Paper flower wreath

Saw this idea at Ben Franklin! There are always so many fun ideas all throughout the store!

I already had the flowers! I was going to make some sort of something out of them so this made a perfect little project. I purchased a small wooden wreath form, wrapped it in green ribbon, and then I put the flowers on with hot glue. I added a. Hanging bow, but the sample I saw had a fluffy bow as part of the wreath.

It actually went together pretty quickly!

One more step towards having the room makeover done. It's in the small little details, isn't it?

More crafty things...

I saw this idea at the craft store. They used a pre treated board and it had the clips already on it, but it was a little spendy, so I looked around for something different. 

Then I remembered that I had this wooden serving tray at home already! I still needed the clips though...then I found the flowers and clothes pins at Michaels in their cheap, matchy-matchy bins. There was a sheep of flowers with a pattern and then the clothes pins jumped out at me and I thought, clothes pins will totally work! So I put it all together and here's the final product!

I can't wait to get some herbs going in the garden!

Then I painted my wooden tulips.

I got a few at the tulip festival and a couple at Michaels. They had pre-painted options but the colors were just a bit off from my tastes, so I opted for plain wood and I used cheap acrylic paint from the store to make them colors more to my liking. Love them!

Garden Hose Wreath

This one was so fun! As soon as I saw it on Pinterest, I knew I had to do it! It's springy and gardeny and whimsy and I love it!

Here's what you need:

-length of hose (I used a ling hose and cut it into thirds--where I live, Fred Meyer was cheapest, $10.99 for 50ft.)

-hose hardware ($12.00 for 4)

-spring florals from the Dollar Tree

-gardening gloves from the Dollar Tree

-ribbon ($4.00 for 4 yards, cut in thirds)

-bird (I'm obsessed with birds, been putting them everywhere! $3.00 for three)

-glue gun & glue sticks

TOTAL COST: $12.50 per wreath! Wooohoo! Way cheaper than store-bought! 

Here's what I did:

1. I cut the hose into three segments.

2. I gathered the hose in the approximate spot where I would be gluing in the florals with one of the twist-ties that came on the hose!

3. I put hose hardware into the ends that were cut. Since I cut the hose into three segments, the two original end pieces had hardware, but the other four needed additions. You could probably skip this step if you don't care about it looking like a real hose?!?

4. I trimmed pieces of the florals and arranged them on the side of the wreath.

5. Then I placed the gloves (fanned out a bit) on top of the flowers, thus hiding any stems poking out!

6. Lastly, I added a ribbon bow ad the bird in the sprigs of flowers!

And voila! Lovely finished product! 

I LOVE Valentine's Day!

To be honest, I've never been a fan of Valentine's Day. The only fond memories I have of the holiday are from my freshman year of college. Those memories are slightly morbid. I lovingly burned things in honor of my poor broken hearts (plural because I had lots of them in my younger years)--"All By Myself" wafting through my mind. Let's just say I didn't really embraced any sort of warm, fuzzy, lovey-dovey feelings. But, if having a bonfire with some of your closest friends isn't warm and filled with love, I'm not sure what is?!? Ah, memory lane!

Anyway...I have been working on updating our home decor because I need it to match. I know, sinister and ocd! I'm ok with that!

Here's the new V-Day selection!

St. Patrick's Updated

So, I got new lamps for Christmas from my momma! I love them, but they are turquoise and I have a slight obsessive compulsive personality--meaning I need stuff to match! So, I've set out to redo my decor a bit to not be "matchy-matchy", but at least coordinate. I started my "quilting" hobby with holiday decor and it's been fun to redo stuff because I actually know what I'm doing now!

Here's our March/ St. Paddy's Day stuff!

Wall hanging and month block for my big display calendar. Also have a table runner for the dining room table.