Spring/Easter Wreath Roundup

Hi all! Well, now that St. Patrick's Day is behind us it's time to start thinking Easter/Spring! I've rounded up some wreaths that caught my eye while I was looking for inspiration. Take a look ~
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 According to Laura at Top This Top That, this is the easiest burlap wreath you'll ever make~

Top This Top That

An elegant tea stained coffee filter wreath from Design Dining and Diapers~

Design Dining and Diapers

Check out this recycled spring wreath from Cheap Crafty Mama.  See the flowers?  Those are recycled cans!

This wreath from Corner House just screams spring with its fresh colors~

Corner House

A fun, non-traditional rectangular shaped wreath from Delightfully Noted~

Delightfully Noted

I love, LOVE this chocolate bunny wreath from The Baker's Daughter~

The Baker's Daughter

Nothing says spring like moss, eggs, and burlap. A sweet simple wreath from Butterfly Above~

Butterfly Above

Such a fresh look with the eggs and grass from A Diamond in the Stuff~

A Diamond in the Stuff

Love the fuzzy little chicks used to make this wreath from Design Editor~

Design Editor

A sweet bunny wreath from Everblooming Original~

Everblooming Originals

Could this wreath from Fake-it Frugal be any cuter? I think not! It's inspired by Mr. McGregor's vegetable garden from the story 'Peter Rabbit.' The veggies are made from coffee filters~ 

Fake it Frugal

I love the message on this 'Hybrid' wreath from Rhonna Designs~ 

Rhonna Designs

I am constantly amazed by all the creativity and talent that can be found here in bloggy land and on Etsy!  Which one is your favorite?

Tootles,
Sarah

Lucky Horseshoe

Wow!  I took a bit of an unintentional break there!  Norah was sick for a good week followed by Isaac being sick for almost the entire week after that which didn't leave me a whole lot of time to focus on much of anything else.  But Norah is back to her feisty self and Isaac is getting close to his old happy self again, thankfully!

So anyway I'm back to share a fun St. Patrick's Day decoration I made for my front door.  I was trying to think of something I could make other than the usual wreath and a little light bulb went on in my head....a lucky horseshoe!  Once I figured out how to go about making the actual horseshoe shape it all came together quite easily.  Ta-dah......

Here is how I made it:
Start with a foam wreath form ~

Using a steak knife, cut off the top 1/4 of the wreath ~

Use the piece you cut off for the top portion of the shoe...cut to size ~

I bought some wood letters to spell 'lucky' from Hobby Lobby ~

I gave the horseshoe a coat of gold paint and the word a coat of green just in case the glitter didn't give me full coverage ~

I attached the little bits at the top of the horseshoe with toothpicks and glue ~

Then, just go to town with some Mod Podge and glitter ~

After I covered the horseshoe and letters with glitter I gave them both a coat of clear acrylic to help keep the glitter in place ~

Then just hot glue your letters to some ribbon and attach to your form.  I made some felt flower rosettes to add some color.  You can see how I make them here.  Finally, just attach some ribbon to the back of the horseshoe, hang, and enjoy!

I'm hoping to have a somewhat productive week, so hopefully I'll have more to share soon! If you haven't already, I would love it if you'd follow Picked by Jane either via email, Google Friend Connect, Linky Followers, or subscribe using the RSS feed in your bookmarks tab, these options can be found in the sidebar.  Feel free to follow me on Pinterest as well - that button is toward the top of the sidebar.
 Happy Monday!

Tootles,

Sarah 

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Valentine's wreath

Hi there! I suppose I'll just jump right in and do a tutorial for my first-ever blog post! Let's see how it goes...

I've been on sort of a wreath making kick over the past year. It's fun to mix it up a bit on the front door depending on the season or holiday. I just finished up a fabric wrapped wreath for Valentine's day. Here's how it turned out~

First, gather up your materials....I used a straw wreath, various fabric, some vintage buttons, black ric-rac, and a metal "B" -our last name initial. Oh, and don't forget your trusty glue gun.

I ended up switching out the glittery heart for the black "B"

Tear your main fabric into 2"-3" strips.  Glue one end to the wreath and start wrapping.  When one strip ends, just line up a new strip with the end of the previous strip and tack it down with some glue.

Once you have the wreath completely wrapped, you can embellish however you like.  I did some rosettes and a little pom-pomish thing that kind of just happened.  To make a rolled fabric rosette, tear a 2" piece of fabric and fold in half.  Tie a knot at one end and begin twisting/folding and rolling tacking in place with glue as you go.  For the red felt rosettes cut a circle out of your sheet of felt.  Start cutting in a spiral until you get close to the center.  Then start rolling and tacking with glue from the center and work your way outward.  I stuck a shiny black button in the center of mine.

Next just figure out an arrangement for all your doo-dads and glue them on.  Here's how mine looked at this point.

All you need now is a strip of fabric to use to hang your wreath. I added some black ric-rac to mine. I also hung the metal letter I picked up from Hobby Lobby by stringing a narrow strip of fabric through the existing hanger on the "B" and attached it to the wreath.

Ta-Dah!  A cute, personalized wreath for my front door!

 

I'm thinking I may need to paint the "B" red so it stands out better against my dark door.  Here's a pic of it hanging against a white cupboard in the kitchen.

Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you'll come back often!

Tootles,

 
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