Wreaths. They're everywhere! And a lot of them are terrible too. For some unknown reason, I have the urge to decorate my door according to the seasons. Maybe it's a sign of...my age continuously increasing? Anyway, I never find ones that I like that much (that aren't $60 or more) and I always think I can come up with great ones on my own (for a fraction of the price too). I have been pleasantly surprised with my handy work so far. Here are a few I've done recently.
I did not even intend for this wreath to happen, but I got inspired on a trip to Hobby Lobby (looking for something completely different of course) when they had a sale for 50% off of wreathy-type things. I bought a pre-made Christmas wreath a few years ago, and it's just not cuttin' it anymore. I wanted something that I could use for both fall and winter, so I didn't want it too look too much like Thanksgiving or too much like Christmas. I chose the evergreen wreath (~$5 on sale) instead of a grape vine one to set the tone of winter. I didn't want the usual Christmas colors, so I chose to use gold and bronze accents. I always tend to look for the cheaper items ($0.50 to $2 each) so I can arrange them myself instead of buying the more expensive pre-arranged bundles. There are gold pine cones, gold/bronze branches of berries, and leafy-gold garland. The little pumpkins and squash are supposed to be reminiscent of Thanksgiving. Everything is secured with hot glue, making this a very easy project. Not to mention much cheaper than anything available for purchase, and also much more appealing in my humble opinion.
I'm really happy with the way these wreaths turned out. I was actually looking for a cheap and awesome Christmas present I could make for my best friend, and these are what I came up with. I made the gold and silver one for my best friend first (she absolutely loved it!), and then I was so happy with it I used the remaining colored bulbs to make the one on the left for myself.
I can't help it when I find a good deal, so on a trip to the dollar store I stocked up on all the bulb ornaments I could get my hands on (there are also some little jingle bells in there t00). The bulbs/bells came in packs of 15 for $1 each! Each wreath has about 60 bulbs of all sizes on it, so that is less than $5 worth of decorations for each. What a bargain!!!
The most expensive part were the foam circles I got at Hobby Lobby for ~$5 each. I first wrapped each foam circle in strips of white cotton fabric because hot glue sticks much better to cloth than to foam. I started hot gluing the larger bulbs to the outside and inside of the circle, spacing them relatively evenly. I kept filling in the empty spaces with smaller and smaller bulbs, with some of them being glued on top of each other instead of directly to the fabric. It took several hours to complete each wreath, but I think the results are well worth it! Another awesome (and cheap) wreath project.
I know not every wreath lover has one for Valentine's Day (don't most people just skip to Easter?), but I couldn't resist when I saw the heart wreath on sale. I can't remember exactly how much it cost, but knowing me I probably didn't spend more than $2-4 on it. It was a little plain for my taste and I'm not a huge fan of the fake grass-like tinsel, but it was so cute and I love hearts <3 I found the flowers at the dollar store, and they are of surprisingly high quality for how cheap they are. I hot glued them into place (after I arranged them 15 times until I came up with something I liked), being very careful not to melt the tinsel too much in the process. I added the ribbon bow to finish it off. Another very cheap and entertaining project!
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