A Christmas Wreath made from JOY !!!
How are your Holiday/Christmas decorations going ?? Are you making some of them yourselves ?
I love to make something different every year.
This year one of the things I am making is this small 'JOY' wreath to hang on the wall above the large shelf that I will decorate behind our sofa.
I love to make something different every year.
This year one of the things I am making is this small 'JOY' wreath to hang on the wall above the large shelf that I will decorate behind our sofa.
Firstly I bought two 8.5" Curlique Letters by Artminds at Michaels along with a Grapevine wreath.
I painted the two letters with just regular white house paint , the one I used on the baseboards and door frames in our kitchen ...I did two coats to make them look good.
I painted the two letters with just regular white house paint , the one I used on the baseboards and door frames in our kitchen ...I did two coats to make them look good.
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I then attached them to the wreath with my trusty glue gun ...I had to put a lot on them and hold them whilst they dried ..you could also rest the letters on a bowl etc...till the dry ...PLEASE have a bowl of ICED WATER incase you get some HOT GLUE on your fingers ...place your fingers in the cold water for a moment or two and then you will be able to peel off the cooled glue.
I didn't want to spend too much as I may only use this wreath for one year so I went to Dollar General and bought this lovely Reindeer ...two for $1 would you believe, they have them in Red, Silver or Gold , they are decorated the same on both sides. I also just Hot Glued it in place.
I had some dried Cotton Plants and I clipped them to fit the places I wanted to put them on the wreath ...I need to pull off a few 'glue strings' off of them it seems in this photo.
I left a little of the 'Cotton Bud' in the seed pods.
I also bought these cute bells at Dollar General ...two sets of two for just $1 also ...a great bargain.
They also come in Brown,Red,Green and Silver.
I would love to know if you are going to make a wreath for yourself
Please leave a 'comment' for us all to share and read
I am making some large wreaths for the two front windows and the front door on the front porch but will be adding fresh greenery from the woods and garden ..So I will post them when they are ready to put up in the first week of December ..
Happy Crafting
Kindest Regards
Janet
They also come in Brown,Red,Green and Silver.
I would love to know if you are going to make a wreath for yourself
Please leave a 'comment' for us all to share and read
I am making some large wreaths for the two front windows and the front door on the front porch but will be adding fresh greenery from the woods and garden ..So I will post them when they are ready to put up in the first week of December ..
Happy Crafting
Kindest Regards
Janet
