Vintage Spring Wreath

 

Easter is only a few weeks away.  I find the holidays are a great excuse for a new wreath for my front door.  I wanted to do something a bit different.  Something with a bit of a rustic vintage vibe.  I knew I wanted to use my leftover burlap.  I had purchased an entire roll for my winter stairway garland.

This past weekend I made a run to my local Joann's Fabric and Craft Store.  I purchased a 12" round wreath form and some floral sprays.  My first stop though was the Sunday Flea Market.  I headed directly for the jewelry booth.  I just love vintage pins.  I was able to find 10 pins in a floral motive.

At home later I gathered my new purchases, my leftover burlap and my handy dandy glue gun.

 

I didn't want to just wrap the burlap around the ring.  I wanted it to have some depth.  I started by cutting lengths of burlap and just kind of rolling and bunching it up and gluing it around the ring.

Then I pinned the different pins around the ring.

 

 

 



The final touch was to fill in the bare spots with flower petals and some faux bird eggs I glued on.

 

 

 

I kind of like the end result.  How about you?



Simple Spring Wreath

I was late this year in taking down my Christmas Wreath.  I kept waiting for winter but it never came.  I finally gave up and started to look forward to spring.  Rather than buy a ready-made wreath or use last years I decided to make one of my own.

My local craft store had all of the necessary materials.  I picked up a 12" floral craft ring made from MDF, a bag of Spanish moss, two faux floral branches and a clip-on feather tailed bird.  Total material cost was about $13.

If you would like to make your own, follow along with me.

I started off by using Elmer's Glue to adhere the moss around the entire ring.  I love the curly texture of the Spanish moss. 

While the glue dried, I pulled the flower petals off the ends of the branches and arranged them around the ring.  Once I liked the overall look, I used my glue gun to secure each flower in place. 

Lastly I clipped the bird to the top of the wreath with its feathered tail hanging down.   I think the yellow and red flowers really pop against the rusty red of my front door.  As far as I am concerned there is nothing more welcoming than a hand-made wreath.

Embellishing for the Holidays

Getting ready for the holidays and thought I would add some more glitz and glam to the occasion.  I looked around to see what I might have that I could improve upon.

I took a yard sale wreath I found over the summer and clamped on a big glittery floral bow, two red birds and stuck in a couple of foliage and gold ornament picks.

Here it is adorning my front door to welcome guests.

I recently came across a bag of a dozen green wooden napkins rings for $.99 at the Salvation Army Thrift Store.  To dress them up I applied a 2 inch glitter snowflake ornament to each with my glue gun.  I also added clear self-adhesive gems I found at the craft store.

 

These will be the perfect addition to my holiday table.

If you have done any home decor shopping recently, you know mercury glass is big.    A colleague of mine told me about a product called Looking Glass from Krylon.  I found it in the craft store in the art glass section.  I took a basic glass hurricane vase I purchased at Walmart and glued a pedestal candle holder to the bottom to give it more height.  I spray painted the inside of the vase with several light coats of the mirror finish as directed.

After it dried thoroughly I placed a pillar candle inside.  The flame dances and glows beautifully from within and it too will be a great addition to my holiday table.

     

How to Make a Candy Corn Wreath

Fall has arrived and it is time to cozy up your home.  One of the first places I like to start my decorating for a new season is the front door.  A welcoming wreath says it all.  One thing that really screams Fall to me is candy corn so I decided to combine the two.

I purchased a foam wreath form at Jo-Ann's Fabrics and Crafts, an autumn floral pick, a roll of duct tape in orange, yellow and pinkish swirls to cover the form, and a package of candy corn at my local supermarket.   I originally planned to cover the whole form in candy corn but once I put on the tape I couldn't cover it up.  It looked interesting and very Fall like all on its own.  Instead I used my glue gun and just did one ring of candy corn around the center of the form.  I centered my floral pick at the bottom and hot glued on some extra silk leaves and then I tied a brown ribbon at the top.  To keep the bugs away from the candy corn I sprayed the wreath with a clear top coat protectant.


Now for about the cost of $10 I have a one-of-a-kind and very cool looking wreath to hang on my door.  Sure I could have bought one at The Dollar Store but it just wouldn't have been the same.  You be the judge.