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DIY Baseball Wreath – Step-by-step Tutorial

Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how to make your own baseball wreath. What a great way to celebrate summer, the sport and your favorite baseball player or team. There are two challenges with this project. The first is where to find the baseballs. One thing I certainly have learned…baseballs aren’t cheap! You can scavenge the used sports equipment stores (You’ll have the best luck during off-season), repurpose your son’s practice baseballs like I did or buy new ones (averaging $2.50 and up). The second challenge is to keep the wreath from sagging from the weight of the baseballs. I found an affordable, easy fix for this! Read on to find out how easy it is.

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Materials needed:

1. (11) Baseballs New or used, depends on the look you want
2. (11) 2-inch screws
3. 12 inch, green wire wreath form
4. Wired twine or similar
5. One square of faux grass
6. Scissors and/or wire snips
7. Drill with Philips head bit
8. Permanent marker
9. Hot glue gun
10. Felt bumpers  – so the screws don’t scratch your door 🙂
11. (Optional) Ribbon for bow
12. (Optional) Decorative add-ons

Project time: about 30-45 minutes.

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Directions

STEP 1

 Take the wire wreath form with the curved side up. Place that onto your work surface and arrange your baseballs how you would like them to be viewed. Since my baseballs were used, I wanted to avoid the heavy scuff marks and make sure there was a nice visual variety. There is a slight curve in the form that helps to keep the baseballs in place.

STEP 2

 Pick up baseball and flip over to opposite side that was resting on form. You will need a drill and drill bit with philips head drill bit. Our baseballs were soft enough to drill without using a vice, but you may want to use one. Drill the screw into the baseball and leave about 1/4″ sticking out. You will need this to tie to the wreath form.

STEP 3

 Position the baseballs with the screw side up and place the wire form on top so that the screw is in the middle section.

STEP 4

Cut about a 3-4″ piece of wired twine. Position the screw near the middle ring of the wire form. Twist the twine around the screw and then feed it through the wire form until baseball is secured to the form. If it doesn’t feel secure, then keep twisting the wire around until it is. Continue this step until all of the baseballs are secured to the form.

STEP 5

Place the wreath right side up onto the back side of the artificial grass. This is for the center part of the wreath. I found this grass at a local craft store in the floral department. If you want the center to be open and more wreath-like, move on to step 7.

STEP 6

You will want to make a rough tracing of the center of the circle onto the turf. The idea is that the grid structure is enough to tuck under the baseballs once it’s flipped over and be secure enough not to need glue. Cut about 1/4″ bigger than the circle you trace. After the turf is cut, flip it over and gently push into the center of the wreath. You will be able to tuck the grid parts under the baseballs. Secure with a glue gun if desired.

STEP 7

This step is for the outer, in-between baseball grass. I cut 3 tufts of grass from the grid (left) and stuffed it in-between the baseballs (right). You can use a glue gun to secure the grass to the baseballs. Continue until all sections are filled.

That’s how easy it is! You can add your own touches to personalize your wreath.

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My Wreath

I added a bow and my son’s number in his team colors. You can keep it simple or add as much decor as you like. One other tip would be to add felt to the back of the wreath if it will be hung on a door that has a delicate surface or is frequently used since the screws could scratch the surface. Also, I highly recommend a strong wreath hanger.

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See you at the fields!

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