Some of you may see this and think “been there, done that.” In the blogging world, we see no shortage of wreaths made out of just about anything these days! Does that mean the joy should be sucked out of me making my own? As I always say, “No way José!“ I wanted to give another wreath a go – after all, circles are such a pleasant shape, aren’t they? I’m finding we have more and more rounded edges around the house, and I have to say I like it!
Here’s the story with this wreath: The more I see other bloggers putting up their tutorials, the more I see materials I do not seem to have/want to pay for. The foam wreath structures are, as far as I’m concerned, a bit pricey at places like Michaels. $12? Really? That just did not sit right with me. After all, the goal is to make beautiful things at the lowest possible price, and $12 competes too aggressively with pre-made wreaths I have seen at Home Sense lately for around $15. If I’m going to spend money, I’d rather not also spend time and if time is to be spent, well the cost best be low, right? So here is what I used:
- One of the 7-8 embroidery hoops I got a few weeks back for $2.25 at Goodwill. (No, I do not do any embroidery – I bought them with wreath daydreams in mind!)
- An unattractive old book I purchased this weekend for $3. Never judge a book by its cover, right? The pages were beautifully aged with rich copper tones at the edges AND there were some illustrations. Perfection!
- My trusty glue gun!
In the spirit of my usual candidness and honesty, I have to say this: I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS DOING! Further honesty? This is true in the beginning stages of most of my favourite artsy projects. I just have a vision and I go with it… no instructions, no rules. What is now the front of this wreath originally started out as the back, so you can see in one of the pictures below that I had the leaves on the bottom, embroidery hoop sitting on top. I still knew nothing about this wreath at that stage, obviously!
In the end, I am absolutely enamored with this wreath. It’s up on our wall leading to the second floor for now, but I have bigger plans for this little project! Stay tuned…
P.S. anyone catch some of the funny illustrations in the wreath? My favourites are the skeleton and the chickens!
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You are fabulous!
You are too sweet
Thank you!!!
You are obviously a creative mind! I would NEVER have thought to use an embroidery hoop for a wreath! It seems so obvious now that I see yours…..
Anyway, it’s beautiful! Thanks for linking up to The CSI Project challenge this week (though you may want to link back with a button so we can count you official!)
Done and done!! Thanks so much for checking out my project!!!
Very pretty! I like the idea of using different pages in addition to text for some whimsy. Looks great.
Thanks Kristen! And thank you for stopping by
Love, love, love this! I would have never thought about using an embroidery hoop. The wreath turned out beautiful!
Thank you so much, Rachel!
I love this. Think I’ll have a ‘book page wreath’ party with my daughters & their cousins. Thanks!!
What a lovely idea! Thanks so much for stopping by
i love it. i’m gonna give it a try. thinking it could work on an old square picture frame since some of my favorite boxwood wreaths are square!
hope you will find a moment to stop by and enter a giveaway i am hosting for followers (i hope you win!):
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happy weekend to you!
michele
What a fantastic idea!!! I never would have thought to use a frame! And I sure will stop by! Thanks so much Michelle!!
Your wreath is lovely!
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Thanks so much
Adorable! I want to make one!
I love how you made leaf shapes for this wreath. It really looks beautiful. Megan
Thanks so much Megan!
Really like how this turned out. Perfection at it’s finest!
Thanks so much!!
This so pretty! I love seeing book crafts. I think I might have to make a version of this
Thanks Megan! I’m currently looking for more – I love the warmth of the book pages!