St. Patrick's Day Wreath

I'm so excited that St. Patrick's Day and Easter don't have to share a month this year!  Only because I get to decorate for both holidays!!  Making your house look festive for each holiday makes it look like a joyful home.  

The first thing that needs to be decorated?  It's the first thing that people will see...your front door!  I gathered my materials and was ready to make a St. Patrick's Day wreath.

Here are the materials that you will need:

• Vine wreath (40% off coupon at Michael's)
• Ribbon (50% off at Hobby Lobby)
• Foam shamrocks ($1/12 at Dollar Tree)
• Wooden Letter for your initial-not pictured ($2.99 at Michael's)

First, wrap your wreath with ribbon.  I spaced the ribbon about 4" apart.  Hot glue the ends to the back of the wreath.

Second, add a few shamrocks to one side of the wreath and glue.

Glue a letter to the other side of the wreath.  The one I purchased was already white.  Otherwise, I would have painted it white myself.

Finally, glue a small piece of ribbon to the back of the wreath to hang on the door.

Done!

Now go find your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!!!

Craft Room Confessionals: Ribbon Holder

Ever since I completed my craft room, I still needed a place for all of my ribbon.  For the extra scraps, I organized them by color and put them in jars. But what about the ribbon still on the roll?

I thought about buying lots of ribbon shelves and hanging them on the wall...

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...or I thought about having my husband make me a big ribbon rack made of wood and dowels...

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...or i could simply stick them in buckets and thread the ends through the holes.  The possibilities go on and on.

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While out shopping at Hobby Lobby recently, I spotted this metal tiered rack in the Clearance section (I always head to that spot first).  Bingo!!!

It is now proudly standing in my craft room, storing all my rolls of ribbon.  It's easily accessible and I can immediately see what colors I have.

Love, love, love my new ribbon holder!!!

Hanging Hearts

I saw these super cute hearts on Pinterest. I knew it would be so easy to make and I just made a couple variations.

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First, I bought 4 wooden hearts for $.99 at Michael's and painted them. I chose just red and white because that flows better with our house. Then, I used my Cricut machine and cut out our initials. I simply Mod Podged them onto the hearts.

I got some coordinating ribbon...

...and hot glued the ribbon to the back of the hearts.

I tied a bow and glued the ends to the top heart. That's it! It was so easy, but took some time. The time consuming part was letting the paint dry and then letting the Mod Podge dry. But I love the way it looks in my house and now I have a new piece of Valentine's decor.

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