Celebrate the red, white, and blue with this Patriotic Bandana Wreath. Below is the complete step by step tutorial with video!

It is summer and that means all of those patriotic holidays are coming! Get a head start and make a fun and easy 4th of July Wreath with Bandanas!

Supplies You’ll Need to Make This Craft:

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Optional Supplies for Stars

red, white and blue bandanas and a wire wreath frame

Craft Tutorial Video:

How to Make a Patriotic Bandana Wreath:

To begin, cut all of the bandanas in half. If your bandanas came folded then there should be a fold right through the center, you can use that as a guide.

cutting red bandanas in half with a pair of scissors

Once all the bandanas are cut in half, begin tying them around the wreath. I did all of the blues in one section and then alternated the red and the white, but you can put them in whatever order you want.

To tie the pieces on, fold the strip in half lengthwise and lay under the wreath form with the fold on the outside of the form and the tails in the middle of the wreath. Pull the tails over the top of the wreath and tuck into the fold of the strip. Pull tight.

image of tying a blue bandana onto patriotic wreath

Continue around the wreath adding more strips of bandana. Pushing the pieces close together as you go.

And that’s it! Your 4th of July bandana wreath is finished!

That is unless you want to add a little extra to the wreath with some white glitter paper stars!

Cutting Glitter Paper Stars with the Cricut Explore:

The cut file for these glitter stars is all ready to go! First, make sure you are signed into Cricut Design Space and then CLICK HERE to be taken to the cut file.

screenshot of stars on Cricut Design Space

Follow the prompts within Cricut Design Space and cut out your stars.

image of cutting white glitter stars on a Cricut Explore

If you have this nifty spatula tool, it makes removing the stars from the mat so easy!

image of cut glitter stars on a cricut cutting mat

Lay the stars out about where you want them on the wreath and then glue them in place by adding a bit of hot glue to the back of each glitter star.

image of hot gluing stars onto the 4th of july bandana wreath

Be aware that since the stars are made of paper, they won’t be as sturdy as wood would be in rainy weather. But they are much lighter, so the pieces of bandana aren’t weighed down and won’t flop over as much.

If you have a covered porch or overhang over your door they should last just fine. You just don’t want them directly under a water spout. 🙂

image of white glitter stars on a patriotic wreath

I really love how the stars add to the finished look of the wreath.

image of completed fourth of july wreath

And it looks amazing hanging on the front door!

image of patriotic wreath with bandanas hanging on a front door

image of a patriotic wreath hanging on a front door

When you make this Bandana Wreath please share a photo! We’d love to see what you’ve made.

Our Crafting Essentials List:

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How to Make a Patriotic Bandana Wreath

Yield: 1 Wreath

Active Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Estimated Cost: $25

Celebrate the red, white, and blue with this Patriotic Bandana Wreath.

Materials

Tools

Instructions

Cut all of the bandanas in half.
Tie the half bandanas around the wreath. All of the blues in one section and then alternate the red and the white.
To tie the bandanas, fold the strip in half lengthwise and lay under the wreath form with the fold on the outside of the form and the tails in the middle of the wreath. Pull the tails over the top of the wreath and tuck into the fold of the strip. Pull tight.
Continue around the wreath adding more bandanas. Pushing the pieces close together as you go.
To cut the glitter stars is all ready to go to Stars Canvas in Cricut Design Space.
Follow the prompts within Cricut Design Space and cut out your stars.
Lay the stars out about where you want them on the wreath and then glue them in place by adding a bit of hot glue to the back of each glitter star.

Notes

Be aware that since the stars are made of paper, they won't be as sturdy as wood would be in rainy weather.

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