Hello everyone!
As I mentioned in my last post, I have a utility closet in my apartment. It's right in the kitchen and looks very bare, so I have begun making a wreath for every holiday to decorate it! I made a Christmas one, but I didn't get a chance to blog about it, so maybe you'll get to see that one next year ;)
So here it is, a do-it-yourself Valentine's Day wreath!.....
Things you'll need:
- a Styrofoam wreath (mine is 12" and I got it at Michael's. I was actually hoping for a heart shaped one, but no luck there).
- felt (I bought a yard each of red, hot pink, and light pink felt; I ended up with way more than I needed - half a yard of each would have sufficed).
- sewing pins
Step 1: Create a template to trace out of cardboard or heavy paper. This cup I'm using is 4 inches across.
Step 2: Once you have your template,
Start cutting circles out of the felt (I used a white crayon to trace the shape... chalk would probably be better, but I didn't have any)
Step 3: Once you have a good amount of felt circles (WARNING: you will need a lot!! I used 68 in total. And yes, I did count for your benefit!),
You can start to pin them onto the wreath. To do this, you're going to take each circle, fold it in half, and then in half again, like so:
And then stick the straight pin through the area of the felt that comes to a point, and into the Styrofoam
Step 4: As you pin them on, you kind of want to open up the folds, so they spread out and look more like flower petals
Keep going....
Don't forget to do the sides/top/bottom as well as the front!
Once it's all filled in... taaa daaaa!!! That's it! Don't be afraid to pull and manipulate the felt to get it to look how you want, it's sturdier than you think!
Happy crafting! :)
