That said...I am actually quite proud of my latest project, a winter wreath for my door. After de-Christmasing my house, I decided that I was in dire need of a wreath that wasn't too fall-y or spring-y. I LOVE making floral wreaths with ribbon and such, but I decided that I was in the mood for something different. After a little blog hopping, I found several examples of yearn wreaths. So, I borrowed a little of this and a little of that, added some felt flowers, and...VOILA!
The darker color is hard to see on my shady porch, but it is a gray based purple. (GO FROGS!) This project was super easy, and I love how it came out. I do wish the wreath form was a little fatter, but this one was on super sale, so good trade off! I just wrapped yarn very tightly around the form. When it was completely wrapped, I added the random extra layers, so it didn't look so neat and perfect. Then I cut circles in various sizes out of dark purple to make the flowers. You need six circles of the same size to make one flower. One of them serves as the back "template". You take each of the other 5 and fold them in half and then the halfs into uneven thirds and arrange them in a circle on the template. (Next time I will take pictures of this process...learning, learning). I hand stitched them together...partly for the "handmade" look...partly because I could fit all those layers of fat felt into my sewing machine :) They are pinned on to the wreath with straight pins. Close up...here!
Add a little ribbon to fancy it up, and...DONE! I really enjoyed making this and would love to make some more. Anybody want to hire me?!?
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