My Succulents Wreath

I have one more succulents project to share with you.  It's a wreath.

I used the same process to create the succulents as I did in my previous posts, with one variation.  On the Rich Razzleberry succulents, I added White Craft Ink to the tips.  Doing all the sponging is what makes the petals really stand out and look realistic. 

Succulents come in pretty much all different colors, so I tried to add a pleasing variety.

The base of the wreath is a styrofoam ring covered and wrapped with burlap ribbon.

I hot glued the 'fluffy/messy' stuff to the entire ring, then arranged my succulents and, when I was pleased with the placement, began hot gluing them to the wreath.

I took the photo on my porch to get good daylight for the photo.  It is hanging in my studio now.

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A Few Last Projects from 2016

I have a few last project to share with you, from 2016, so let's wrap it all up and get ready for new upcoming projects from our Occasions Catalog.  It goes live very soon:) 

I wrapped the wreath bases in burlap ribbon and then added the poinsettias.  These are cut from a Tim Holtz die (I needed this size.), cut twice and glued together, for extra strength.  They are spritzed with some shimmer, of course:)

I didn't like any of the ribbons I tried to add, so am keeping them simple for now.

The two older boys and I made a bunch of snowmen for gifts.  They were fun and turned out really cute, but I got some pretty nasty burns from my glue gun.  Ouch!  I cleared out my stash of boards ... that's one more stash gone and put to good use.  Remember, no more hoarding ... use and enjoy!

That's pretty much it for 2016 projects.  I can't wait to share my new projects from the Occasions Catalog.  It is awesome, for sure.  

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More About Wreath Making

If you've followed my blog for a while, you probably know that I love making wreaths and other home decor.  I'm actually almost finished without another wreath already.  It's actually a set of wreaths, to hang on each side of our TV area.  Today, I thought you might enjoy seeing more about how to make the wreath.  Enjoy!

Click here to watch the video and learn more about this wreath project.

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Plain And Simple And Just Perfect

As you saw with my witch hat in a previous post, sometimes I just like to keep things plain and simple.  I took that path when making my new wreath, too.  I love it!

I made it as full as I possibly could and it's nice and fluffy.  I added just a simple burlap bow to it.

I did make all the little banners, too, so I can add one if I feel like changing the look.

I think it goes nicely with my witch hat.

Making new decor for this Fall has really been fun!  Now, I'm off to work on cards for my Christmas Retreat.  Wow!  Talk about fun!!!

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Spring Decor with Wreath in Place

As promised, today I'll share how my wreath looks in its proper setting, along with my Spring decor in my living room.  You will notice several of my antiquing finds mixed throughout the room.  I have chosen all white flowers this Spring and love how they make the room come alive and how it all came together.

First, let's start out with a blatant photo bomb.  Toby Joe could see I was getting ready to take some shots and decided to walk into the center of the photo and pose.  You wanted me in it, right?

All the pretty white flowers are from Pier I.

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A Huge Spring Wreath

Today, I have a huge wreath to share with you.  Using flowers from our Burlap and Blooms Simply Created Wreath Kit, I created a wreath to go above our fireplace mantel.

I started with a large grapevine wreath, wrapped burlap ribbon around it, along with some wired beads.  I love the rustic look of the wired beads.  This wreath had a lot of extra twiggy pieces on it and I loved that, too.

There are butterfly accents, as well, and a couple of little loops of jute accents.   I also added a few extra flowers that were punched and/or die cut, as well as some extra sprigs of burlap ribbon and finished it all with a burlap bow with long streamers hanging down the side of the wreath.  With a project like this one, I ended up making it, hanging it up, taking it down and adding a bit more this and that, and repeating this process a few times.  It was worth it in the end.  I love how it turned out.

I took it outside to photograph it in good lighting.  It looks wonderful above the mantel.  Here are some close-ups of the flowers and butterflies.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my huge wreath and that maybe it will inspire you to try one yourself.  It was a lot of fun to make it.  Come back soon and I'll share how all the living room decor came together for Spring. 

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My Curly Wreath and a Framed Project

After all those pages from my Ribbon Techniques Album, today I want to share with you a project uses tons of ribbon in a super fun and super easy way to create a beautiful home decor project.  This is one of my latest wreaths.  This was by far one of my top favorite projects I've ever made.  It was just soooooo much fun... except for several very bad burns from my glue gun.  It gets really hot!  I used some of the flowers from our Burlap and Blooms Simply Created Wreath Kit, along with a lot of our burlap ribbon.  I love how it turned out!

I also used a few punched flowers and die cut flowers.  The wreath base is from the kit.  I wrapped it first with burlap, to give a beautiful, finished look to it.

For the loops, I cut short pieces of burlap, stapled them together, and then hot glued them to the wreath base, being careful to keep the staple hidden in the back.  As you can see, I used a random pattern for them.  I wonder how a Fall wreath with this loopy technique would look.  Hmmmmmm...

... and, remember my cute little card from Laura?  I found my square frame (finally) and framed it.  Won't this be fun to use to decorate again next Easter?  I love it.  Thanks again, Laura!

It makes me happy to keep projects like this close by.  I think of my special friend whenever I look at it.

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Spring is here? Really? Well, maybe we can pretend it is!

Before my cold reached the point of no return, I did get some cleaning and decorating done, to celebrate Spring.  I don't often get a cold like this and it's really gotten the best of me.  Seeing my decorations in place already, puts a smile on my face.  I'll start by sharing a few ideas with you from what I put on my front porch.

Now, let's move inside and see what I have to share with you.

I love bunnies.  They are kind of everywhere right now:)

I had a brainstorm to stack my old books and school bell on top of this old scale.  The bell was a gift to my mom from a former school teacher.  She actually used it to call in the children from the school yard.  Being a former teacher myself, I love it and treasure the memories.

In my next post, I'll share some of my favorite new decorations.  I just finished making them.  We'll be in the dining room for this.  

Then...

Come back soon to see some new goodies in my studio and to learn some tips for organizing your crafting space.  Have a great day!

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