made this for a friend of mine. At her baby shower, it served as the welcome sign. Now, it hangs plank be Bryson's crib! (the shower was nautical themed and so is the crib set) 

Materials:

•styrofoam wreath

•white yarn

•red yarn

•navy spray paint

•wood letters

•wood chip anchor

•clear glue gel

•E-6000

•twine

Process:

First, I spray painted all of the letters and the anchor. Every 20 minutes or so I went back and added another coat of paint until there was no more wood showing through. 

To begin the wreath, I mapped out where I wanted each color yarn to go with a pencil. Using the clear glue gel, I glued down the end of the white yarn to the back of the wreath. With a cheap paint brush, I put glue over about 3 inches of the front side of the wreath. Then I wrapped the yarn around and through the middle. I continued this process around the entire wreath, switching colors as needed. (I found it easier to wrap the yarn around when I made a small yarn ball first) I went around the wreath a second time to cover any bits of styrofoam that we're peeking through the first layer of yarn. I did not use glue on the front the second time around. 

After the wreath was covered, I used the E-6000 glue to adhere the letters, anchor, and twine. I also added a loop of twine on the back to use as a hanger.

Although this project was very time consuming, the end result was really nice and my friend loved it!