Flip Flop Wreath

A wreath made out of flip flops!  What a summer fun project!  Saw these at craft shows for upwards of $20 and though....yea.....I can make that!  I think some of the price comes from the cost of the flip flops themselves.  You can score some at the dollar tree or dollar store for $1.  Or, if you're like me, you will wait until the summer merchandise goes on sale in the fall and stock pile them for about $.25 a pair.  I think I bought about 30 pairs this past fall just waiting to make these wreaths!  I've already made a few as gifts and one for myself.  

Last week was my friend Ang's birthday and she had mentioned wanting a summer wreath for her door.  What a perfect opportunity to make one!

It's pretty straight forward, pick out your flip flop colors, decide if you want any other things, like flowers, included and glue it all together!  I used hot glue and it worked fine.  My first attempt, I tried to glue the flip flops to themselves and while it looked good on the table, it "sagged" when I hung it.  So, lesson learned, you need to glue them on to a wreath form.  I used old wreaths and covered them with ribbon since you don't really see them.  This last one, I used a large embroidery hoop and that worked fabulously!

So, you'll need flip flops.  I liked the kid sized ones, makes for a more appealing wreath.  And the baby ones are just too cute, but the you'll need more of those and so your cost will be higher.  I've used anywhere from 3-5 pairs.  You'll also need a hoop or wreath to use as a base, hot glue, ribbon to hang it and any flowers or other embellishments you want to include!  Be creative!