Scrappy wreath~Cheap and Fun!

For this wreath you'll need:

~A wire clothes hanger
~wire cutter/ pliers (I don't know the proper name for the tool)
~scrap material (I used three old pairs of shorts, only cause I save old clothes for crafts and wanted three colors, you don't need a whole lot of material)
~a rotary cutter (if you try it without one, you'll die a slow death)
~about an hour in front of the tv (i watched Scrubs on Netflix.  Feel free to watch whatever you want!)

Use your rotary cutter to cut strips of fabric 1" x 6".  how many you need depends on how thick your material is.  The thinner the fabric, the better.  i tried using jeans but the knots were too thick and threw the balance off.  But don't use something "floppy" like satin, it'll droop.   I didn't count how many i made, but i definitely used more than 100.  I suppose you could also do this project with ribbon.  Although that would defeat the "cheap"....as ribbon is $$$!

Cut the top off your hanger.  do you best to shape your hanger into a circle with your pliers.  Use duct tape or electical tape to secure it into a circle.  Be careful not to use too much tape, you don't want a bulge on the hanger.  If you are really crafty, i suppose you could weld it or maybe even use hot glue....I don't know....I used tape.  It worked fine.  It's a wreath, not a truck hitch.

Tie all your strips around the circle.  One tight tie will do, no need to double it.  The tighter you get it, the less they will spin and shift.  I tied mine as tight as I could and as close together as possible to make it look full.  This is where the thickness of your fabric comes into play.  When you are done tying, spin and fluff the pieces.  You'll see what I mean when you actually get to this step.

I just hung mine directly on the wreath hanger, but you could put a loop on it to hang from a nail or something.

So far I've only made this one, but I'm thrilled with how it turned out!