DIY Baseball Wreath

I created  a Cardinals baseball wreath as a birthday gift for my coworker, and have been asked by multiple people how I made it. Most of the burlap wreath tutorials that I've found require sewing and/or are not very helpful, so I decided to make my own.  I hope this helps!

Materials needed:
-wire wreath structure (mine had 3 loops and I found it at Hobby Lobby)
-3 spools of burlap wreath (5-6 inches in diameter, 15 ft long each)
-a wooden or cardboard letter to paint (& the paint supplies to do so)
-a bat or other baseball accessories (this one I found in the Cardinals fan section of Walmart)
-ping pong balls (I got two 8-packs for a dollar each at the Dollar Tree)
-red paint pen (I used Sharpie oil-based)
-hot glue gun

Step 1: Make the burlap wreath

To be quite honest, there is not a way to clearly explain how to pull the burlap ribbon through the wreath frame to get this look.  Begin by looping a few rounds in and out of the frame, not pulling all of the ribbon through but just enough to make the loops.  Push the burlap up against one of the pieces of wire that holds all 3 hoops together, so as to use the force of the burlap on itself to hold it together. If you use the same supplies as I did, you will use so much burlap that it holds itself in place.  If you are ever afraid that it isn't holding together, feel free to use hot glue to adhere the burlap to the frame or itself. I just kept pushing burlap in and around the wire frame until I used all of it up, and the picture above shows what it looks like when it's finished.

Step 2: Create your baseballs

This step requires some patience and a steady hand.  If you look closely at a baseball, you can see the pattern of the stitching. I drew the outline of the pattern using the red paint pen, then went back and drew the chevron stitching all around it.  I would be very careful to let the paint dry before placing your fingers over it to hold the ball at another angle to continue drawing, as some of my baseballs had a few smudges and smears. It's pretty tedious, but the overall effect is lovely!

Step 3: Paint your letter and use hot glue to put it all together

I selected the letter "B" for my coworker's last name.  You could always use multiple smaller letters to spell out a team or a family name if you wanted to.  I also chose the solid white color since the rest of the wreath already had enough red and busy-ness to it. 

Step 4: Hang your wreath for the whole world to see!

This is actually a picture that my coworker sent me of the wreath on her front door.  Her husband, an avid Cardinal fan whose birthday was a week later, said he had already received multiple compliments from the neighbors. 

It's pretty simple, and I hope this helps you create a baseball wreath of your own!