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DIY Spring Picture Frame Wreath

March 26, 2019

Hooray for Spring! I’m so happy to usher in a new season that brings with it sunny skis and warmer temps.

To celebrate springs arrival, I decided to make a beautiful wreath to hang on my front door. This wreath is my latest project as part of the design team for The Ribbon Roll ribbon company. You can shop all their amazing ribbon here and find more ribbon projects on their blog.

Ok, let’s get this project underway. Just like I did for my Christmas wreath, I used a non-traditional base for this wreath–a rectangular picture frame. And here’s my supply list…

Supply List:

Rectangular Picture Frame–I bought my frame at Hobby Lobby on clearance for $4.00.
Burlap Colored Wired Edge (item # CBBCM-BBB-AJF)
Pink and Orange Plaid Wired Edge Ribbon (item # BEGE-JW-HEE-JIK)
Fuchsia Dot Delight Wired Edge (item #BEGDHW-BBB-JIK)
Faux Flowers—you’ll need one or two bunches with 4 to 6 flowers on each.
Faux Greenery—one bunch of leaves works great for this project. Pick a leaf variety that works with your flowers.
Wood Welcome Sign
Hot Glue Gun and Glue
Scissors or Garden Clippers
Burlap Twine
Craft paint or wood stain (optional)

Before I started assembling the wreath, I prepared all of the components that I will be adding to the frame.

Prep The Supplies:

Pull the flower heads off the bundle so there was just a tiny stub at the base of each flower.
Pull the leaf bunch apart creating a handful of small leaf clusters.
Cut a length of burlap ribbon 20” long and use twine to pinch it together every 5 inches. The pinched sections are where the ribbon will be glued to the frame.
Cut (10) 6″ pieces of each patterned ribbon. You’ll loop these and add to your wreath.
Stain or paint the WELCOME sign.

Once you have all of your components ready, it will take you about 30 minutes to make the wreath.

Step 1: Attach the burlap ribbon to the frame in a random, zig zag pattern. Glue the pinched points to the frame using the hot glue gun and then pull the ribbon up to create peaks. You can cover your entire frame with ribbon or just two corners like I did.

Step 2: Glue a couple of leaf pieces at each pinch point and then add a flower on top of the leaves.

tip: make sure to position your leaves and flowers going different directions along the frame so it has a natural feel.

Step 3: Once the ribbon, leaves and flowers are attached, glue the Welcome sign in the center of the frame. My sign fit perfectly from edge to edge on my frame.

And that’s it! Now all you have to do is hang the wreath on your door and enjoy the season.

More of my favorite ribbon projects:

Ribbon Tie Gift Boxes

Easy Monogrammed Ribbon

Fringe Napkin Rings

An Easy DIY Fix For An Ikea Eyesore

May 8, 2018

Have you ever bought a cabinet or bookcase from Ikea only to be disappointed by the gap between the cabinet doors? Me too! I hate that you can see bits and pieces of what’s inside the cabinet through the gap.

A couple of weeks ago I purchased the Brimnes cabinet to go in our basement landing area. I needed some storage in that area but didn’t want to spend a lot of money so Ikea was a great solution.

Ever since the hubby put the cabinet together I’ve been staring at that darn gap between the doors. I’ve been thinking about how I could make it disappear and finally figured out a super easy and inexpensive fix.

The FIX…

I dug through my craft supplies and found a piece of basswood that I purchased years ago from Hobby Lobby. If you’re not familiar with basswood, it’s a very thin piece of bendable hardwood that can be cut with scissors, painted or stained. Crafters use it to create arched or circular shapes for craft projects.

With my basswood in hand, I put my DIY skills to work. Here’s how I fixed the gap...

Step 1: I cut my basswood to the length of my door. (note: you’ll only be attaching wood to one door). If your door length is longer than 24″, you’ll need to use two pieces of wood and glue them together. The doors on my cabinet are 36″ so I glued two 24″ lengths together and then cut it down to size.

Step 2: Next I painted the wood black to match my cabinet. Because the wood is so thin, it doesn’t take long for the paint to dry.

Step 3: The final step was attaching the wood piece to the open edge of one cabinet door. I used glue dots to attach the wood to my door leaving about 1 1/2″ of wood extended beyond the door edge. The thin basswood sheet will sit between the doors and the interior shelves and fills the dreaded gap.

Gap be gone! Now you can’t see between the doors and the cabinet looks finished.

One other change I made to the cabinet was switching out the ugly wood handles for brass knobs that I bought at Scott Antique Market. Instead of a single pull, I decided on four knobs and just love the look.

Sometimes it the little things that make the biggest difference.

Happy decorating friends.

DIY Embroidery Hoop Christmas Wreath

December 4, 2017

Happy Monday! Today I’m popping in to share a quick and simple DIY Holiday Wreath with you.

A few weeks ago I was unpacking book in my office and came across some embroidery hoops I bought at Goodwill last year. I don’t remember if I had a project in mind when I purchased them but there they were. One of the hoops was really large and I immediately knew I could use it to make a holiday wreath.

Here’s the supply list and the easy steps for making this wreath.

Embroidery Hoop Christmas Wreath

Supplies:

Large Embroidery Hoop–you can find these at craft stores but also check the shelves at your local thrift store.

Decorative Paper–The paper will need to be wider than your embroidery hoop. I used a piece of polka dot wrapping paper cut to size for my wreath banner.

Faux Holiday Greenery–You’ll need about 4 or 5 depending on how full the stems are. I used a mix of greenery types to create a natural look.

Sharpie–You’ll use this to hand letter your holiday message. If you have a crafting machines like a Circut or Silhouette you can create a decal for your banner.

How To:

Step 1: Cut a piece of decorative paper about 2 inches wider than your hoop and about 5 inch tall. You can leave the edges of the paper straight or use craft scissors to create a decorative edge. **adjust the size of your banner to fit the size of your hoop.

Step 2: Open the embroidery hoop and insert your banner between the inner and outer pieces of wood. Cut away any excess paper behind the hoop.

Step 3: Attached the faux greenery stems to the top of the embroidery hoop using floral wire to secure it. I arranged my greenery off-center for a more artistic look.

Step 4: Hang your wreath on a door (interior or covered door) and enjoy! My wreath is hanging on our guest bedroom door.