[Nfb-krafters-korner] Wreath Rings

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You can get if you make the strips 5 1/2 inches long by 2 1/2 inches wide 8 
 pieces from 1 jelly roll strip.  Now if you want to make the strips longer 
 and with using the 12 inche ring I suggest you do make them longer figure 
your  fabric is 44 inches wide so you can get 7 pieces out of 1 strip  if  
you use 6 inche strips or 6 stripsif you use 7 inch 
I made mine out of the 10 inch rings and I had made several with the 5 1/2  
inch strips and it was suggested by my husband that has never said much 
about my  crafting that I should make them longer to go toward the center more. 
 So I  was going to give it a try with the 7 inch and get some opinions.  I 
don't  know if you are using the 1 metal ring type or the ring that has I 
think 2 rings  [one placed within the other ring.  So you have a double layer 
of the  strips working.
 
For my 10 inche ring I used approximately 75 to 80 pieces and I used 1/4 of 
 a yard of fabric and tied a nice bow on the wreath.  I think I cut the 1/4 
 yard in half lengthwise andgot 2 bows out of it.  I folded the fabric in  
half wrong sides together and tied a good size bow to the wreath and took a  
piece of wire and put it thru the back  of the bow as a hanger.  The  first 
1 I made I did not do that and the bow tipped forward and it would not  
stay on my nail as well.  The wire held the bow upright better and it is  
better.
 
I am making St. Patty's Day wreaths right now.strips.
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 2/20/2012 3:00:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
nevafairchild at verizon.net writes:

I'm glad  I had the day off to search for this product. I found what I think
is a  good price for a 12" single ring  at
http://www.aworldofplenty.com/7-floral/floral.html and wanted to share  in
case anyone else wants to buy some too. They were $.75 each and the  
shipping
was $6 when I ordered 6 so they worked out to $1.75 each. I have  no idea 
how
to gauge whether the jelly roll will make 1 or 3, so I took a  chance and 
got
extra. If it will make only one, that means I have about $6  invested in the
wreath and if I use the standard, triple your materials  cost to get the
retail price, I will sell the wreath for $18. If the jelly  roll doesn't
provide enough fabric to make the whole wreath, I am up the  proverbial 
creek
without a paddle. Thoughts? Have any of you sold a wreath  made from fabric
scraps at a Craft Sale before? How big? How much? And if  anyone knows the
ratio of fabric to wreath ring sizes, I would love to know  to help me plan
and shop.

Neva Fairchild
972 416-7039  

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