I also love decorating my house for my favorite season. We still have many boxes that we haven't even begun to unpack and I am nowhere near the hanging pictures/art stage, but I can't let fall come and go without some new decor around the house. I think I'm going to tackle a new wreath, a tablescape for the dining room, and something for our mantel (which we don't have yet, so I guess mantel decor will only happen if we make it and put it up before fall is over). I started with the wreath. I pinned this page of amazing Fall wreaths on Pinterest months ago and have been dying to make one ever since.
I especially love the yarn wreaths that everyone is making these days - like the first wreath on row #2. LOVE IT. I love the colors, the nod to argyle, and the all around look of it. So, I used this wreath as my inspiration.
Supplies that I used:
- styrofoam wreath form (the largest I could find was 16")
- spray adhesive (already owned but probably could have just used the glue gun for the whole project)
- jute twine (already owned)
- orange yarn
- felt in brown, green, and orange
- felt in white (already owned)
- faux acorns (already owned)
- glue gun (already owned)
- ribbon for hanging (already owned)
I thought my inspiration wreath was wrapped in twine and I had some on hand so that is what I decided to use for mine. (Turns out she actually used brown yarn, but I like how the twine gives mine a bit of a rustic feel.) I started by wrapping my wreath form with the twine, spraying with the adhesive every so often as I went along. (Note: I would recommend purchasing a straw wreath form as they are thicker and more substantial than the styrofoam one that I purchased. If you are going to wrap it, leave the plastic on otherwise the straw will probably go everywhere. I wish I had done this, because mine looks a little thin and puny. Oh, well. You live and learn.) Wrapping the wreath was the most time-consuming, monotonous part. It took me around 1.5 hours. I don't do well with monotonous tasks like that, so I did half one day and finished it the next day.
When I was almost done, I ran out of twine. So, I set out for Joann's and came home with more. It was actually about twice as thick as my original twine, but it's not super noticeable. As hard as I try, nothing I make is ever going to go as planned or turn out perfectly, so I'm learning to stop agonizing over it and just expect it and live with it.
Then I got to work making some felted flowers. I watched this tutorial first since I was a felt flower first-timer. I randomly glued on the flowers and acorns (except I did make sure to cover up the small, odd-looking "X") and ended up with this.
Here it is hanging on our front door. The door knocker, house numbers, and other yucky brass hardware will be gone one day - whenever we get around to painting the front door that is. Now I can't wait to buy some pumpkins and other fun Fall things for the porch.
Love it, great job!!
ReplyDeletecute! I'm more of a summer girl myself, but I do love fall decorations!
ReplyDelete