How to Make a DIY Sandwich Bag Wreath (Plastic Bags)

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How to Make a DIY Sandwich Bag Wreath!

This fun and festive sandwich bag wreath is perfect for outdoor decoration...hang on the fence, front door or even hang in the trees!

This is a simple craft that is great for having lots of helpers. Teach kids how to tie a simple overhand knot in a format that is much more fun than just tying and untying.

Using an inexpensive box of sandwich bags to create a wreath that will look very snow-like and handle winter weather outdoors, is super economical.

I love Christmas in July, it's the perfect time of year to knock out a few winter projects so they are ready to go in December...or November, if you are like me!

Make a bunch of these this week and store them in a garbage bag in the loft until it's time to decorate for the holidays.

*UPDATED, original post was in 2016, with a couple blog updates along the way.

Using an inexpensive box of sandwich bags to create a wreath that will look very snow-like and handle winter weather outdoors, is super economical. I love Christmas in July, it's the perfect time of year to knock out a few winter projects so they are ready to go in December...or November, if you are like me! Make a bunch of these this week and store them in a garbage bag in the loft until it's time to decorate for the holidays.

Supplies Needed for DIY Sandwich Bag Wreath:

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Wire Hanger
Red Duct Tape
Twist Tie or Flexible Piece of Wire
Scissors (non stick)
Box of sandwich fold top bags (about 100-125 bags needed per plastic bag wreath)

You could cut up grocery bags, plastic shopping bags or use other kinds of plastic bags and use them if you want to do some upcycling!

Last year, some friends of mine made a bunch of these to decorate a senior center for the holidays!

Supplies Needed for DIY Sandwich Bag Wreath: affiliate links Wire Hanger Red Duct Tape Twist Tie or Flexible Piece of Wire Scissors (non stick) Box of sandwich fold top bags (about 100-125 bags needed per plastic bag wreath) You could cut up grocery bags, plastic shopping bags or use other kinds of plastic bags and use them if you want to do some upcycling! Last year, some friends of mine made a bunch of these to decorate a senior center for the holidays!

Step 1: Wreath Form Making

Begin by bending out the hanger into a circle, it's simple and light weight enough to do with just your hands.

The wire coat hanger hook makes it easy to hang up when it's finished.

This wreath form made from a hanger is ideal to a premade wreath form because of the hook all ready to hang on a fence or post.

Step 1: Wreath Form Making Begin by bending out the hanger into a circle, it's simple and light weight enough to do with just your hands. The wire coat hanger hook makes it easy to hang up when it's finished. This wreath form made from a hanger is ideal to a premade wreath form because of the hook all ready to hang on a fence or post.

Step 2: Sandwich Bag Tying

Next step is to take a sandwich bag and squeeze it tight, so it's more of a rope.

Then tie it in a simple overhand knot around the hanger at the middle of the bag, not a double knot, a single overhand knot was enough to hold the bag on the wire hanger tightly.

Repeat a hundred times with the rest of the sandwich baggies...seriously though, about 125 times or so.

Slide and squish the sandwich bag knots as close together as you can to make the wreath really fluffy and full.

This was a great activity for my tween little girl but would be perfect for lots of little hands helping tie knots around the wreath.

Many hands make light work...or less tying per person!

This small lunch bag wreath would be a fun craft night for youth, activity days girls, or camp craft!
Once it's completely covered in bags, take some time to fluff it up.

Pull the edges of the sandwich bags open slightly while fluffing...all fluffed out it looks almost like a white wreath with shiny edges.

It's slightly transparent, shiny in the sunlight and looks almost like snow--perfect for all winter holiday season!

This cute wreath could be adapted to a Spring wreath with some plastic Easter basket grass tied on the wreath form too.

Again, this wreath could be altered for a Halloween wreath too, but cutting up black garbage bags or gallon trash bags into strips and tying them on the wreath form.

You could also use fabric scraps and tie them on a wire hanger wreath form, no hot glue or glue guns needed!

This small lunch bag wreath would be a fun craft night for youth, activity days girls, or camp craft! Once it's completely covered in bags, take some time to fluff it up. Pull the edges of the sandwich bags open slightly while fluffing...all fluffed out it looks almost like a white wreath with shiny edges. It's slightly transparent, shiny in the sunlight and looks almost like snow--perfect for all winter holiday season! This cute wreath could be adapted to a Spring wreath with some plastic Easter basket grass tied on the wreath form too. Again, this wreath could be altered for a Halloween wreath too, but cutting up black garbage bags or gallon trash bags into strips and tying them on the wreath form. You could also use fabric scraps and tie them on a wire hanger wreath form, no hot glue or glue guns needed!

Step 3: Make a Bow!

Now it needs some color.

Get some ribbon or some colored duct tape...I chose red so it has a Christmas wreath feel, but make different bows to match your theme.

Roll out a piece of Duck Tape that is about 18 inches long and place it sticky side up on the table.

Then repeat the process, but with the second piece of tape, place it right on top of the sticky tape...sticking the sticky sides together.

Now it is just like waterproof ribbon, perfect for an outdoor wreath.

Roll out a piece of Duck Tape that is about 18 inches long and place it sticky side up on the table. Then repeat the process, but with the second piece of tape, place it right on top of the sticky tape...sticking the sticky sides together. Now it is just like waterproof ribbon, perfect for an outdoor wreath.

Next loop over the ends of the tape strip and tape them together in the center.

Then gather the center of the bow, scrunching it with your fingers.

Next, wrap the center of the bow with some more tape.

Repeat the tape ribbon making process from earlier to make little tails for the bow.

Finally, cut the ends with the scissors in a decorative cut and then tape the tails to the bow body.

Then simply attach the bow to the wreath with a twist tie or small wire pushed through the back of the center of the bow and twisted around the wire wreath form.

That's it!

Make a dozen of them and hang them along the fence...put one of the front door, hang them in the trees, give them out as neighbor gifts, decorate an elderly person's home, or hang them up around the office!

It's a easy DIY project that is a great idea for gifting!

Then simply attach the bow to the wreath with a twist tie or small wire pushed through the back of the center of the bow and twisted around the wire wreath form. That's it! Make a dozen of them and hang them along the fence...put one of the front door, hang them in the trees, give them out as neighbor gifts, decorate an elderly person's home, or hang them up around the office! It's a easy DIY project that is a great idea for gifting!

That's it!

Making a DIY Sandwich Bag Wreath for Holiday, Home or Christmas decor is easy and so much fun!

It's a very economical craft that you can make even using upcycled plastic bags from the grocery store.

Perfect for decorating an office, outdoors around the fence or on the front door with a little welcome sign.

The plastic is great for outdoors and all kinds of weather, it's a good idea for decorating on the cheap!

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Making a DIY Sandwich Bag Wreath for Holiday, Home or Christmas decor is easy and so much fun! It's a very economical craft that you can make even using upcycled plastic bags from the grocery store. Perfect for decorating an office, outdoors around the fence or on the front door with a little welcome sign. The plastic is great for outdoors and all kinds of weather, it's a good idea for decorating on the cheap!

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