Baseball Diamond Shaped Wreath

I grew up in eastern North Carolina in the heart of the Carolina Baseball League, for anyone who has ever watched the 1988 movie Bull Durham – you know exactly what I’m talking about. Summer meant spending our evenings driving to Kinston, watching the Kinston Indians play, eating hot dogs, and watching the crowd.  For my dad, it was all about the game; for me and my mom, it was watching the crowd and discussing outfits and hairstyles.  Being a southern woman, that is what you did.  In honor of my dad’s love of the game, I was inspired to create a baseball diamond-shaped wreath for my mom and a good friend this Spring.

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This is an easy tutorial on how to take a square wreath form and create a baseball diamond-shaped wreath for the baseball fan in your life.

My father’s love of baseball inspired me to make a new wreath for my mom and a second one for a close friend of mine whose son plays the game. I have collected all kinds of wreath inspiration on Pinterest and decided to give a baseball-themed wreath a try, with a twist of my own, of course.

Baseball Diamond Shaped Wreath

For this project you will need:

• Square wreath wire form
• Green Burlap Ribbon
• Natural Burlap Ribbon
• Blue Ticking Stripped Ribbon
• 3 Baseballs
• Hot Glue Glue and Glue Sticks
• Pipe Cleaners
• Floral Wire
• Cardboard Banner Kit
• Acrylic Paints
• Word Processing Software (Word), printer and paper
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Colored Chalk
• X-Acto Knife

I will not explain how to make a burlap wreath in depth. There are more than enough tutorials on that subject on Pinterest, so I will save you the trouble of rereading them. For my project, I chose a square wreath form, turned it on its side, and hung it from the corner to mimic a baseball diamond. You will use floral wire and pipe cleaners to attach the burlap to the wire form and the bow to the wreath.

The colors I used for the burlap, olive green and natural, were wrapped around the wreath to mimic the grass of a baseball field and the baselines for running the bases.  I had planned to attach the baseballs at the top and two side corners, but the baseballs’ weight was a concern with hanging the wreath.  Instead, I added a ribbon to the top and attached the baseballs to the wire form at the bottom and corners to balance the wreath’s weight for better hanging.  I also glue directly to the wire form, not the burlap ribbon, to secure the baseballs.

To create the sign for my friend’s wreath, I measured the cardboard pendant around three inches from the bottom point and cut off the excess cardboard to resemble a baseball diamond home plate.  I then painted the cardboard piece with white acrylic paint.

Making a sign for the wreath is optional and can be made in any way you like, including any quote or saying. The wreath is nice even without a home plate-shaped sign or saying.

I made my sign using heavy cardboard stock, but a small canvas frame would also work.

The funny saying was easy to create and paint on the home plate. I first made the saying in MS Word and printed it out.  Then you cover the back of the paper in colored chalk, lay it on top of the cardboard piece on the home plate, and trace over the letters.  This should leave an impression of the letters on the painted cardboard, which is very easy to fill with acrylic paints.

In the future, I will use a Cricut machine to make this part of the project much faster, neater, and easier.

Make a Baseball diamond-shaped wreath for your favorite player or sports fan.

This version of the baseball wreath was a Mother’s Day gift to my friend and a delayed housewarming present.  Her son is a high school baseball player, so every weekend is spent at the ball field, not at home. The funny saying is perfect for them during the Spring months.

My mom’s wreath will be slightly different from this one, and I will post those images in another upcoming post.

“I will most gladly boast all the  more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me.”  2 Corinthians 12:9

If you liked this project here are a few more to enjoy:

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