Fall Wreath

Super late, but when I took my fall wreath down I realized I never wrote about it!

So this terrible, horrible thing happened. When Coach and I were moving me out of my apartment we forgot to go get the rest of my stuff out of my storage unit. We'd already emptied the bulk of it way early on. All that was left.....my wreaths. All of them. Every last single one I had made. I almost cried when I realized it come September. Needless to say, I'm having to start all over with my collection.

Well this fall was super crazy busy. Ridiculously so. I still had a Halloween wreath in my bin of decorations, so that went up in September. Normally I would have done a late summer/early fall for September but no time so "Boo" went up early.  About a week after Halloween I was still crazy busy but Boo definitely needed to come down. I can't stand for a naked door so I quickly improvised. All those pine cone wreaths at the stores were cute but stupid expensive. So I grabbed a box of gold, glitter pine cones and a green floral ring from Hobby Lobby for about $12. I already had a ribbon.

I lined the edge of the ring with the ribbon then wedged and hot glued the pine cones into place. Another ribbon at the top for hanging and it was still missing something. So I went back and grabbed so random brown floral spray things and stuck those around the rim. From the distance it looked fine, to be honest I hoped no one would look at it closely. It got the job done though it's not one I'll be saving. I might make a more refined version next year but for $16 total, I'm ok with tossing this one after a one-time use.

Ignore the awkward angle and the reflection of me in my super comfy sweats. Just look at those beautiful gold pine cones. :)

Fall Wreath Inspirations

As you know, I love making my own wreaths. Fall and Halloween are definitely my favorites to make and this year I can't wait to get started (I'm forcing myself to wait until after my birthday before declaring summer over). My friend Kari shared with me some she has made and I'm using them as my inspiration for some fall decor. Check hers out!

Sorry for the sideways- forgot to rotate!

 I love how loaded it is with the miniature pumpkins. This one definitely lasts the entire fall season!

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Her witches broom is simply adorable. She insists the inspiration came from cute polka-dot ribbon she found (it's hard to see in the photo but the dots are glittery). I think she may have had some inner witch guiding her creativity though! ;)

To see the wreath I made for last Halloween, click HERE

Halloween Wreath

My new wreath for Halloween....ok, so it's not new anymore. I made it over a month ago.

I found the black leaf garland and painted wooden Halloween garland at Marshalls. The BOO letters were wood cut-outs from Hobby Lobby that I painted white from paint on hand. A little floral twine and the grapevine I already own completed the task!

Pinterest Domination

Get on Pinterest- everyone is doing it.

And on that note- here's the wreath I saw there that I wanted for myself. So I made it. It's been really warm here in our corner of the state and I'm ready for spring!
Inspiration wreath:

Final Product:

I used brighter colors than the one in the inspiration photo. Mostly because that's what I could get my hands on. The final wreath took about 20 sprays of baby tulips all clipped apart. I used an 11 inch foam circle, some low temp hot glue, and got down to business. Basically I bent the ends of the flower sprigs to make an L bend, stuck some hot glue on the end and crammed it down into the wreath so that it laid flat. Layer those sprigs all around the circle and you get a wreath (oh and you have to do the edges and inside too). It took about 2 hours and around $40 in materials. Pretty easy if you're comfortable with silk flowers and hot glue, otherwise it might be kind of intimidating.