How to Make a Spring Wreath (for Less than $5!)
by Kathy Wilson
Description: Easy tips for creating a pretty wreath for spring.
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Spring is a welcoming time of renewal, and what better way to welcome
friends and family to your home than with a creative and personal
spring wreath! Even better when you can make it for under $5! Here's how...
Pick up supplies at your local dollar shop or discount store. You'll
need a grapevine or straw wreath base, a roll of ribbon, and various
little decorative items.
Choose a theme for your wreath. I used inspiration as mine, but you
could use gardening, Easter, sewing, children, nature, birds, dogs, tea
party...the list is endless, use your imagination!
Decorative items need to be small so they can be wired or glued easily
to the wreath base. I searched the scrapbooking section for some
terrific themed items! Most craft stores have a "wood" aisle where
they sell lots of wooden cutouts in various themes for as low as a
quarter a piece!
Wrap your wreath with ribbon, and tie in the back or use a glue gun to
secure. Next lay out your items on the wreath until you find a
pleasing composition…it often looks best for things not to line up
perfectly. Now add your focal items...mine were inspirational words that
I wired on. You can either use floral wire, or do like I did and strip
the paper from those twisty ties that come with your bread. Fill in
with colorful background players...since mine was a springtime wreath
about inspiration, I used birds and butterflies! Finally, tuck in a
few floral picks to add that springtime style! No need to go buy
expensive bunches, I just snipped these from some silk branches I
already owned. You can also pick up little floral picks from the craft
store.
Voila...easy, quick, and it may not be expensive, but it has so much
personality, no one will notice!
Don't overlook using those dollar shop wreaths on their own, tucked
into bookshelves, leaned against mantels, or hanging as grouping on
the wall.
Welcome Spring into your home with a handmade wreath that is an
expression of you and your family. (And all it took was a quick trip
to the dollar shop and the craft store, and a measly $5. A photo of
this project is available at
http://thebudgetdecorator.com/spring_wreath.html.
Kathy Wilson is an author, home decorating columnist for
LifetimeTv.com and editor of several popular home and garden websites.
For hundreds of free do it yourself home and garden ideas, please
visit her websites now at http://www.TheBudgetDecorator.com and
http://www.TheGardenGlove.com. Also visit her at
http://www.Women-on-the-Net.com to learn how any woman can make money
on the internet!
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