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!!!

Feather Boa Valentine's Wreath

It was time for a new Valentine's wreath for my door.  I wanted something simple, pretty, but festive.  So, I decided to create a wreath using a fun feather boa.

Here is what you will need:

• Feather boa (50% off at Hobby Lobby)
• Wreath (40% off coupon at Hobby Lobby)
• Spool of black ribbon (50% off at Hobby Lobby)
• Glue (I used hot glue from my own stash)

Wrap the wreath in black ribbon.  I glued as I went to keep it in place.  This won't show a lot, but it will cover up the white styrofoam.

Glue the feather boa along the top of the wreath.  I tucked the end of the boa under the bottom point and glued it.

Continue to glue the boa around the entire surface of the wreath.  Trim off the excess boa and glue the end.  You may have feathers flying around.  Hehe!

I glued a looped piece of black ribbon to the back to hang from my door.

Tada!!!  Looks pretty, festive, and was super simple!

Flag Wreath

Memorial Day is coming up and I started looking for some easy Patriotic crafts. Patriotic crafts can be used for Memorial Day and through the Fourth of July.  I saw this beautiful Flag Wreath on Pinterest and quickly gathered my supplies.

Source: naptimecrafting.blogspot.com via Desiree on Pinterest

Start with your wreath.  I like using the foam tubes and I tape the ends together.

I had some white yarn already, so I just bought some red and blue skeins.

Wrap the yarn tightly around the wreath.  You can leave a little tail at the end and wrap over it with the other color of yarn.

Or you can pin the ends with a straight pin.

Repeat the wrapping with red and white yarn.  Make sure your blue section is the biggest part.

For the stars, I found some self-adhesive felt shapes at Hobby Lobby.

Stick them on the blue.  For added reinforcement, I used hot glue.

On the back of the wreath, I hot glued a red ribbon that I had formed into a loop.

It's ready to hang on the front door.

Note:  It took a couple hours to make.  The longest part was wrapping the yarn.  It's easy, just time consuming.  I used the foam tube, but I may make another one using a wider wreath or wider tube.  It has the 'skinny' look.  It doesn't look bad, just not as full.  You could also double the layers of yarn to give it a thicker look.  Overall, I like it!

Spring Wreath

This was the most time consuming project ever! I'm noticing a pattern on the projects I pick out. I originally saw a heart shaped wreath made of red felt circles on www.theidearoom.net/2010/01/felt-heart-wreath. It was very pretty so I thought I would try my own variation and make one for Spring. It took forever!!!!

I picked out 5 different "Spring" colors in felt sheets and bought several sheets of each (4/$1 at Hobby Lobby). Then, I cut out about a million 3" circles from the sheets. Fold the circles in half and then fold again. Get a straight pin and poke it through the corner of the circle. Pin it to a foam wreath. Repeat over and over and over...

Here's a closer look. I just fluffed out the circles a little to give it a "full" effect. I pinned a ribbon to the back to hang it to my door. It's a very simple project but takes time. I like how it turned out.

Valentine's Wreath

I enjoy making new wreaths and wanted something for Valentine's. After being inspired by the many Valentine's wreaths that I've seen, I came up with my own design. You just need a wreath, gray yarn, felt, gemstones, and hot glue. You probably already have most of these things at home.

Foam wreaths can be a little expensive. My friend Janelle gave me the best tip ever about foam wreaths. Go to Home Depot, buy the foam tubing for less than $1 and you can make any size wreath you want. Genius!!!! I cut the tube in half and that makes a really nice size wreath. That also means that each tube can make 2 wreaths!!!

To help create the circle, you can stick a wire hanger in the tube and then bend. However, I don't use hangers and still am able to make a nice circle. Just tape the ends together.

Now get a skein of gray yarn and tightly wrap it around the entire wreath. This does take some time so I caught up on my DVR shows while wrapping the wreath. Hot glue the end of the yarn to the back of the wreath.

I decided to add 3 felt flowers to the wreath in different colors: pink, white, and red. Actually, after I got the yarn wrapped, I just couldn't decide what I wanted to add to it. After trying different things, I finally decided on the flowers. Plus, I didn't have to go buy anything new for it.
I first learned how to make felt flowers from my friend Samantha's blog, Crafty Texas Girls. I've made them into pins and hair accesories and knew they would look perfect on the wreath. I made just a slight variation on these flowers and used 4 circles per flower. I just traced around a jar that was the size I wanted.

The circles don't have to be exactly perfect because you will fold them and won't notice the unevenness.

Fold each circle in half, then fold in half again. I like to add a dab of hot glue just inside the point to keep the 'petals' closed.

Glue the four petals on the wreath, making sure all the points were in the center of the flower. I added a red gemstone to the middle of each flower.

Cut a small piece of ribbon or yarn and glue to the back of the wreath to hang the wreath.

Hang the wreath and admire your work!

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