In a patriotic mood, but want to spend more money on food for the cookout than on decorations? Create a patriotic flip-flop wreath for your door quickly using budget-friendly supplies from the dollar store. Easy and fun project!

I really wanted a new patriotic wreath for my front door. It needed to be inexpensive. It also had to hold up to our Florida heat and daily afternoon thunderstorms.

So, my daughter and I went to the dollar store. We wanted to see what patriotic decorations they had. They actually had quite a lot. I grabbed 4 pairs of flip flops that had stars and stripes on them ($4). I also picked up a red and blue shiny pinwheel ($1). Additionally, I got a burlap bow, stamped with blue stars and red stripes ($1).

And we ended up making a cute, weatherproof, patriotic wreath covered in stars and stripes for just $6.00!

I have seen several cute wreaths made with flip-flops on Pinterest.

Here is how I made MY patriotic flip-flop wreath.

Supplies.

Here are the supplies we got at the dollar store. The only thing not shown was a length of leftover burlap ribbon. I already had that, so we used it for the hanger.

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4 pairs of patriotic flip-flops.

Patriotic pinwheel

Patriotic bow

Burlap ribbon

Small piece of cardboard

Hot glue gun

Assembling the flip-flop wreath.

1.First, I hot-glued the first four shoes onto a scrap square of cardboard.

I considered using a small foam wreath frame I saw at the dollar store. However, it was still too big, and there were large gaps between the shoes.  I also toyed with the idea of using a plastic lid. The lid had a lip around it that I didn’t want to have to cut off. I ended up just using a square of thick scrap cardboard.

2. Glue the first four flip flops to the cardboard, one at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o’clock.

Like this:

3. Next, glue the other four flip-flops on top of those, at 2, 4, 8, and 10 o’clock.

(So that they are glued on top of two of the bottom row). Like this:

4. Add the pinwheel.

Cut the stem off the pinwheel. Next, add a blob of hot glue. Glue it in the middle of the wreath, between 2 of the bottom flip flops.

5. Attach the bow.

Simply attach the bow to the strap of the bottom flip flop. The bow I used came with the twist tie already on it. So it was super easy to do.

6. Make the hanger.

As I mentioned earlier, I had a roll of burlap ribbon. So I used a length of that for my hanger.  A red or blue bandanna would make a great hanger, too.

Here’s the finished wreath!

My wreath was simple to make, and since it came in at only $6.00, I will definitely make more. I used some fun, bright colors of flip-flops and a colorful bow to make one for summer.

See how to make a colorful summer flip-flop wreath here.

So what are you waiting for? Get down to the dollar store so you can make your own patriotic flip-flop wreath!

Happy crafting!

~ Pam

P.S. And to help you get ready for that cookout, here is a fun list of patriotic treats for your celebration!

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