A Simple Wreath Season by Season

It all started with a naked front door and an idea.  Then a foam wreath form from Michaels ($3.99) came home with me one day and some soft cream yarn that I got at a yard sale this summer for $.10. I added this free printable bunting and some bakers twine and a few foam letters I already had from Target's dollar section and what I got was a super cute, super inexpensive Summer wreath.

Then came October - time for a wreath update!  Using the same wreath "base" I simply removed the bunting and added some fall-colored felt flowers using 5 sheets of pre-cut felt from Michaels ($.29/each) that I made using this tutorial.  I few dabs of hot glue and Voilà! Our new Fall wreath!

A few tips:

To make the yarn wreath I simply tied the yarn in a knot (at the back) and just started wrapping.  I was kind of careful to keep the yarn from overlapping because I wanted a flat, clean surface. 

In the felt flower tutorial she says to use (6) petals per flower - I only used (5) and I think they turned out great.

Use a neutral color like white, cream or even a light blue as the base color of your wreath so that you can carry it through each season without having to change anything but what goes on it.

Have fun!

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Wreath Season by Season - Winter Update

Happy Monday All!

So the only thing I dislike more than decorating too early for Christmas is letting Christmas decorations linger too long after the New Year has come and gone.  Anything and everything Christmas related sadly (for Layla at least) came down yesterday. 

But while I making one last ornament "sweep" of the house I discovered that we still had a Christmasy wreath on the door!

In order to remedy this, I gathered up a few painted wood snowflake ornaments that had not been packed away yet and decided that these would be perfect to replace the shiny Christmas balls currently hanging from the wreath.

I choose blue, yellow and red to brighten up the white wreath form and a strand of pinkish orange yarn (left over from Anthropologie's amazing Christmas wrapping) to wind around and replace the green white polka dot washi tape.

A simple, five minute fix!

Winter ready!

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Wreath Season by Season - Holiday 2013

So it's been a loooong time since I did one of these posts - but I recently made our holiday wreath and thought I would share.  I decided this time around to try using some natural greenery (i.e. magnolia leaves) to spruce up the front door.  I stuck with the same base (yarn-covered foam wreath form) and just tucked the stems of the leaves under the wrapped yarn - surprisingly they stay in place pretty easily!  I added the white flower (artificial) because the leaves looked a bit flat and then added the red ribbon after looking at the wreath from the street - it needed some color....

The inside window panes each have a paper snowflake hanging for a pretty view inside and out...that and I LOVE making them.

Happy Thursday!
xo
Kendra Pin It

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Wreath Season by Season - Summer 2012 Edition

Hi!  I'm a little overdue for this post since summer is more than half way over but I finally got around to updating the last wreath I made in the Spring.  These colors actually were fine for the summer but the white yarn base had started to look dirty after being outside in the elements for a year and there were bugs carcasses embedded as well - not cute!  So since the white yarn was going to have to go I choose to use on the of the leftover skeins of yarn from this project - a coraly red pink to brighten things up a bit.

I just wrapped the original foam base with the new yarn and tied a knot at the back.

I used some scraps of blue and white chevron fabric and some buttons to make flowers like these.

A pretty wreath for the last month of summer!

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Wreath Season by Season - Holiday 2012 Edition

Hi! Thought I would share my latest wreath - you may remember my last one from this post. This time around I decided to stick with the coral yarn already on the wreath form and simply added some green holly and a few glittery white deer stickers that I picked up at Michaels.

After hanging it I thought  it still needed something so I hung a glittery star ornament from the top.

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Wreath Season by Season - Summer 2014 Edition

I don't know about you but I'm super glad that not only is Summer here but it actually feels like Summer too! With the warm weather comes a new wreath covered with one of my favorite summery treats - pineapple!!

I found this adorable pineapple printable and thought I would make a garland with it...but then decided the colors would be perfect on our front porch!

 

I printed on cardstock and cut out the fruit.

I took off all the branches and birdies from my Spring wreath and simply glued the pineapples on.

I'm not sure how long the cardstock will hold up once it gets more humid...but hopefully it will get us through the Summer!!

Man, we need some new exterior lights - ours look so mini with those monstrous ferns!!!

xo!
Kendra Pin It

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Wreath Season by Season - Spring 2013 Edition

 Hi there! It's been awhile since I've written a wreath post so today I am sharing photos of my Spring wreath. 

Need to get some plants in those empty pots asap!

 

I started with the same yarn wrapped base and added a whole bunch of felt flowers and a chipboard bunny that I covered in polka dot fabric and a little bow tie because he was looking a little plain.

 

 

 



To make the flowers I just cut spirals out of felt and wound it around in circle.  Then I hot glued the end of the felt spiral to the back of the flower.

 

 

Have a happy weekend!

xo!

Kendra

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Wreath Season by Season - Spring Edition

Spring might not be here quite yet but it is definitely in the air! After a week of 70+ temperatures I decided to replace our wintry wreath with this brighter more Springy one.

You might remember the pom trim that hung over  the crib in Hadley's nursery "sneak peek".  Well, after I decided not use it I snipped all the poms off of the trim and used them to make my own multi-colored garland to hang on the wall and on the fabric canvas that is now above her crib.

I kept the trim, figuring I could use it for something eventually.  It turned out that these pieces were the perfect colors to go with the crochet flowers I bought on Etsy a few months ago.  I had originally planned to use these in Hadley's nursery too but never did.

I just wrapped the trim around the wreath and tucked a few of the crochet flowers under it.   I doubled the flowers up in a few spots to make it a little less uniform.

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Wreath Season by Season - Christmas Edition

I am one of those people who can't even start thinking about Christmas let alone decorate or shop until after Thanksgiving. is over.  I don't really feel in the Christmas spirit until the beginning of December!  So our holiday wreath went up last week. 

As I mentioned you here I have taken a foam wreath form from Michaels wrapped in cream-colored yarn as my base and then just changed what goes on it according the the season. Simple!

Here is my latest:

I added some green and white polka dot washi tape and
a few left over Christmas ornaments. Super easy!

Now our front door is in the holiday spirit too!

******LITTLE SIDE NOTE***** LAYLA'S ROOM IS IN OHDEEDOH'S SMALL KIDS/BIG COLOR CONTEST TODAY****** IF YOU HAVE A SECOND I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE******THANKS!

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Autumn Wreath - Pinterest Challenge Friday

Kendra always makes such pretty wreaths for her front door which she has posted here, here, here, and here.  I thought I should give it a try.  Where to go for inspiration ~ Pinterest ~ of course! 
I actually found several ideas that I wanted to incorporate, especially to use the stash of materials that I had on hand.

It took a little time, but I am so pleased with the results!

My supplies:
14" round straw wreath
burlap
fall colors of felt
steam of artificial berries

What I did:
I cut the burlap into 2 1/2" strips.  It was a messy job, but I found a fantastic tutorial that made the work a lot easier.

I wrapped the straw wreath with the burlap using my hot glue gun to secure each strip.

Then I made my felt flowers following the directions given on this you tube tutorial. 

Love the way it turned out; it has inspired me to pull out the rest of my fall decorations!

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Wreath Season by Season - Spring 2014 Edition

It sure doesn't feel like Spring around here (snow and sleet yesterday) but in hopes of actual warm weather coming - and staying I finally got around to making a new wreath for our front door.  Just a $3.00 worth of supplies and about 20 minutes of work was all it took!

 

 

I started with the same white yarn-wrapped base and just added a few sections of teal blue yarn to break up all the white.  Then I used a hot glue gun to attach a couple broken tree branches and added the little paper birds (cupcake toppers from Michaels) and leaves (I cut from the box the toppers came in) onto the branches.

 

 

 

I love how bright it looks against the yellow door.  I'm just crossing my fingers that there is a lot more Spring and a lot less cold in our future!!

xo!
Kendra Pin It

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DIY Ideas for Autumn Decorating

Autumn is such a beautiful season ~ the air is crisp, the leaves are colorful, the burning wood in the fireplace makes everything warm and cozy. 
I have found these wonderful tutorials to just add the right touch to fall decorating.



love the use of the fall  leaves



a charming diy pumpkin wreath for the front door





we have so many acorns ~ this basket would be perfect!



how warm and pretty is this little leaf candle



More uses for all of those acorns ~ a pretty modern wreath



how clever and the colors are great!

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Wreath Season by Season - Spring 2015 Edition

Hi! Its been awhile since I've posted in our wreath series and since I finally got around to updating ours last week I thought I'd share my latest creation. 

I started with the same Styrofoam base, white and green yarn and a few sheets of felt.

 To make the flowers I cut one large circle out the felt for the base and then cute 5-6 smaller circles for the petals.  I simply folded the smaller ones in half and hot glued the inside and outside of the fold.  I (loosely) used this tutorial.  I repeated this with all each color of felt until there was nothing but scraps left.  And I used those scraps to make the inside of the each flower. 

I also cut out a few leaves to add in underneath the flowers.

Yay Spring!!


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Wreath Season by Season - Valentine's Day Edition

Hi there!! Last week I mentioned the girls and I were busying ourselves making hearts, painting hearts and hanging hearts in order to stave off cabin fever.  One of those hearts projects was for the latest wreath currently adorning our front door.  It cost me about a dollar to make and took 10 minutes.

I started with (4) 8"x10" sheets of light pink, bright pink, super bright pink and white felt - purchased at Michaels for $.24/each.

I folded sections of two pieces of felt together and traced half a heart on one side.

 

 I cut those out and repeated the process by folding the felt again and again to get as making hearts out of the felt as possible.

 

 

I kept same white yarn covered "base" and just overlapped the felt hearts in a circular patternand attached them with hot glue. 

I wish the weather would be a cheery as my front door - it's gloomy/freezing here!!

xo!
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