Dec. 6: Make

December 6 – Make. What was the last thing you made? What materials did you use? Is there something you want to make, but you need to clear some time for it? (Author: Gretchen Rubin)

 

 

The last thing that I made was a Christmas wreath. I had been wanting to make a Cinnamon stick wreath, seen here on my sister's blog. However, I couldn't find any Cinnamon sticks so I went searching for another idea for a Christmas wreath and landed on this adorable snowman wreath idea.

I got all my supplies at Michael's with the whole thing only costing about $15. I did already have the floral wire and wire cutters from previous crafting adventures. The materials included:

 

• An ever green Christmas wreath ( ~$5)
• Ribbon of your choice for the bow - My college roommate Julie taught me how to make huge beautiful bows, thanks Julie! But if you don't know how you can buy pre-made bows that would work just as well.
• 3 Snowman ornaments ( or whatever little ornament you think you would like on your wreath)
• Jingle Bells - I went with the rusty jingle bells because I thought it went better with the snowmen, but they come in all sorts of styles and colors.
• 1 Christmas ornament to hang in the middle - The one I chose matched the snowmen and said Noel
• Berries - these are very cheap and make the wreath very festive
• Wire cutter and floral wire to attach things to the wreath

Once I had all my stuff I arranged it on the wreath before attaching it with floral wire or ribbon ( I attached the bells with ribbon just for a little more color). Of course my wreaths are very balanced, a snowman across from a snowman, with bells in between, and a bow in the top center. However if you aren't as OCD as I am you could really put stuff wherever you want and it would be great. It would drive me crazy, but if you like it go for it.  I put the berries mainly on the bottom but then just a few on the top, I put these on one at a time so I could spread them out a little bit more. Finally, I attached the ornament, that I wanted to be in the middle, underneath the greenery at the top of the wreath, on the wire frame ( does that make sense). Of course you have to fluff the greenery and make it look just right before hanging it. I hung it up on the door that goes to our basement with a simple wreath hook that hangs on the door ( very cheap). It took me about 30 minutes to make and makes my happy every time I look at it in my living room.

I don't have anything else on my list that I want to make besides getting Zane's scrapbook up to date, but I'm sure that I will come up with some sort of craft idea soon!