4th of July wreath

I've included this wreath in a previous post, but I'd thought I'd share it again since it's a little closer to the 4th! Here is one of the wreaths I've been making using tissue paper.


I used my *amazing* Cricut to cut out all the stars and the letters. I think it turned out fabulous! =]

Even more =]

I told you I had been busy! Everything that I've posted over the last few days is what I've been working on for the craft show I'm entering a week from Saturday. Here are a few more things that I've gotten accomplished. Can you tell me if you think they will sell or not? I've never done a show before and I'm kindof nervous about them not selling...thanks!

18" all white wreath with handmade embellishment

4" Christmas topiary

13" Fourth of July wreath with handmade embellishment



Hope you enjoy! And again, if you've been to a lot of craft shows or even from your personal opinion, can you let me know if you think they will sell? Thanks!! =]

More hand-made wreaths

Ok, let's try this again...I was able to finish up a couple more, so I'll post them as well...

Indianapolis Colts wreath with embellishment

Local school's colors

Large yellow, spring wreath

So busy...

Ahh...I haven't been on in awhile to check out what everyone's doing. I've been working on my wreaths and such for an upcoming craft show! I concocted myself an *adult* beverage, been on Facebook all night, and now I'm going to post what I've been doing. My previous post had some wreaths on it that I will show again here, but they are 100% complete now, so they look a smidge different. Enjoy! =]

This is one is of my wedding colords, I love peacock feather as well.

I know we're all sick and tired of winter, but I thought this was cute.

An all yellow, spring wreath with butterfly and flower embellishment.

For some reason, it's not letting me upload anymore pictures, so this is all you get! =]

Some of my creations...

Hi everyone! It's been quite awhile since I've posted anything, but I've been busy trying to get my tiny business together. The wreaths I've posted on here is what I'm trying to sell, I love doing them! I've sold a few, but am trying to get my name out there a little more. I really need to post on Etsy...anyways, hope you enjoy! =] This is an 18" bright colored Easter wreath with small egg embellishments.

This is a 10" local school colored wreath.

This is a 13" Fourth of July wreath (will include embellishments, but haven't cut them out yet =/)

This is a 9" wreath that was inspired by my wedding colors (teal, black and damask).

A few things...

I've been making a few wreaths and topiaries like my St. Patrick's Day decorations. I'm wanting to start selling them and have gotten a few orders, so that's good. Here are the few that I've been working on.

Everyday topiary for one of my friends, her living room is decorated in these colors. But, it would be good for Christmas or Valentine's Day as well.



Easter wreath with egg embellishments.


Easter/Spring wreath with butterfly embellishments.

Just thought I would share in some of the crafting I've been doing, it's keeping me very busy! =]

St. Patrick's Day wreaths

I haven't posted anything in awhile. Here is my tissue paper wreath with embellishments that I just completed. It took awhile, but in the end I think it looks fairly decent! =]

Valentine's wreath

I've decided there just needs to be a wreath for every holiday/season! So, I went ahead and made a Valentine's wreath. I've wanted to use a strange material for a wreath for awhile now, but just couldn't think of the right holiday or season I wanted to make it for. But I think V-day is perfect for this!

Supplies:

- wreath form

- paint/paintbrush

- at least 2 loofahs, more if you want it bigger/fluffier

- hot glue

- V-day appliques

- string or ribbon

I used pink & white loofahs I found, where else, at the Dollar Tree. Most of this project all came from the Dollar Tree!

I found these picks that I thought were adorable!

I painted my wreath form a light pink, you can use whatever color you want obviously. I just wanted it to match my loofahs. I think red and white would be cute for this too, or just all red or pink!

I then dismembered my loofahs, there's a little string in the middle of them that I cut, that way you don't have to actually cut the material. I kept one of the pink strings that, I guess you put around your wrist, for later.

I didn't get a picture of this part, because it was awkward and I couldn't hold the material and take a picture at the same time. But, at this point you should have 2 pink and 2 white loofahs sections. I gathered them together and just wrapped it around the wreath form. Then hot glued the ends down to itself. Then I pulled off the hearts from the sticks and glued them onto the loofah. I then took one of the loofah strings and tied it to the top so that it can hang on the wreath hanger! Voila!

I hope you enjoyed this project and that you try it out! Let me know how it worked for you and how you made it your own! =]

Dollar Tree wreath

I have a few wreath forms and needed to do something with them. I went to the Dollar Tree, and they really have some cute things! I wanted to make a Christmas wreath, since I haven't yet. If you want to make this, here's what you need:

- 8" wreath form
- 3 strands of rope garland
- red paint
- small and large Christmas bulbs
- large snowflake ornaments
- hot glue

I wrapped the garland around. Now, this is 12' garland and it didn't even cover half of the wreath form, so I would suggest 2 or 3 strands. Also, I would paint the form red or whatever color you're going to use, because the green peeked out a little bit. I learned this after I covered the first half, so I had to go in between the holes and touch it up.

So, after I got this done...I had to rip it apart because I didn't have any more garland. I had to travel back to the Dollar Tree, which I went to another one in town, and they didn't have any of this type of garland. So, we went to the original one I got the garland at. They only had one more strand and it looked like a toddler got ahold of it, because it was all tore up. So, I had to settle with some silver and got 2 strands just to be safe, which I'm glad I did.

After I took the red off, I went ahead and painted it so that the green wouldn't show through.

Here you can see where I ripped off the red...by the way, that pink isn't my carpet! =] It's a towel.

So anyhow, I alternated the red with the silver, for every 2 silver there was a red. I think it turned out cute, kinda reminds me of a candy cane.

Then, I embellished it with some snowflake ornaments and bulbs. I didn't want to use a lot, because I thought it would be overwhelming. Here it is...not that hard, but it's been a pain! =]

Book page wreath

So, my real addiction to crafting start with a book wreath tutorial I found. It seemed easy enough and for only two bucks, it didn't matter to me if I messed up. Luckily, it turned out pretty good for my first time. I couldn't get a great shot of it, but I'm sure you've all seen one to get the idea. My friend just couldn't get why I would mutilate a perfectly good book for this, but I told her it was a Dollar Tree book, so it didn't really count. =]

Easter/Spring wreath

I got this idea from one of the many blogs I've been following, but I can't remember which one. I saved the project on my computer and don't know which blogs it's from now. =[ But if I find it, I'll post a link. This wreath is made of cupcake liners and ribbon. Fairly simple!