Burlap Bubble Wreath

I have always loved burlap bubble wreaths, but have always been scared to make one. I have always thought they would be too complicated, but as it turns out they are one of the simplest wreaths I've made. I followed this tutorial over at Craftaholics Anonymous, painted the monogram "Baby Pink" and then added the bow and monogram to the top of the wreath. 

I love how the wreath looks on our new blue door, and it was about time to take down the Fourth of July wreath. Yep, huge slacker over here! 

Also, that last picture shows a sneak peek of our new front siding we DIYed. 

I'm hoping to share more of the details next week!

Color Block Yarn Wreath

Mint. Navy Blue. and Pink.
Sounds like the perfect combination of colors for a Spring wreath to me!

I used a wreath form and three skeins of yarn in mint, navy blue, and pink to wrap and cover the wreath. I sectioned off each color in blocks in a variety of sizes to give it more of a color block look. Once the wreath was completely wrapped, I pinned the chevron ribbon on to the back for hanging. 

I love the wreath, but one thing is for sure... my front door needs a fresh coat of paint!
What colors do you use for Spring decorating?

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Burlap Valentine's Day Wreath and a Giveaway Winner

Well folks, the mitten got hit with a snowstorm yesterday, and aside from the fact that I got stuck in my neighborhood trying to get to work this morning, I am absolutely loving it. Let's be honest though, I also loved having the day off once Adam came to push me out and told me to go straight home.

If you saw my Instagram feed over the weekend, you may have noticed that I have been in Valentine's Day craft mode all weekend. The first project I tackled was this Burlap Valentine's Day Wreath, inspired by the beautiful chevron bow I scooped up at Michael's last week. 

I wrapped the red burlap ribbon around the wreath pinned it in the back. I pinned the red chevron ribbon on it as well to use as the hanger. Saving the best for last, I pinned the chevron bow to the top to finish it off. 

This wreath took me about 15 minutes to make.

Confession: I didn't even take the cling wrap off the wreath because I didn't want to have to clean up all the hay that was guaranteed to be strewn about the house for days after making the wreath. Honestly, I don't even think you can tell and will probably continue to leave it on there every time I make a wreath from now on. Maybe I shouldn't be admitting that because it makes me less of a craft blogger... oh well!

I'm really glad the red burlap ended up matching so well. I was worried it would clash once I got it all together. 

I'm ending this post abruptly because I need to go watch my favorite farmer, I hope you will understand! (Although after that preview, I don't know how I'm going to feel about him by the end of the night!)

Oh, and before I go..,
Congratulations to Jessica Hnatiuk for being the Valentine's Day Giveaway WINNER! You will be receiving an email shortly.

Thank you to all who participated! If you still want your own crocheted heart coffee sleeve, you can use coupon code VDAY2015 to receive 15% off your total purchase in the Etsy shop now through Sunday, February 8th.

Happy Monday!

Burlap Christmas Wreath

It just wouldn't be right if I didn't show you the wreath I made this Christmas. I found some burlap ribbon at Hobby Lobby and fell in love. I decided to go with a forest green and accent with red chevron. I love the large bow hanging long. 

It just wouldn't be Christmas without a wreath on the front door!

Fabric Covered Halloween Wreath

Another month, another wreath! 

I'm noticing all my wreaths are starting to look the same. Ribbon or fabric wrapped around a wreath form with flowers or a bow off to one side. The thing is, I just can't seem to stop making them. They are quick, easy, and always turn out awesome! At this rate, I am making a new wreath every month, and that is perfectly fine with me.

Whenever I see cute fabric, I think one of two things "this would be GREAT for a wreath!" or "this would be great for some pillows!" I have been eyeing this black and white fabric for a while and I thought it would be perfect with some orange flowers for a Halloween wreath (and even bought an extra just in case I want to make some pillows).

Perhaps I'll try to switch things up a bit for my next wreath, but for now I hope you enjoyed this one!

Happy Monday Morning!

Gold Ribbon Wreath

Why yes, I did make another wreath! You didn't think I'd leave that bright summer one up forever did you? Since the weather is acting more like Fall, and it is mid-September, I figured it was time to take down my Fabric Covered End of Summer Wreath. I think the wreath I replaced it with is pretty sweet, too!

I am seriously loving gold right now, just in time for Fall. Give me gold everything and I will be one happy girl. I saw this ribbon at Hobby Lobby on the infamous day I spent an hour in the ribbon aisle. The second I saw it, I snagged it up quick. I knew it would make the perfect wreath!

I love the chevron and polka dots together, and the metallic gold is not too shabby either.

It won't be much longer before I am making a Halloween wreath! At this rate, I might as well make a new wreath every month :)

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Fabric-Covered End of Summer Wreath

I am the kind of girl who always has a wreath hanging on her front door. Well, I've been a big time slacker (what's new?) and had left the front door bare for a few weeks after taking down my red, white and blue wreath for 4th of July. As it is already mid-August, I realize how silly it was to make a summery wreath, but the truth is, I am just not ready to admit Fall is on it's way. 

I love the navy, yellow, and pink fabric leftover from my bench makeover, so I knew those bright colors would be perfect for this summer wreath. 

Proof that things don't always turn out the way they are suppose to: 

I purchased some navy blue ribbon to hang this wreath, but once I went to put it on the wreath, I realized how different the two navy blues were. No problem, I had some burlap downstairs that would work just fine. After hot gluing it on and taking some pictures, I decided that also was not the look I was going for. How about that gray chevron ribbon I used for the bow? Sure, except then it looked too matchy-matchy. 

I left it, telling myself that it would grow on me, and it lasted one day before I was driving to Hobby Lobby for 50% off their ribbon. An hour and a half and 8 spools of ribbon later, I came home with yellow chevron ribbon you see pictured above. Instantly, I felt much more proud of my wreath. 

 The struggle is real, folks!

I am kind of in love with how it turned out. I could "ooh" and "ahh" over it all day, but who's got time for that?

Anyone else love to decorate their front door? 

Do you ever have trouble deciding on small details with your projects?

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Chevron Heart Door Hanger

This project has two of my favorite things: chevron and burlap, so it's no wonder why I love it so much! Especially hanging against our teal door (which yes, badly needs a new paint job). This project was very inexpensive. I think I paid $1.50 for the heart after my 50% off coupon, and 50 cents for the ink paint. The rest of the supplies I had on hand.

in order to make this, you'll need:

wood heart, twine, burlap, paint, hot glue gun, chevron pattern, painter's tape

I first painted a few layers of white onto the heart. When that dried, I used this pattern from Billie Monster to create my chevron design. Then I used the pink paint to fill in, I did this twice to be certain the pink was bright enough. 

When the paint was dry, I peeled off the painter's tape and hot glued the burlap bow and twine to the back for hanging. 

To tie a perfect looking bow, I found this tutorial from the Southern Mess blog.

I couldn't wait to hang this on my door, so I headed out in the freezing cold temperatures in the middle of a snowstorm to hang it and take these pictures. But doesn't it look like it was a warm sunny day?

I am the last person to be complaining about the snow. I actually love that we've had snow on the ground since November, but even I'm starting to dream of warmer temperatures. Especially since our furnace died this weekend and it was a cool, crisp 57 degrees in here this morning. Yikes! 

Happy February!

Did you bust out your valentine's decorations this weekend? I had every intention but just never got around to it! 

Crayon Wreath

How cute is this crayon wreath?! Wouldn't it look great on a classroom door? My best friend is a teacher, and I have been wanting to make her one of these wreaths for a long, long time. Well, I finally did this Christmas and I'm so excited with how it turned out! And best of all, I think she liked it too!

in order to make this, you'll need:

crayons, two embroidery loops (different sizes), hot glue gun, ribbon

I wanted a bright, colorful wreath, so I chose to leave out all the neutral colors. I started by trying to lay out the crayons on the wreath before gluing. BAD IDEA. They rolled everywhere and it was a big mess. Finally, I decided to do it one color at a time. I started with the light pick color and glued all four of the crayons on to the wreath to better see that they were all evenly spaced out. I  continued around the wreath starting in the center of quadrant.  

When I finally got the crayons all glued on, I added ribbon to hang the wreath and a bow for a little extra decoration. I debated adding an apple or other school supplies for embellishment, but decided against it. I love the simplicity of the wreath with just the ribbon.

Now you can easily make this for all your teacher friends!

Ready. Set. Go!