Allow to set over night before hanging with more ribbon. Add the corn diggers and flag with just a little more glue. Add the bottle opener by sticking it in there and gluing it to the towels as best you can. After the spatula and tongs are dry, secure both by tying the blue ribbon around it into a bow like you tie your sneakers.ħ. I started by gluing the spatula to the towels and let that dry for a few minutes. Once you’ve made it all the way around (it took me 15 wraps to get all the way around, but you can certainly use more if you want to smoosh them closer together), it’s time to glue on your accessories. Tie 1 of the white 10 inch ribbon strips around the towel with 2 knots. Gather the fabric and wrap it around the wreath (like photo below) base so only the red & white checkers show. Cut all 8 towels in 1/2 so they are approx. (8) 15×25 red & white checkered kitchen towelsġ4 inch metal wreath frame (They don’t always have these at the dollar store order here if needed.)Ĥ.5 yards 1 inch thick white ribbon (Cut into 10 inch strips.)īlue star ribbon (Purchase on-line here.)Īmerican flag toothpick (or a small American flag)ġ. (TIP: Almost everything can be found at the dollar store except high lighted supplies.) If you would like to make a “Dollar Store Patriotic BBQ Picnic Wreath” for your own front door, here’s how you do it: Some of the links in this post may contain affiliate links for your convenience. I can actually keep this gem up on our front door for a couple months taking us through the Fourth of July. Oh shoot, I just remembered I forgot to add a plastic fork in there, but you get the idea, right? With Memorial Day approaching this weekend, the red, white, & blue theme is absolutely perfecto. What do you think of this patriotic cutie? Is it too “corny” (pun intended)? Possibly too “Mary Ann from Gilligan’s Island-ish? This is the way I look at it: we have the red & white checkers which symbolize the traditional picnic style red & white checkered table cloth, and then we have the cooking & eating BBQ picnic accessories to give it some pizazz.

Once I designed the idea in my head I collected all of my supplies (mostly at the dollar store). I knew I could make a wreath out of them, I just didn’t know exactly how it would work, but I was feeling confident. Well, as soon as I walked in I spotted these gorgeous microfiber-ish red and white checkered kitchen towels. It’s like a “dollar store fix” I need to fill.

My teen girls and I stopped at the dollar store 2 days ago, so I could try to find something to repurpose. Every year when it begins to warm up I like to repurpose something unexpected into a patriotic American flag themed decor piece, and this year is no exception! However, this year, I brought some new dollar store friends with me, so be sure to check out their dollar store projects at the end of this “Dollar Store Patriotic BBQ Picnic Wreath” tutorial.

Lol bean wreaths