Easy Burlap Wreath

National Crafting Month: Creation #2!

If anyone looks at crafts or DIY on Pinterest, they're bound to see all different kinds of wreaths. With all the wreaths I've been seeing, it seems that burlap wreaths are trendy right now. Since I had some chevron printed burlap left from this initial wreath I made for my mom and burlap ribbon was 50% off at Hobby Lobby, I decided why not? I searched for a burlap wreath I could easily make and stumbled upon some pretty easy directions here. This blogger is so right, you kind of learn to make it as you go along, and it's super easy!

Burlap Wreath with Chevron Print Bow

Supplies

burlap ribbon ($4.99/roll)

accent ribbon ($2.50/roll)

12" wire wreath form ($2.99)

Scissors

Embellishments

Begin by placing a pre-formed loop through the bottom of the wreath form. Leave a small tail of burlap behind so the loop doesn't come out. Continue by poking loops through from the bottom in each wire section (3 loops across). 

This is two sets of three loops- 6 loops total. I put 3 or 4 rows of loops in each section. 

Continue looping through wreath form. One roll of burlap got me around half of the wreath, then I began on roll number two. Make sure to leave a tail on the ends of the ribbon so you can secure the loops.

This is what my wreath looked like when I was done with the loops. There's a small gap on the bottom, where I glued the bow I made out of the chevron accent ribbon. 

I glued a loop to hang the wreath on the back and ta-da! Complete! 

I love how it turned out! 

Bounce House Birthday!

Throwback Thursday! 

Happy 3rd Birthday to me!!

I remember having some pretty legit birthday parties over the years when I was a kid. Discovery Zone, mystery dinner sleepovers, and this gem... bounce houses at McDonalds! Friends, bounces houses, happy meals and cake, what more could a 3 year old ask for?!

I love this cute little sailor dress that I'm rocking!

Birthday hugs from my oldest sister.

Me and one of my best friends when I was little, Cindy.

My sister, Catherine, was way excited about her happy meal.
And she is rocking that gingerbread man dress in June... Hah!

Time to blow out the birthday candles!

Pure goofball.

I got some pretty sweet presents for my 3rd birthday, including
Dumbo and The Little Mermaid books and a cassette tape! 

Birthday buddies! 

Wreath for Mom!

National Crafting Month: Creation #1! 

I saw this wreath for sale on Etsy and immediately fell in love with it. I loved coral and white flowers and the light blue/aqua color combination. Since I had seen the branch wreath forms at Hobby Lobby/Michael's before and since I also had experience working with fake flowers, I thought that this cold be a fun and beautiful craft to make! I made this wreath for my mom- hence the "S" for out last name. 

Personalized Floral Wreath

Supplies

branch wreath form 

decorative flowers 

burlap ribbon

Letter 

paint

glue gun and sticks

scissors

Crafting the wreath:

The first thing that I did was paint the letter for the wreath. 

It's a lovely mint color, but looks bright green here.

Then I laid out my wreath and decided where I wanted to place the leaves, flowers, bow and letter.
I was most worried about the flower arrangement. I had a general idea of where I wanted to place the bow and letter. 

Tucker was doing a taste test of the burlap ribbon.
He also tried chewing the wreath. Goofy dog!

This is the general arrangement of leaves and flowers that I decided on. 

Bow time... so, I googled some ways to make bows for wreaths. Honestly, I've always been bad at bows. When I have to wrap Christmas presents, they always turn out a mess. After reading about how to make a few and briefly attempting, I took the easy way out and made a makeshift bow that's actually three loops glued together with two tails glued to the back.

Next, I started gluing the leaves to the wreath.

I used this handy-dandy miniature, low-heat glue gun. It doesn't get very hot, which is good because I always manage to burn myself with the heavy duty glue guns.

Below is what my wreath looked like when I finished gluing leaves onto it.

Then come the flowers. I was a little nervous about gluing them on.

What if I put them in the wrong spot and they're permanently attached?!

I said 'screw it' and just glued the first three on. And they looked great!

I finished gluing the rest of the flowers on, including a wimpy looking one that

I placed specifically so the bow would be on top of it.

Then I glued on the bow and the letter.

Ta-da! 

I absolutely love how it turned out!

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Update:

I wasn't 100% happy with what the initial letter looked like. I love the mint color, but it needed a little bit extra besides just a solid color. I searched the house and found some white acrylic paint and painted small polka dots all over the "S." It looks even better now! Check out the painted letter-

National Crafting Month

I've always enjoyed being crafty. I got that from my mom. She's amazingly talented when it comes to crafts and has a great creative vision. Through my mom, I got exposure to scrapbooking, card making, and sewing. [I was never patient enough for sewing as a child, but I could see myself getting into it later in life.] She has nurtured my creativity and encourages my crafting- and of course, it's always fun to share my crafts with her. We also enjoy crafting together, which she always made time for on the weekends when I visited from college. 

I recently learned that March is National Crafting Month! And what a better way to celebrate than to do some fun crafts that I've been eyeing! I am a minor Pinterest junkie, especially when it comes to finding new recipes and fun crafts that I want to try out. Right now, I've got a lot of pins on my crafting and  "Recipes to Make in 2014" boards. For National Crafting Month, I'll be tacking a few of the Pins from by craft board. I've narrowed it down to a few fun projects. I'm excited, because I've been slacking on decorating my home since I moved in seven months ago. I'll also get to make a few homemade gifts.

So here is to a fun month of crafting! 

These are some of the crafts I'll be tacking this month...

Personalized Wreath for my Mom
St. Patrick's Day Wreath for Catherine

Burlap wreath
Watch-Her-Grow ruler