Fun Fall or Holiday Wreath - Girl and Her Kitchen

Okay, so here is my very first posting. I’m sure you’re all looking at it going, “uh yeah, we

can tell!”

I promise they will get better!

So, I realized the fall wreath I had was looking pretty old and shabby and I didn’t really want to put it out again so I decided to make one. Lets be honest, it’s not actually a wreath, but it hangs like one. Originally, I saw this idea in red and white, but I already have so many holiday wreaths I want to make, or already own. So instead, I decided to change the design a bit and switch colors. This ended up being one of those “nap time” projects–you know the one you get started on and when you are almost at the finish line, you hear your baby making noise, but not yet crying, so you hurry to put the finishing touches on?

I love a good long project, don’t get me wrong, and you will see plenty of those but I also like to see something come to completion quickly. There are plenty of the “never ending” things in our lives, it’s fun to get to the quick and happy.

On that note, here are some quick instructions. If you are one of those that has more fall than winter decor then do it in a pretty red or green. The sky is the limit when it comes to putting one of these together.

First, you are going to want to grab yourself some parchment paper and roll that out. Next, determine what size you want your letter, number, whatever, to be. I literally just started drawing a line with pencil, and stopped when it looked long enough for me. It’s kind of fun to round the edges out, but you could also box them off or leave them straight, again, up to you. (If you are doing it for winter it’s kinda fun to really curve

up the edges like a candy cane.) Don’t worry about getting it perfect the first time, that’s what erasers are for. When you are happy with your design, go ahead and cut it out, cutting about an inch extra all the way around. Then get ready to pin it to some burlap.

Next cut two letters out of the burlap, one for the back and one for the front. Then grab a template for your design. I used chevron and just drew the template myself. If you need help there are tons and tons of free templates online you can print and use. It helps if your template it is on some sort of card stock or poster paper.

Draw on your design and then lay the top on some old cardboard or a garbage bag. I went to good old Hobby Lobby and got some acrylic paint and then went to work. It dries relatively quickly, which is really nice.

When the paint is dry you will need a glue gun and some stuffing of some sort. I used an old pillow I had. You can use plastic bags, or batting from your local craft store. I began to glue at the top, leaving the extra burlap on the outside of my letter unglued. Then I just continued to stuff and glue until I was finished. You Do Not want to wait until the end to stuff, it will be near impossible. So just do a little at a time. When you are finished add some sort of a hook or loop to the back and if you want, a little fun bow to the front to give it an extra pop!! (idea from live a little wilder.) 🙂

Happy Crafting,

Abby

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