Spring Sprucing Up {Burlap Wreath}

I am a little behind in sprucing up our front porch. I have grand designs swimming around my head but I don't know exactly when I'll get the time to bring them all into fruition.
Between my full time job and being a mom and wife I find myself with very little time and much stress.
To de-stress I often find myself crafting in the middle of the night. Such was tonight.
I have been looking at some really sweet burlap wreaths--- well....since last year and had the hankering to make one tonight.
So I gathered some supplies I had on hand:

pins

white burlap

yellow and brown felt

hot glue and glue gun

ribbon

wooden tag

vinyl letters cut with Cricut or
white ink chalk or sharpie

green paint left over from my bedroom

And I bought the rest at Hobby Lobby (where else right?)

18 inch straw wreath $3.99

Small nest with eggs $3.99

I first cut out along 72 inch strip of burlap about 3 inches wide.

I then wrapped it tight around the wreath to completely cover it. I pinned the strip down while I hot glued the ends. {note: I left the wreath wrapped in its plastic for better handling and so I can re-use it if need be}

 Then I cut out several strips of burlap in the same length but about 5 inches wide.


I then hand stitched a ruffle making sure to double or even triple not the ends so that the ruffle would not unravel.

I then pinned it where I wanted it to go.
Then I made the small felt flowers.



You simply take a square of felt and fold in half then again. Then you just round out the corners. Cut off the pointy end. Dab a bit of glue in the center then again inside the bottom tip.

Continue until you have about 4-5 of these. Then take a smallish square to glue them on by the cut tips. Let them set then fluff them out.

Very simple.

 

 

 {sorry about these two crummy pics. It was late and I only had one hand free}
I pinned the flowers on the burlap ruffles then hot glued in place.


I hot glued the nest and underneath I simply tied a ribbon with another yellow flower in the center.

I took my wooden tag and tied a small ribbon through it and hot glued it to the back of the nest.

Finally I took some white cording to hang it from and hung it from my door.

Instant spring :)

What I like is that I can remove the nest later on in the season and plan on putting some starfish for a bit of summer.

How are you sprucing up your front door?

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