4th of July happens to be one of my favorite decorating seasons and today I want to show you how to make an easy 4th of July wreath from flag cupcake picks.

This 4th of July wreath idea and easy flag bunting were inspired by a picture from a magazine that I found.

This picture from Good Housekeeping magazine caught my eye and I knew I wanted to decorate my front door just like it.

Unfortunately, there were no directions on how to create this wreath, what supplies to buy, or how to execute this project.

When Walmart challenged me to come up with a 4th of July project for their customers, I just knew that I had to recreate this door.

My husband said I couldn’t do it.

His doubt fueled this wreath into its amazing flag glory…even when a little voice in my head wasn’t too sure it would look like the picture. If I can make a wreath out of yarn, out of coffee filters, out of Peeps for goodness sake, how could I fail at  a simple cupcake pick wreath?

If you are not crafty this is the project for you.

It requires no sewing, gluing, cutting, or any other crafty-type behavior.

I think that is why I am most excited about it because it is just so easy to do! 

Let’s get started with what you need to tackle this fun patriotic project!

Supplies List

Above are some pictures of the supplies you will need (for visual learners, like myself!) Prices listed are what they are listed at currently at the store!

• 1- 16″ foam wreath form (that is flat on the back)- $6.99
• 6 packages of 120 count flag cupcake picks (Note: These are NOT available at Walmart stores. You can find these, however, at your local party supply store)- $2.99 per box (approximately)
• Jute Rope- $3.24
• 12- 4×6 US Flags (found on the ends of the aisles in the office supplies)- $.68 each
• 2- 20 count packages of mini clothespins (over in the office supplies)- $2.48 each

1. Take your flag cupcakes and insert them on a slight angle into your foam wreath form. These will not slide in and out easily so you will have to put a little oomph behind it.
2. Continue filling them in, around and around until you can no longer see your wreath form peeking through. About a box of the flag cupcake picks (120 of them) filled one quarter of my wreath. 
3. Once the front is filled, build up the behind it, but with a thinner layer, just to camouflage the back of the wreath a bit. Make sure not to stack these too deep so that the wreath can still lay flush against your door.
4. You can fill in the center of the wreath as well with flags, again adding a thinner layer just to hide any of your wreath form, until all you can see is a sea of little flags. It took 720 flags to fill this wreath form. Yes, your fingers will hurt, but you will be so happy about your wreath, you will forget all about the pain!

Now that you have your wreath done, we can create our adorable flag bunting to go around the outside of your door, to frame your wreath!

1. Disassemble your flags from their mini poles. These are stapled on so I just pulled them off, or you can use a staple remover to remove the staples from the flags.
2. Take two mini clothespins and clip the flags to the jute twine, spacing them evenly, until all twelve have been attached.
3. Leaving a little bit of length, clip the end of the twine to finish your bunting.

This easy bunting could be added to a doorway, dress up a mantle, to frame out your patio doors, or to decorate a ledge for the holiday. I love that it is so sweet and so simple to create.

Here is a side-by-side comparison of my door and the door I spotted in the magazine.

I am so proud how this turned out and I love that these decorations can be used year after year for the holiday!

I look forward to sharing more fun patriotic projects in the next few weeks with you!

I hope you enjoyed today’s easy 4th of July craft projects!