Finally a Spring Wreath

Thanks all for the permission to love myself for using an adorable kit this month! You've all been so kind to me.

Today's wreath is finally the spring wreath I needed! I had bought these felts last year (the year before?) so I'm glad to have put them to use. My sister has made one of these yarn-wrapped wreaths, and she told me that it took forever to wrap, but I managed to get through it while watching Hot Fuzz. I only used one type of flower, the spiral--from four inch and three inch circles. Two of them I wrapped two colors together (the top dual pinks and the hot pink and orange). I also wrapped two colors together sequentially, yellow and orange.

I'm very pleased with how it came out!

Wreath Wednesday: Nautical

Conversation with a FB friend who isn't crafty and who has small children.
Her: So what's with this craft every day?
Me: It's National Craft Month.
Her: So?
Me: I just make a craft every day for fun.
Her: Is that even fun?
Me:  It starts out really fun but at about Day 19 it starts to feel like a chore. Now I'm at the point where I'm almost done, and I've come too far to give up.

Original inspiration: Tiffany, Making the World Cuter.

(I will post the picture tomorrow am. I tried to send it from my phone to my computer but Gmail is doing that thing where it is sending the picture around the world first. Really, today my admin wanted to test something so she sent a picture to me at around 11:00. I got it at 1:08. I can't wait that long. Check the Instagram. Or the sidebar. Thanks for your patience.)

Day 16, Drying

Today's craft, a wreath for Valentine's Day (still not a summer wreath...) is drying. Full report when it is finished. For a sneak peek, check Instagram. Back soon with photos!

Wreath Wed: Felt Flowers

In searching for wreaths to make, I found a lovely one on etsy. They had sprayed a grapevine wreath grey and added felt flowers. I had a grapevine wreath in my stash, as you do, and decided I surely had enough felt, wool, and old sweaters to be able to put something together, all I had to buy was the spray paint.

I made the flowers based on directions from betz white (link when I'm back on my computer) (loopy flower, rosette (instructions for paper, work for fabric). I had a little vision for the blue buds. The big takeaway from making those is, if you are using acrylic felt use hot glue and not tacky glue. (Tacky works fine on 100% wool and mostly wool.)

I know it's not the spring or summer wreath I needed but I adore it!

Wreath Wednesday: Pinwheels

I am one of those people who changes the front door wreath seasonally. I'd love to change it monthly but I'm a few wreaths shy of a calendar. (There's a new one for you. "Oh, that idiot? She's a few wreaths shy of a calendar.")

Most of the months I am missing are in the spring and summer range. (I actually have three wreaths for October.) When I was perusing Pinterest for ideas, I came across several pinwheel wreaths. Very spring-y I think. I chose these three papers from the Birthday Bash series from Stampin' Up and whipped these pinwheels up pretty quickly.

Directions:
Paper pinwheel wreath directions from HGTV.
You can make pinwheels with one sided paper too.
With double sided paper but with the crazy addition of eyelets.
Someone made a variation (mistake) that you can learn from.