Circle Time

I'm venturing out in my post topics. I make cards, but I also dabble in other randomness. Today, I'm sharing the project I tackled this weekend. It was so simple I almost thought there had to be a catch, but nope! It is in fact one of the easiest projects of all time.

I saw this super cute, quasi-tutorial for a wreath on another blog (and go figure now I can't find it to give her proper props). Her directions were easy. I don't know if they even really count as directions because it was basically:

• Buy wreath form.
• Cut fabric scraps that are long enough to tie around form.
• Tie the scraps around the form.
• Scrunch them together to cover form.
• Make a hook by wrapping a loop of floral wire around wreath.
• Hang.

For the past year, I've been contemplating making a wreath. But do I make a yarn wreath? Or a felt wreath? Do I use a wire or foam form? Do I add flowers that I've carefully cut and shaped from satin, rhinestones and bits of my fingers? Do I add a punch of neon, or make it all white as a statement against ornate wreaths? Do you see how my ideas spiraled because of all the random tutorials for beautiful wreaths that I read online? So when I saw these easy instructions and nice result, I thought, "What the hey. Let's try it."

In related news (you'll see how it relates in a second), the 4th of July is coming up, and we just added this new bad boy to the front of our house.

Since we're already showing our colors, I decided to take our decorations up a notch and make a red, white and blue wreath. We're going to be THAT house. (Although I'm not sure two decorations really will qualify us. I might have to line our sidewalk with mini-flags to truly be THAT house.)

I built a little pile of options as I dug through my pile-o-random-fabric. In the end, I used part of an old bed skirt, two separate parts of an old dress that was no longer wearable, scraps from the only quilt I've ever made and scraps from a pillow project I did more than 10 years ago (how do I still have that fabric? mind = blown).

Since I've been tying shoes for a great many years, I was a wiz at the remaining steps of this project. Tie knots.

Once the scraps were cut, it moved along quickly. This could totally be a movie and a craft night project. I'm holding onto the final, final pictures though because I don't have them yet. It was extremely rainy here this weekend, so the wreath did not make it onto the front door. When it's properly hung, I'll let you see the final product in all its Americana glory.

Happy crafting!

Weekend Prep

She's saving up her energy for a fun weekend, I think. Happy Friday!