Wreath with Your Coffee

So, let me start by saying I love wreaths.

I am one of those people, that changes it for every season on our front door and I even made every one of those. When we first moved into our home as newlyweds I put a store bought one on EVERY door.

However I have grown tired of the store bought look and have fallen in love with the handmade wreaths I have been falling upon in the blog world.

If the wreath makes me swoon, I will make it.

As did this wreath over at The Little Brown House.

I love her ideas and just HAD TO HAVE THIS WREATH!

I did throw my little twist into the mix though. She used safety pins and with two lil' ones in the house, I did not feel safe doing that. So I hot glued my hiney off.

I also liked the flower idea and wanted something shiney in the middle.

So I grab an old pair of earrings I NEVER wear and glued it in the center too.

In case you were wondering this entire project cost $5!

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Paper Wreath

Here is another new thing, taking the blogging world by storm.

The Book Page Wreath.

This photo was stolen from Lindsey over at Living with Lindsey.

I really liked her idea. And did not believe that I could do, but I have seen others take their chance at making one and they always say it cost them nothing, except for the glue gun purchase or the wreath.

I REALLY made mine for nothing.

As in ZERO dollars.

I grabbed this wreath out of my wreath bin in the garage, you know where I keep all my wreaths, color coded, because I am a little organized.

This wreath was orginally met to add some spice to the existing Easter wreath that I am already using. But it fell flat and I was sad.

So away the wreath went until another day. Maybe for anther calling.

And, that day came. So I stripped the colorful egg looking things off that was tied down with some twine. Really?

I think I paid $9.99 for this in March. I might have gotten screwed.

So this is what I am left with.

I protected the vines with wrapping paper sacks around the entire wreath.

Which is also kinda said, it took me forever to accumulate these paper bags, because no ones uses paper anymore. But they went to a good use and will enjoy their new home immensely.

Then starts the paper. I have seen some whole punch their paper or even use an entire page. I however wanted to jazz it up a bit. So I toar the pages in half and then in three's. Mashed  the paper around the end of a sponge brush, because that's all I had and hot glued my butt off.

Almost done.

Complete. In total it took about 3 hours, and about 6 glue sticks and a 75 page book.

I love how it turned out. I have not decided on if to add ribbon or not, I'll think about it.