Happy Monday all! We in America move full speed ahead to our national day of thanks and gluttony and I've finished the last of the things I'll make ( I think ) for this short season between Halloween and Christmas. Anxious to get started on some Christmas goodies so be on the lookout!
Also humbled and excited to have been again featured in the Hometalk weekly newsletter last week! They included my Plastic Egg Acorns and Pinecones and I couldn't be more tickled. If you aren't on Hometalk, you should check it out both as a place to share your creations and to find even more inspiring ideas!
Supplies:
- Square Wreath Form. I actually had some inserts from 12x12 shadow box frames that I used but you could also use a square frame.
- Silk Leaves (Michaels 80% off)
- Twig Vase Fillers (Dollar Tree)
- Feathers ( Michaels)
- Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
From left to right: Shadow Box Frame Inserts, Silk Leaves, Dollar Tree Birch Stumps and Twigs
The frame inserts are not the sturdiest so I glued two of them together to stabilize them. The silk leaves I found for 80% off at Michaels. I used two packages of 30 with a few left over.
These came in two sizes, the larger having some gold veining and the smaller being plain. I alternated these around the wreath. Pretty straightforward. After I glued the leaves around the frame I placed a few of the birch "stumps" , offset, "because I did" which is a technical creative term!
I have a ton of these twigs left over so may save them for next year or throw them in a vase.
I grouped three feathers (Michaels, Art Minds or Creatology) at the base of each "stump", then added some of the twigs.
To finish, I had some of these Acrylic Gem Maple Leaves in my stash from a past project so glued a few of those on. Living in the West, this may be another thing I leave up year round. Haven't decided yet. We don't have specifically "Western" decor but I like some bits here and there.
Et voila!
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