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Monday, November 28, 2011

white Christmas ornament wreath tutorial

I made something pretty this weekend and I want to show to you...
(I was inspired by a tutorial in this magazine.)


Gorgeous, righ?!  And would you believe easy, too?!
Wanna make one?  I'll tell you how...


What I used:
(I bought everything at Michaels)
~ 12" Styrofoam wreath
~ Wide white ribbon
~ Floral wire and cutter
~ 17 large white glass ornaments (they come in boxes of 8 at Michaels, I originally bought 2 boxes but ended up sending Corey back to the store because I needed 1 more...he loved that.)
~ 10 small white glass ornaments (if I was to do it again would buy 20 of these)
~ A whole boat load of other round white things...pom poms, floral picks that I snipped apart, painted acorns, etc.
~ copious amounts of hot glue

How I did it:
( This was made late at night so the "in progress" photos are less than stellar)

I started by wrapping the Styrofoam wreath with the ribbon, securing it with hot glue.  I don't know if this was really necessary since I was using a white wreath and covering it with white ornaments, but it would be if your ornaments were a different color
Then I made a hook out of floral wire and attached it to the top 
The next step was to start glueing the largest ornaments around the perimeter of the wreath.
*Super good tip* - keep the wreath laying flat on a hard surface as you do this step so that it will later on lay flat against your door or wall*
Once you have the large ornaments glued to the entire perimeter, start filling in the middle with some of the medium sized things.
If I was to do this again I would definitely also add ornaments to the inside of the wreath...I regret not doing that.

Lastly I filled in any little gaps with little things and in some places layered...I think more is more with this project ;)
 And then I hung this pretty little thing above my mantel, on top of my stained glass window (using a 3M hook)...and stood back and admired it...
I just love it.

I'm going to Hook Up With Hepworths so head on over and check out the other great tutorials and ideas!

11 comments:

  1. Beautiful! I might actually try this...you always inspire me. xo

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  2. You could SO do this! and if you do, you have to send me photos!
    Hope your week is off to a good start.

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  3. Oh, I love it! I think I might just steal yours, though! It's beautiful! You brought happiness to our home in the form of a Christmas card today! Griffin even exclaimed when I walked in the door, "Mom! Look! These people dressed up like Star Wars!" What a pretty card, and a pretty family! XO

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  4. P.S. I wish we lived closer. I adore crafting.

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  5. Ruth - this is Gorgeous and very rich. No, but seriously, I just adore it too! How pretty for a winter wedding. I am definitely going to do this sometime... how much do you think you spent on all the goods, for a finished look?

    We LOVED your Christmas cards, and of course Chris got a chuckle out of the star wars photo- secretly I think he wished he was in the photo!

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  6. Thanks for the enthusiasm, Griffin! I SO wish you ALL lived closer...we'd have such a blast.

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  7. Beauty comes at a price, Hollie...and these are no exception. If you buy one item at a time, using your 40% off coupon...
    no seriously, it was a little bit pricey but I think I'll love it year after year. What colors are you decorating with this year?

    We just got the tree up today and the kids hit the ornaments hard.

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  8. I haven't changed anything from last year... but I think I am going to buy new bulbs when they go on sale next year. Something that goes with my farmhouse chic.

    We have your two rolls of ribbon, I am very impressed as Chris picked them out, he done good!

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  9. Really super pretty! Think I'll try one this weekend!

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  10. Karen, thanks for stopping by. You absolutely should make one! Good luck and have a great weekend.

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  11. I can't wait to make this! I'm going to make one for myself and a few others for gifts for next year. But I cant wait to make one for our company charity raffle for Make a Wish!!!Love, Love, Love it!

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