Back to School {Ruler} Wreath

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Welcome back the school year with this Back to School Ruler Wreath!

I know I say this every time I make a wreath, but this one is my favorite!  I love thinking up new ideas and using my door as a palette!  Even though my little guy isn’t in school yet, when Meredith asked me to guest post for her Back to School series, I couldn’t resist! 

Let me start by saying I WAY overestimated how many rulers I needed.  So if anyone is looking for wooden rulers, I have about two dozen…LOL

Supplies for Ruler Wreath

• Wooden rulers – 20 total
• 4 1/2 inch inner ring from wooden embroidery hoop
• Wood glue
• 4 1/2 inch wooden circle
• Black chalkboard paint
• Wooden apple
• Ribbon

Begin by placing your rulers face down on a hard surface in a starburst pattern.  Place wooden embroidery ring in the center so there is some overlap.

Apply wood glue to the inner edges of the rulers.  Place embroidery ring on glue.  I secured it by placing a ridiculously heavy medical textbook on top in order for the wood glue to cure.

My dad cut this circle with a hole cutter (hence the hole in the center).  You can buy these at Michael’s or Hobby Lobby but they were thicker and I was afraid it would be too heavy.

Paint your wooden ring with the chalkboard paint.  It took about four coats to cover.

Once the glue has cured, turn the ruler starburst over.  Begin placing the four inch ruler pieces between each long piece.  Apply small amount of wood glue to adhere.  (I used the same technique to secure the pieces while the glue cured.

After that has dried, apply wood glue to the back (around the edges) of the black wooden circle and place over the hole in the center.

More glue drying…{boring}

Then apply glue to back of the wooden apple and place in the center of the black circle.

To cutesy it up, I hot glued some red and white polkadot ribbon for a hanger.

I adore this Back to School Ruler Wreath!  It turned out way cuter than I imagined!

If you made your own version of this Ruler Wreath, I’d love to see it! Stop by Facebook and share a pic!

Stop by and see what I ended up doing with the leftover rulers!