Happy Tuesday! I’m so excited to tell you that I was featured on My Favorite Finds this week (for sharing last week’s tutorial on my Upcycled Brown Paper Basket). It was super easy to make….you should try it!
Here’s something else that is easy to make…
I was challenged about a month ago, by my mother, to make a spring wreath. And because I have nothing better to do, it kind of got pushed to the bottom of my To-Do list. But then, I remembered that I would much rather craft, than wash windows. So, it got pushed back up to the top!
I saw lots of cute spring wreaths on pinterest, and decided to keep it simple, with materials I already had. After all, I didn’t want to blow my new budget already!!!
So, I decided to use some foam (from Lowes) duct-taped together to make my wreath form, and some left over packing paper from our move. My goal was to use the paper to create some shabby-chic-ish southern inspired (Magnolias, perhaps?) flowers.
I crinkled up the paper and wrapped it around the wreath form to completely cover the grey color.
And then I cut the paper into strips. I folded the strips accordion style width-wise, so I could cut more circles out at a time. I cut three sizes of circles.
My circles were a little sloppy and uneven, but it didn’t matter at all in the end. And as I worked, I decided that my mom’s wreath needed a little color. But I still liked the idea of a white base to the wreath. So I decided to color just the edges of each of the circles purple (perfect for the Lenten Season!).
After coloring ALL of those circles, I started crinkling. I actually got Jayna’s help…she crinkled and reopened my flowers, and then I glued the three layers together. Then I topped it with a little crinkled scrap of paper in the middle to be the flower’s stigma.
I used a hot glue gun to glue each flower onto the wreath form, in close proximity to each other, so they kind of all scrunch together.
And I left a little gap at the top, so that when my mom hangs it, her wreath hanger won’t squish the flowers. I put a little smiley on the back so it would be easy to find.
But then I decided that I needed a bow to make it look a little more complete (and elegant!). I had a hard time finding ribbon that I liked, so I bought some thick, crocheted lace instead. I made a bow and tacked it in place with hot glue. Perfect….shabby chic!