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Wreath

My wonderful mother let me use her glue gun to start my spring wreath (since I killed mine making my last crafty project). I got my idea for this wreath from this site.  First I gathered my supplies: 1 yard of burlap (3 strips and the rest in sqares), a glue gun, and a foam wreath.
Next I wrapped the strips around the wreath and hot glued it into place. Then I took the squares, folded them up, and glued them to the wreath. The original blogger did a much better job explaining, so if you want to make one be sure to check it out.
The original blogger used pins to push in the pieces of burlap, but I hot glued them. Let me tell you, I got MANY burns on my fingers. About half way through this project I was wishing I had used pins instead. Once I had finally gone all the way around the wreath I needed to make some flowers to brighten it up. I cut strips of colored fabric, folded it in half, and glued it. Then I cut slits in the fabric, rolled it up, and presto-a flower!


I made 4 flowers for the wreath and tried to match one to the color of our door. I think I got pretty close:
To finish it off, I tied a yellow bow at the top. Here is the finished product:


After 3 1/2 hours of crafting our door is all ready for spring!

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  1. Amy WallerApril 6, 2012 at 10:17 PM

    Yayyyy!!!! It turned out so stinkin' cute! Glad I could provide a little inspiration for ya! It looks great! Happy Spring! xoxo

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