New Obsession - Wreaths!

When I moved in to my house, my mom bought me a gorgeous wreath from Pier1 Imports that was somewhere around $80.  I cherish it! I keep it in a box all wrapped up and wait until the first sign of cold weather at the end of August and then I take it out and hang it on my front door. A wreath for every season would be amazing, but not at $80 a pop! Then, I realized, I can make my own! How brilliant. I set out on an online search to find a wreath How-To and came across a lovely yarn wreath at happyserendipity.com that totally inspired me to create my own version.  Winter is just around the corner, and after Halloween this lovely wreath is going to be hanging proudly on my front door.  I wanted to keep it simple and chic without too much going on.

Finished Wreath

Wreath Materials - Foam Wreath - Yarn- Scissors, Felt, Rinnob and a Glue Gun

I started by covering a foam wreath with a ball of yarn.  I tried to keep the coverage even but I wasn't too worried about making it perfect.  Then, I created fabric flowers out of felt.  To do this, cut your felt into a circle.  Once your circle is cut out, you cut a spiral all the way through the centre of the circle until you're left with a little flap at the end.  This is going to be the end of your flower.  Start rolling the felt from the outside of the spiral in towards the centre and use the flap to glue it into place.

I added a little ribbon to the side and found a nice pin at the craft store to pin into the flowers.  I wanted it to look like the one on happyserendipity.com with my own twist.  I'm pretty proud of this little guy and almost.... ALMOST.... can't wait until it's finally winter and I can hang him on my front door.

If you're inspired to make a wreath of your own, there are many different styles you can create.  Check out my DIY Home board on Pinterest if you'd like some inspiration.

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