I have a fun repurposed baseball wreath in honor of Major League Baseball official opening day coming soon. My nephew Bubba has played or coached baseball his entire life. He started out playing at the age of 4. He played little league for years, and actually went to the Sr. Little League World Series in Kissimmee Florida where his team placed second. Bubba played in High for four years (pitcher), and then played at UNC Charlotte, and Volunteer State Jr. College in Gallatin TN (infield) After that he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers Organization for two years. Then he played in the Independent Professional League in Florence Ky. (The Florence Freedom) Since then he’s been coaching where he went to high school. He is currently the infield coach. So, long story short, his wife Anna wanted to make a baseball wreath for the front door of their new home.
They came over recently with these baseballs to use my gynormous vice in the basement shop.
Bubba got right to work drilling through the baseballs.
We tested to make sure the coat hanger would go through the middle.
We started out trying to use 14 baseballs on a piece of wire I had in my stash.
We worked on straightening out all the curlies of a wire coat hanger to get as much length as possible. We start threading the baseballs on again, trying to decide how many to use. We all decided 11 was good, and that made everyone happy because that was Bubba’s number.
This is the wire, not the coat hanger, but I wanted to show you how we connected the two ends.
We clamped the ends down really well.
You can see that 11 baseballs worked. It’s perfectly round.
This is a great gift for a coach. Would like to do make this for my daughter’s softball coach. Do you think it would work or are they too big? How many do you think would be needed? Maybe the wire would need to be stronger?
I’m sorry I have no idea if this will work for softballs.
gail
Love this wreath. Can you tell me what kind of wire you used to clamp the end and how?
Thanks you.
Priscilla,
We used a wire coat hanger for this project.
gail
Hi Gail! Very cute idea. What size drill bit did you use?
I’m sorry, I don’t remember what size bit we used. It was just big enough for a coat hanger. Smaller is probably better.
gail
I just got done making one and my baseball wreath when I hang it looks like a oval. How to I fix this?
How many balls do you have on it, (no more than 11 balls) and did you use a sturdy coat hanger? You will need to make sure that each ball is very close to the other, and that the connection is very tight. If you’ve done all of that, you should be able to reshape it.
gail
did you use just major league baseballs or did u use like a little league or cory league ball? was wondering if the bit would get stuck in the yarn in the inside of the ball
They were baseballs used in high school games.
Just a quick question, you mentioned you used a heavy wired clothes hanger. Are most wire hanger the same gauge or did you get your hanger from the dry cleaners? Let me know when you get a chance. Thanks. I can’t wait to try to make this.
The hanger we used was very old, but I don’t think it came from a dry cleaner. I think most any coat hanger would work as long as you don’t put too many balls on there.
good luck! have fun!
Gail did you drill straight down the middle.or little off to the side
Kimmie
My nephew did the drilling straight down the middle, with an extra long drill bit. 🙂
gail
LOVE this and need to make one for spring!!! I need a softball and a baseball one. Just a quick question …. did you use wire hanger wire or another wire??? If so what gauge wire did you use???
thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment Maureen
we used a heavy wire coat hanger.
I wonder if I could make it work with softballs. My daughter is headed off to play college softball in a year and we’re more than a little obsessed.
I don’t know…. I don’t see why it wouldn’t work… but I know very little about softballs. 🙂
good luck!
gail
I used extra balls and mine didn’t turn out round…is there anything I can do to fix it?
I’m going to try and make this for mothers day. Does it matter where the holes are drilled?
Thanks!
Katie,
I don’t think you would want to drill through the seams. Other than that you’re good. Make sure you pick up an extra long bit. I regular one won’t make it all the way through. Have fun! be careful when drilling, use a vice or have someone hold a clamp.
gail
Love this, found baseballs for $1 each at our local 5 below (dollar store).
Can’t wait to finish it, going to use a kid’s baseball cap instead of letter.
Thanks for the idea.
awesome, i love this!!! so great. now to find me some baseballs. i bet not take any from my bros collection. he might not like that. ha. ha!!! ( :
Want this! Must have it now! Diehard Yankee fan over here. =)
Jeanine
thank you Jeanine!
gail
This is my favorite wreath ever, and you are so lucky to have a baseball playing nephew named Bubba.
You know what? This is something I could probably see myself doing?
I love watching or even listening to baseball (radio) …mine would have a ‘T’ on it…
Go Rangers!
Patricia
Oh what fun that wreath is! What a great welcoming accent for their home, I love it. I bet Nate would love one of those. Hope your having a good time in LV!
Cute! Have to say I was expecting something much larger for a “gynormus vice”. That looks like a pretty normal size vice to me! But, I live on a farm.
That’s a fun wreath! My son-in-law is a college baseball coach. I have a big bowl of baseballs in my sunroom – an iconic symbol of summer!
Oh my! what a fun idea is that! How come I didn’t thinkof that… I suppose you could make one with other types of balls too…. You got my gray mass moving….. 🙂
Have a terrific week….
hugs x
Crystelle
Crystelle Boutique
What a cute wreath! There are so many options for decorating it!
absolutely LOVE this! i can see this with a phillies style P in there!
LOVE this!!! such a fun idea for spring/summer!
Such an awesome wreath! I really love it! How fun for Bubba!
Love this!
How awesome this would look in a little boys room.
Thanks for the tutorial!
Really cute!
I love this- great in a little boys room too!
That is so cute! I am not a huge baseball fan, but I love this wreath!
Love it! We have a million balls sitting around our garage. Plus, we could do “P” also for the Philies!
It turned out great Gail! I`m sure the young couple turns to you for inspiration while renovating their house as well. Your tips are always very helpful and the tutorials are easy to follow.
Have a great week,
Sue