Saturday, October 16, 2010

DRESS UP YOUR DOOR OR WALL.....FOR FALL

I have news....we are expecting another grandbaby, due in June! Too early yet to know if it will be a boy or girl~~when I had my girls, you had to wait till they were born to know...that's a long wait!!


Okay.....on with the show! It's that time....time to usher in fall! What better way to start than with an autumn wreath on your door.

From Better Homes and Garden-This is a pretty fab wreath!!!! I think this and the swag are my favorites.






This one can be found here.





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A Country Living wreath.....










Pretty neat idea from Better Homes and Garden...take out the acorn top and replace it with a faux pearl dabbed with glue. That is what they did on the wreath that follows.






This is a beautiful traditional style wreath from HGTV that you can make and the directions are included. How bout that???
Which was your favorite? Hope you are inspired to decorate your door or wall...for fall! Please leave a comment, I would love to hear from you~~~~Lisha




Materials and Tools:

18-inch grapevine wreath base
3 or more large pinecones
3-5 faux artichokes
various faux pine sprigs
faux magnolia leaves
faux berries
faux seeded eucalyptus bush
hot glue and glue sticks
florist wire
wire snips
autumnal-colored ribbon
moss

Steps:

1. Start by securing the artichokes and pinecones to the wreath with florist wire or hot glue.

2. Fill in with pine sprigs and magnolia leaves, attaching them with wire or hot glue, placing them around the wreath at various lengths and angles. Tip: Don't forget to also cover the wreath's sides.

3. Next, snip small sections of eucalyptus and berry sprigs and attach them to the wreath with hot glue wherever you need additional texture or pops of color.

4. Cover any empty spaces, visible glue or stems with moss pieces attached with hot glue.

5. Finally, loop ribbon around wreath top and secure with a bow.