This pretty Dollar Tree nautical rope wreath DIY is super simple and uses a 10-inch foam wreath form. Supplies come in under 10 dollars and all you’ll need to have on hand are a glue gun and a pair of scissors.
I was looking for a smaller wreath to hang in my living room above the couch and had previously purchased a foam 10-inch wreath form from Dollar Tree a few months ago.
In my stash, I also had some nautical rope on hand, and thought that it could be used to make the perfect summer wreath.
Add some pretty daisies (or a floral pick of your choice) and this wreath can be made in a pretty short period of time.
The only supplies you’ll need on hand are scissors and a glue gun.
Read on for the tutorial on this pretty summer wreath using white coastal rope.
Supplies for Summer Coastal Wreath
- Nautical Rope Cotton 6.8 ft – 4 strands
- Daisies – 2 bunches
- 10-inch foam wreath form
- Scissors
- Glue gun
All supplies are from Dollar Tree except the glue gun and scissors.
Secure the Rope to the Foam Wreath Form with Hot Glue
First, use a bit of hot glue to secure the first strand of rope to the foam wreath form.
Wrap the Rope Around the Form Securing with Hot Glue
Next, you’ll simply begin wrapping the cotton rope around the foam form securing it using the hot glue. I didn’t glue it the whole way around, just like as is shown in the pics.
This is how this summer wreath (to be) looks with one strand of cotton rope glued on the wreath form.
Begin the next strand by applying hot glue and butting the next strand up against the end of the first one.
As much as humanly possible, try to keep the breaks in rope strands towards the back of the wreath.
You will be able to cover some of the imperfections up with the floral at the end though!
After the first strand was completed, I hit a trouble spot. Read on for how I fixed it! 😉
You’ll continue to use hot glue, as you wrap the cotton rope around the form. I found that it was best to apply glue the outer rim or top of the wreath form with the second strand to hold the rope in place more easily.
It helped to apply a little glue to the previous rope loop too to better hold it in place.
Because…what began happening was that since the diameter of the inside is smaller than the outside, there was a “dip” in the rope.
When the dip becomes too hard to loop the rope around without it gapping, apply a glob of hot glue to the outer portion of the form.
Next loop the rope back on itself, covering the dip part or hole.
Then loop it back again once more adding more hot glue as needed.
Now that the gap is closed by looping the cotton rope, continue to wrap the rope around the wreath form.
The first two cotton rope strands are now complete. (We’ll fill in any gaps later in the post)
Finish the Second Half of the Cotton Rope Wreath
Butt the third strand of rope up against the end of the second.
Then continue applying the glue and wrapping the third strand of rope.
Had to do another turnabout to fill in the gap at the top!
Okay, now we’re on to the fourth and final strand of cotton rope. Attach it to the wreath form using the hot glue.
Just one more turnabout with the rope!
Fill in the final gap by wrapping the cotton rope around the form.
Once you get to this point, it’s time to get a little creative again.
At this point, you’ll glue that final strand to the form and then cut the rope off.
To fill in the gap, cut a small piece of rope off and glue it in there, tucking the ends down so that they aren’t noticeable.
There will be one tiny gap left that you’ll need to fill in. I cut a very small piece and glued it into the gap.
Here’s how it looks after gluing those two cut pieces onto the wreath form.
There may be a few small gaps where the turnabouts are located. You can use a small strand of rope to close the gap as shown below.
And you should have a small piece of rope leftover…keep that because we’ll be using it at the end!
Just add a little glue…
And close up the gap using a small bit of the rope.
Finally finished with the wrapping of the cotton rope!
Not perfect, but not too shabby! And that’s the little extra piece of rope that we’ll be using later.
The floral will cover about half the wreath, so pick the half that’s the least attractive to add the daisies to.
Add Daisies to the Cotton Rope Wreath
Now it’s time to add the floral to your wreath. I picked up 2 bunches of daisies at Dollar Tree, one bunch was blue and the other silver colored.
You won’t need wire cutters, I just pulled off the flowers off the stem as shown below.
Clip the flowers off their central stem using a pair of scissors.
Tuck the daisies into the gap between the rope, using hot glue to secure them as needed.
Some I was able to push down into the foam to secure them, others needed hot glue.
I began by arranging 3 blue daisies onto the cotton rope wreath.
Then I clipped some silver-colored daisies to add to the wreath.
With some of the daisies, it was easiest to clip them down to short stems.
Then separate the cotton rope a bit and add a dab of hot glue. Press the stem onto the hot glue to adhere the daisy.
Add three silver-colored daisies to the wreath form. Arrange and add hot glue to secure them.
Arrange the daisies in an alternating pattern of three blue and then three silver daisies. I used one bunch of each color.
I ended up with one extra daisy of each color leftover, which were added to the top of the floral bunches on each side.
Here is the final product!
Lastly, use that bit of leftover rope as a hanger on the back of the wreath, securing it with the hot glue.
Finishing Up this Summer Rope Wreath Tutorial
And that’s a wrap on this daisy rope wreath tutorial. What are your thoughts?
I like the summery look that the Dollar Tree cotton rope gives this pretty wreath.
The supplies come in under 10 dollars with 1 wreath form, 4 strands of rope, and 2 bunches of daisies at $1.25 each. All you’ll need to have on hand are scissors and a glue gun.
Once you have the rope base, you can substitute any floral you prefer. These daisies come in blue, silver and a peachy color at Dollar Tree.
This wreath has been hanging on the hook for about a week now, and the glue is holding up great! That last little bit was perfect to use as a wreath hanger.
Let me know if you have any questions or if you made this project yourself down in the comments.
And, as always, thanks so much for reading!
Next time you’re out and about, just grab a foam wreath form, floral and nautical rope and craft your own pretty summer wreath.
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