This is the wreath I made. It was easy to do. I have tried the different flowers and found it made it more unique. It was easy to make!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Felt Wreath
This was my craft for the day. I followed the directions from the pin that JoAnn Fabrics put on Pinterest. I did a few things differently. I wrapped the styrofoam form with strips of felt. I didn't use the crystal pins in the green felt flowers (costly and they wouldn't really show up). Also, I used hot glue to hold them in place and I anchored them with just regular sewing pins (helps to use a thimble to push them into the styrofoam).
I like the way that it turned out, but I think I would make the felt strips 1 1/2" strips instead of 2". Also, I think I would make more of the flowers to go around the outside. Also, I don't know if I would add a ribbon or just keep it simple. I tried using white tulle for the bow, but I didn't like the way it looked. Maybe if I had red it might have looked better. There are so many variations of red, I wish I would have taken the red felt along with me to find one that was a better match. Also, I like the cluster of red flowers in a group rather than a row.
The most time consuming part was sewing the flowers. The project was fairly inexpensive as I used coupons for almost everything I needed. I bought the regular sewing pins at Hobby Lobby for 40% off, the pearl corsage pins from JoAnn Fabrics for 40% off. The felt is only 4 for a $1.00 and I bought the styrofoam wreath for $5.00. Thinking about making one as a gift for the holiday. If I do, I will post pics of the steps to make it. It really is easy to do!
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