DIY Cardboard Flower Wreath

DIY recycled cardboard wreath

I was excited to make a recycled cardboard wreath! My candy-cane wreath is getting old so it is time for a new one. I never really cared much for wreaths until I made that one, but now I kind of enjoy seeing something colorful on my door when I come home. I am easily amused.

So, for this craft you will need a bunch of cardboard rolls. I think I used 12? I’ve been planning to make this wreath for a few weeks now, so I have been saving.

materials for a DIY cardboard wreath

Things You Will Need:
Paint
Newspaper
Hot glue gun
Paint brushes
cardboard rolls
Maybe some paper towels

cutting cardboard rolls

Step 1:

Cut your toilet paper rolls so the cuts are about 1/2″ wide. You should get about 5 pieces per roll.

painted-cardboard-inside

Step 2:

Paint the inside of the cardboard roll. Let it dry.

painted-cardboard

Step 3:

Paint the outside of the cardboard roll. Let it dry.

cardboard-flower

Step 4:

Glue the cardboard petals together to look like a flower. Similar to the above photo.

colorful-wreath

Step 5:

Glue the flowers together and possibly add on a few extra petals to make everything look a bit more even.

ribbon-on-wreath

Step 6:

Add some ribbon for show!

DIY recycled cardboard wreath

This wreath is great for summer 🙂 I know it isn’t quite summer yet but I’m hopeful.

17 thoughts on “DIY Cardboard Flower Wreath

  1. I’ve wanted to do something with cardboard rolls.. I see so much awesome stuff from them but my edges always look shoddy. Maybe because I use the table paper rolls from my work..maybe they are thicker?

    I might try again now that I have a great tutorial! 🙂

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