Repurposed Baseball Wreath

I have a fun repurposed baseball wreath in honor of Major League Baseball official opening day. 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.

How to make a repurposed baseball wreath from old game balls

They came over recently with these baseballs to use my gynormous vice in the basement shop.

Carefully drill a hole in the middle of the baseball

Bubba got right to work drilling through the repurposed baseballs.

Thread wire through baseballs

We tested to make sure the coat hanger would go through the middle.

A sturdy wire hanger works best for a repurposed baseball wreath

We started out trying to use 14 baseballs on a piece of wire I had in my stash.

The wire was not stiff enough, and the baseballs were too heavy. When we held it up, it resembled an egg shape sphere.

Plan b:

We worked on straightening out all the curlies of a wire coat hanger to get as much length as possible. Then we started threading the baseballs on again, trying to decide how many to use. After much debate, we all decided 11 was good, and that made everyone happy because that was Bubba’s number.

Fold wire to lock in baseballs

This is the wire, not the coat hanger, but I wanted to show you how we connected the two ends to make the repurposed baseball wreath.

Cut off excess wire

We clamped the ends down really well.

Eleven baseballs make the perfect wreath

You can see that 11 baseballs worked. It’s perfectly round.

The “P” has a dual meaning. Bubba and Anna’s last name begins with a P and the team Bubba coaches is the Panthers.

I recently visited them, and seeing the repurposed baseball wreath on their door made me smile! I love that I get to help them DIY. They have been in their house for several months now, and are busy making it a beautiful home. Anna has worked tirelessly painting their kitchen cupboards. She’s done a fabulous job on them, while Bubba patiently helped with re-installing all the hinges and NEW hardware. The “new” cabinets look terrific!

play ball!

gail

Comments

Suzanne Venkataraman

November 05, 2017 at 5:54 pm

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?

- Gail Wilson
  
  November 05, 2017 at 10:26 pm
  
  I'm sorry I have no idea if this will work for softballs.
  
  gail
  
Priscilla Salinas

May 08, 2016 at 11:35 pm

Love this wreath. Can you tell me what kind of wire you used to clamp the end and how?
Thanks you.

- gail@myrepurposedlife.com
  
  May 09, 2016 at 2:53 pm
  
  Priscilla,
  
  We used a wire coat hanger for this project.
  
  gail
  
Trisia Kono

April 12, 2016 at 6:10 pm

Hi Gail! Very cute idea. What size drill bit did you use?

- gail@myrepurposedlife.com
  
  April 12, 2016 at 7:34 pm
  
  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
  
Rachel Pituch

March 09, 2016 at 6:37 pm

I just got done making one and my baseball wreath when I hang it looks like a oval. How to I fix this?

- gail@myrepurposedlife.com
  
  March 09, 2016 at 7:25 pm
  
  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
  
shauna

December 01, 2014 at 3:15 pm

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

- gail@myrepurposedlife.com
  
  December 01, 2014 at 3:24 pm
  
  They were baseballs used in high school games.

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