Showing posts with label yarn wreath. Show all posts
Showing posts with label yarn wreath. Show all posts

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Wreath Updates for Thanksgiving

I decided to update my Halloween yarn wreath so that it was more suitable through Thanksgiving. I just removed the little spider and added some brown sheer ribbon that I already had in my stash. Oh, and I moved it to the front door and created a new item for the back door in just a few minutes. Check them out...





The second one was created with items I had around the house. I had the frame and just removed the glass, printed out the phrase on a sheet of paper, added the flowers (leftover from the yarn wreath) and tied it up with a bit of twine. Easy-peasy. 

Until next time...
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Monday, October 10, 2011

Craft Time: Halloween Wreath

The start of October and the beautiful fall weather got me in the mood for some craft time. I started with a new Halloween-themed yarn wreath. 



With just a roll of navy blue yarn, a few pre-made orange flowers from Michael's, a playful, glittery spider and about an hour of my time and I had a new wreath for our back door. Love!

Until next time...
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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Yarn Wreath: Attempt No.1

I know I peaked everyone's interest by mentioning my awesome yarn wreath in my first blog post so I've decided not to torture you any longer. I now present to you, Yarn Wreath: Attempt No.1, also known as Trudy.

Just imagine...how cute would this be for a baby shower? Such a great entry
display and an adorable gift for the mommy-to-be.

I'm pretty excited about Trudy, but I unfortunately selected the green color before we found our new home which, as you may remember, has green shutters and a green door. Therefore, this is Trudy's 15 minutes of fame. She sadly won't be making the cut to be our front door greeter. I'll be creating Yarn Wreath: Attempt No.2 in the near future, and I'll be sure to introduce you to Trudy's equally attractive little sister once she arrives. But before we forget all about Trudy, here are some close-ups.



This little project is great because you can be as creative as you like. There are about a million yarn color options as well as button options, and you can make as many felt flowers as your little heart desires. As you can see, I was digging the buttons this time around, but I think Trudy's little sis will be more flower focused. But the BEST part of this project is the price...under $9.

Here's the price breakdown:
  • Wreath Form: $2.99 (I used the straw version, but I'll be spending the extra couple bucks for the Styrofoam version next time since the straw makes the wreath a bit lumpy and it's harder to wrap.)
  • Felt Flowers: $0.60 for 2 sheets of felt
  • Buttons: FREE (thanks, Mom!)
  • Yarn: $2.99
  • Ribbon: $3.99 (Seems a little high, but I only used a tiny bit on this project) 
Not bad, right?

Until next time...