My So Called Life: She's Crafty

I've been itching to craft something lately. There's some part of my brain that just functions better when I'm crafting something and I can tell a difference when a significant chunk of time goes by when I don't get to use it.
I've been wanting to make a fall wreath and had been searching for some ideas. I found a few that I liked and combined them to make my own. This is what I did:

Step 1: Gather supplies. You'll need a Foam Wreath, Burlap (I used about 1 1/2 yards), Scissors, and Push pins.
Optional supplies: Ruler, and decorative items such as ribbon or flowers.

Step 2: Cut the burlap into 4 inch strips. (Note: I think I cut somewhere between 15-20 strips)

Step 3: Cut the strips into 4 inch squares. It's ok if the square is not perfect, no one will see it when you fold it and pin it to your wreath.

Burlap is REALLY messy when you cut it

Step 4: Prepare your squares to pin onto your wreath. First, fold the square in half to make a triangle.

Next, take the right corner of your triangle and fold it down over the front so the corners meet.

Then take the left corner of your triangle and fold it around the back to meet the other corner. It should look like this.

Or like this from the top.

Step 5: Pin your little burlap "bubble" to the wreath using a push pin. Insert the pin around the same area where your thumb and first finger were holding it together. This pins through all four corners and keeps your bubble intact. Make sure your pins have a ball on the end larger than the weave of your fabric so it will hold it to the wreath. As you pin, try to overlap your bubbles so it gives a full effect and covers up the previous pin head. (I used pretty white pearled pins so I don't mind if you see a few)

Keep pinning until you cover the whole front and sides of the wreath. I have no idea how many squares I actually used but it was a lot! You don't want your wreath to look skimpy.

Even though you couldn't see it when it's hanging against the door, I didn't like the back of the wreath being uncovered. I used some extra squares folded in half to cover the bare Styrofoam. If you're just starting your wreath, I would suggest cutting a few extra of your 4 inch strips and wrapping the whole wreath before you get started.

The finished product should look something like this.

Now that's pretty enough as it is but I had to embellish it. I had some short floral picks so I wired some pretty orange flowers to them and stuck them directly into the wreath. I did move some of the bubbles around a bit so the pick could stick directly into the Styrofoam.