Filed under Wreaths and Swags by admin
I have made these wreaths several different ways and each one turned out beautiful. I have seen these made with a wire wreath frames but I never have one of those just lying around the house. I do however, have wire coat hangers.
Start by bending a coat hanger to the desired shape and size. You can shape these into oval, circle, heart or even square shapes. Leave the hook part of the hanger on (this makes a great hook to hang the wreath). It’s best to lay out the flowers you plan to use. Begin by wiring the stems of the flowers to the wire hanger. The amount of wire you use depends on how long the stems of your flowers are.
The best way to avoid gaps in your wreath, are to make sure the flowers are as close as possible. After you have attached the first set of flowers, begin to layer the next set by laying the tip of the flower right below the first. Continue to layer the flowers, till you have the wreath looking the way you want. This may take several layers to get the desired look. Keep in mind, the smaller the wreath, the less flowers you will use.
For silk flowers and foliage, follow the same steps. You may want to use greenery with your flowers, alternating between the two when layering.
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Filed under Holiday Crafts by admin
These are great safe ornaments for families with small children. I made several different ones of these. There are so many different ways to create them.
I used styrofoam balls of different sizes, scrap fabrics and lace. These can be made to coordinate with your homes decor. I started these by hot gluing ribbon or raffia to the tops of the styrofoam balls. Waiting to add the ribbon could be an eyesore. For one look, I cut a circular shape into some scrap fabric and wrapped the ball in it. I finished it by gathering the fabric at the top and tying it with a pretty ribbon. The second look for these ornaments can be achieved by simply wrapping the balls in raffia and hot gluing the ends. The third look was achieved by wrapping some lace ribbon around the ball.
The next list of ideas aren’t so children friendly. Using small push pins and sequins, I place sequins on the ball and attached them by pushing pins into them.I have also made these by hot gluing dried flowers to them. I purchased small clusters of flowers from the craft department at my local Walmart. After clipping half the stem off the flowers, I just simply pushed them in. You can roll the styrofoam ball in glue and then into glitter. I painted one of the balls red. I purchased artificial cranberry’s at my local dollar store. I snipped the wire about half way on the cranberry’s. After the paint was dry, I pushed the cranberry’s in to the ball. I have also seen these made by pushing real cloves into them and they smell wonderful.
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