How-to: Autumnal Door Wreath
Monday, November 07, 2011
Before I get into this tutorial, I would like to say THANK YOU
SO MUCH to everyone who came out to Handmade Harvest on the
weekend. It was a pleasure meeting lots of new folks, and I had a
blast chatting with everyone. I feel really supported by my local
tribe, and am bowled over by the wonderful things you say about my
work. Thank you!
I used to make wreaths all the time for our home, but got out of
the habit somehow the past few years. This year, there was
something about the beautiful autumn we are having here in Ottawa
that made me feel all seasonal and want to make one for our front
door. This one was super easy to make and only cost me the price of
the wreath ($4 at Michael's)!
Here is how to make this wreath:
- buy grapevine wreath at Michael's, conveniently situated
beside IKEA store. Decide you also need to go to IKEA, and curse
the fact that you are now wandering around IKEA holding onto a
wreath the entire time. Jauntily wear wreath around your neck so
you no longer need to carry it, and dare other customers with
glaring looks to question your fashion sense
- bring wreath home and let it sit in your dining room for a few
days/weeks
- find a spare few minutes to make wreath, hopefully in all those
"creative moments" you have carved out for yourself every day.
What? You don't have time? MAKE time, dammit, autumnal decorations
await!
- go outside to your backyard/nearby park/neighbour's backyard
and collect natural items for wreath. Curse the fact that the only
7 minutes you have to do this are at dusk and that the only
cloud that is in the sky opens up and pours rain down on you
- try to avoid being seen by neighbours as you wander around yard
looking like an old lady looking for her glasses
- once inside, curse the fact that the rain has now rudely
stopped
- spread protective cover on dining room table. curse the fact
that you need about 14 garbage bags as they are so small
- gather together: wreath, natural items you collected (now dry),
floral wire you bought for a project you were going to do about 12
years ago, fabric scissors that were ruined by your husband when he
used them for a carpentry project even after you told him they were
your fabric scissors, ribbon to hang your wreath
- gather together handfuls of natural items - I used cedar, pine,
and hydrangea. Gather together a handful of each your items with
the stems together, place the natural (and free!) bounty on the
wreath, and wrap the wire around both the wreath and the
stems.
- gather together another handful of free naturalness, and place
this one of the wreath, covering the stems from the last bundle.
Wrap these new stems to the wreath. Go ahead and wrap like crazy -
you can't over do it, since your wire wrapping will be hidden by
each subsequent bundle of natural goodness.
- keep going until you have wrapped the entire wreath. Take
breaks if you need to. A glass of wine might help
- wrap a piece of the ribbon around the top of the wreath, long
enough for it to hang at the level you want it to on the door. Most
likely, the piece of ribbon you initially gathered is too short,
and you'll need to go and find another piece that works
- wait for your husband to get home to hang it on the
door for you. You are not lazy, you are simply choosing to let
your partner feel like he is a part of your project and feel good
about helping out
- Enjoy the beauty that is your autumnal wreath!
This entry was written by
Tania,
posted on
Monday, November 07, 2011
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