Easy Peasy Spring Wreath

Today was a good/bad sort of day.

The bad ~ no Addie today.

Her Mommy had the day off and she wanted to spend the day with her.

I can't blame her , she works a lot and doesn't get a lot of extra time with Addie.

But bummer for me ...

The good ~ since I wasn't entertaining a two year old ,

and it was a beautiful day,

I got a bunch of projects done.

One for me and THREE ( yes three ) for the store !

Today I'm sharing the one I made for me.

I'll share the others, I promise ~later.

I wanted to make a Spring wreath for the entry.

(Mostly cause there was some linky parties I wanted to participate in.)

But I had no inspiration.

I wanted something different.

So where did I go for inspiration ?

You guessed it ...

Pinterest.

But I don't have a pin to show you ,

mine is kind of a combo of some I found.

Here what I came up with ~

Kinda cute huh?

This is what I started with ~

A straw wreath

 ( I picked up a bunch of these a while back at the thrift store for 50 cents each ! )

Some felt flowers I made too many of a while ago.

Fabric

Straight pins

Yarn

First I cut my fabric into strips

Now you may or may not have caught on to this by now ,

I don't do ANYTHING exactly.

This is why I will never be a quilter.

So don't ask what size the strips are ~ K , K...

I can tell you this ,

I used one fat quarter .

Funny I know what a fat quarter is , right ?

I don't even own a sewing machine.

But fat quarters work perfectly for chair seats .

Perfect size .

Plus my store is right next to the most fabulous quilt shop...

Oops, got a little off track there.

Anyway....

If I had to guess , maybe 2 inch strips .

They weren't all the same and and it really doesn't matter.

Next~

Pin the first strip to the back of the straw wreath.

Continue to wrap the fabric strips around the wreath so the straw is covered.

When one strip is done , pin the next one on .

I used two pins each time.

Should of gotten a picture of that ... Oops

I'm not much good at this tutorial stuff...Sorry

But it's really easy... Promise

Then...

I pinned on the felt flowers.

Did I mention I didn't use any glue ?

Only pins ...loved it !

No burned fingers :)

Plus , it made it really easy to move them around when I didn't like the placement.

I used the last strip of fabric to make a loop at the top to hang it.

Again , just fold it over and pin it underneth.

I didn't quite like the way that looked.

It didn't look finished to me.

Sooo...

I took some yarn ,

made a bunch of loops ,

cut another peice of yarn and tied it through the middle of the loops to make a bow.

Then , I tied the bow to the strip that was pinned to the wreath.

A much more finished look.

My finished wreath.

It took me less than 30 minutes to complete.

I'm happy with it .

Easy Peasy !

I'm linking this post to these linky parties~

Newbie Party Reunion @ DebbieDoos http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/

Show Off Your Stuff @ Fireflies and Jellybeans http://firefliesandjellybeans.blogspot.com/

Primp Your Stuff Wednesday @ Primp http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com/
Your Whims Wednesday @ My Girlish Whims http://www.mygirlishwhims.blogspot.com/
Good Life Wednesday @ A Beach Cottage http://www.abeachcottage.com/
Rock & Share @ The Shady Porch(a pinterest party)http://theshadyporch.blogspot.com/
Tablescape Thrursday@ Beteen Naps on the Porch http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
Thursdays are Your Days @ 52 Mantles http://www.52mantels.com/
Show and Tell Friday@ My Romantic Home http://romantichome.blogspot.com/
Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
Inspiration Friday@ At the Picket Fence http://www.atthepicketfence.com/
Pinning and Singing on the Weekend@ 5 Minutes Just for Me http://5minutesjustforme.blogspot.com
Potpourri Friday @ 2805 http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/
Fabulous Friday @ Faith,Trust and Pixie Dust http://michellelunt.blogspot.com/
Weekend Bloggy Reading : Link Up @ Serenity Now http://www.serenitynowblog.com/
Fridays Unfolded @ Stuff and Nonsense http://www.stuff-and-nonsense.net/
Shine on Friday @ Happy-Go-Lucky http://happy-go-lucky-harvey.blogspot.com/
Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/
A Pinteresting Link Party @ Here's to Handy Andy http://herestohandyandy.blogspot.com/
Tutu's and Teaparties : A Pinteresting Party @ http://tutusandteaparties.blogspot.com/
Just a Party with My Peeps @ How to Nest for Less http://howtonestforless.com/
It's a Cinch @ The Space Between http://thespacebetweenblog.wordpress.com/