Fall Wreath Three!

TGIF!  This week went by really quickly!!!  Before I get to my final Fall Wreath - I received a TERRIFIC update on Destiny - the foster dog we had. She is doing SO GREAT and they ADORE her! They renamed her Misty and renamed Chi Chi (the other dog they adopted) Layla!  I'm just really thrilled :)

OK - the final wreath I made was inspired by the Sarah from the blog Becoming Martha. I love this flowy burlap wreath she made and I wanted to do something similar.  First off - I didn't have the same burlap. Mine was quite a bit coarser, but it still worked quite well.

First I wrapped the white styrofoam wreath with the burlap. (Note to self - don't buy white wreaths).  Then I started overlapping the burlap all the way around the wreath using twine to hold it in place.  Once complete, I pulled apart the silk sunflowers leaving about a 3" stem and just jammed them into the wreath (yes - jammed!).

I hot glued the leaves behind the flowers and left a space for the "L"

Here's a close up of the yard-wrapped "L" monogram.  I'm happy with the finished product, but this was not too easy to wrap.  Hope my hot glue stays in place!!!

Thanks again for all your great compliments!  I've gotten some nice feedback on Facebook too.  Friends tell me they look SO MUCH BETTER in person - and I'll actually take their word for it because my photography skills are not good! LOL

Have a great weekend!!!!!!

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Fall Wreath Two!

Thanks for all your great comments on the fall wreath I posted on Tuesday!  I'm back with another one that I was inspired to make from Rachel of Architecture of a Mom. I loved the look of the yarn wrapped wreath.

I found some awesome yarn at Michaels.  Perfect for fall.  Here's how it turned out:

After wrapping the wreath with the thread - I begun attaching some of the flowers.  I really wasn't loving it. So I took all the flowers off.  Yesterday I got down all my fall decorations and in there were these great glitter pumpkins and acorns.  So I put some burlap squares over the yarn, held it down with some pins, then added a few leaves and attached the pumpkins and  acorns.

Here's a close up:

And just because it took a lot of time........here's a close up of the yarn wrap!

I'm going to be working on my last one........stay tuned!!!

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Fall Wreath!

Happy Wednesday!!!!!!  Was I suspenseful enough yesterday?   Do any of you follow Tip Junkie?  I get a ton of blog posts from them and when the 51 How To Make A Wreath post came in, I was inspired!

My mom took a ride to me to Michael's to buy the necessary stuff (well, actually enough for THREE wreaths) and on Monday - I created this:

What do you think??   I used some magenta ribbon and wrapped it around the Styrofoam wreath.  I used pins periodically in the back to hold the ribbon in place.   Then I got my glue gun out and cut down the silk flowers I bought and started gluing them in place.

I created the bow on the top and added a pearl/gold button for some "elegance".  Then I tied a simple knot so the ribbon laid the way I wanted it to in order to hang the wreath!

Here's a close up:

I'm 1/2 way done with my second wreath - but had no time to work on it on Tuesday - so maybe by Thursday morning I'll be able to post it!!

Have a great day!!!!!


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