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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Creating a Quick Easter Wreath
















Today I created two Easter wreaths to hang on my double doors. I divided all my supplies into two groups and completed one before starting on the next. It took me under an hour to complete both. I will give step by step instructions to make one wreath. Gather up all your supplies before starting so once you start creating you don’t have to stop to find something you might need. You will need the following:
1 Grapevine Wreath
1 Round Top Easter garland (or similar)
1 Round Top Bunny w/ Egg (or similar)
2-3 Bunches of fake Flowers
1 roll of Pink Tulle or ½-1 yd of tulle cut into strips
1 bunch Berry Pick
1 bag of pink straw Easter grass
1 bag of glittered Styrofoam eggs
I also used fabric flowers that I purchased from a fabric store that was going out of business.
1 roll of Skinny Mesh Pink Ribbon
A glue gun
A small amount of Floral wire

As with every project if you don’t have or can’t find it, use what you can.

Step 1:
Wire the garland and Bunny w/ Carrot to the Grapevine wreath

Step 2:
Pull all the flowers from there stems and glue them on the wreath. I normally space them evenly around the wreath and then fill in from there. The more flowers you apply the fuller the wreath will be and the better the base. Cover until there are a few spaces of grapevine visible.
Step 3 : Gather 3-4 6” long tulle strip together and tie them throughout any empty spaces on the wreath. This here is about personal preference. You can add lots of tulle to give it a whimsical and fluffy look or just a little to fill the spaces.
Step4: Add the Styrofoam eggs throughout the wreath. Continuing to cover any parts of the wreath that are still visible.

Step 5: Stuff bunches of the Easter grass and picks in between the flowers.
Step 6: Tie a bow with the Mesh ribbon. Leave a long enough tail on each end to run it around the wreath. Tuck parts of the tail into the wreath to give it fullness.

1st Stages of Easter Decorating

I started unpacking and my beginning stages of decorating yesterday. It normally takes a few days for me to figure out where things look best. Also, with three small boys I have to figure out where I can put things that are out of reach or less tempting to grab. However, with every single holiday there are some of my decorations that get broke, go missing, or seem to lose pieces. With that said, if you are like me decorate with things that are pretty easy to replace. I have come to realize that there are just some things in my collections that will just have to stay boxed until my kids are a little older.
Yesterday I listed some of my favorite places to get affordable decorations. So, last night I made a quick trip to Hobby Lobby and picked up the Easter platter (pictured). It was originally $17.99 but was on sale yesterday for $10. This will be prefect for a tray of treats or cupcakes and looks great on my side bar. In my second picture I took my entry way planter and filled it with fern plants, robins egg nest, and metal painted eggs. With each holiday I change this planter out. For Christmas I filled it with ornamnets, etc. The last picture is one of my hallway cabinets that I added a little festiveness to by decorating it with an arrangent I made (all items for this came from Michaels), a few of my favorite bunnies, and for some extra spunk I added some paper pastel grass. Well I'm off to make my front door wreaths and decorate my formal dining room.