CRAFT :: Welcome Wreath

 

Why hello there! 

I hope you all are enjoying this summer and staying cool as the heat has been crazy hot this year, am I right? I have a little project to share with you for those days when you feel like getting out of the heat to get your 'craft on' and make something fun! Today I am going to share how simple it is to make a cute welcome wreath for your home or front door with just a few supplies!

The nautical trend is big this year so I knew I wanted to incorporate something in that theme for this wreath. On my latest trip to Michaels I found this little sign that looks like a beach sign, which I knew I could hand letter something on, as well as this nautical rope in navy and white that I knew would match so perfectly with my navy door!

After picking up a few supplies I needed to make this wreath, I headed home to get my craft on. . . 

Let's see just how easy it is to make this fun Welcome Wreath:

1. Gather all of your supplies! For this wreath, you will need: paintbrushes, paint in aqua, white & navy, glue gun, flat wreath form, nautical rope in navy and white and mini wood “beach” sign (which I found in unfinished wood aisle).

2. Start by painting the edges and the front of the wreath form white and allow to dry.

Step 3-4: Paint the front of your little welcome sign but do so with watered down white paint so you get more of a ‘weathered’ look on your welcome sign. I painted the edges of the sign in the aqua paint, then allow to dry. Once it’s dry you will want to hand letter the word ‘welcome’ on your sign. You know me as I love to hand letter all of the things!!!! lol I did the aqua paint first and then went in and added the navy as ‘shading’ to give it some dimension and make it pop a little more. Feel free to practice your ‘welcome’ on a scrap piece of paper before painting on your sign. Also you can lightly sketch it out on the sign before you paint it – as that’s what I do! ;)

Step 5: Using your glue gun, attach the rope to your wreath form. You should have enough for it to go around three times.

Step 6: Glue on your welcome sign with a drop or two of glue, off to the side.

Step 7: This step is NOT necessary to do but I like a more ‘finished’ look so I grabbed a piece of ribbon and wrapped and glued it around the area I just glued the welcome sign on so it gives it added ‘staying power’. Plus I think it looks better with it now.

I finished off the wreath by adding a tiny aqua coordinating bow on the welcome sign as well as using that same ribbon for a hanger for your wreath. All done! =)

That is it! You are all done! How cute is this wreath right? I love the way it looks on my front door and makes the perfect wreath for ANY time of the year but I am loving it for summer right now.

Who loves this wreath? Do you think you will make your own now that you know how easy it is to make? I would love to know . . . ;)

 

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This post was originally published at Craftaholics Anonymous on June 21, 2016.   

CRAFT :: Nautical Rag Wreath

Hello there! 

It's the middle of summer and what better time to get your 'craft on' and make something fun! Am I right? Today I am sharing how simple it is to make a nautical wreath for your home or front door using the fabric rag method and trust me, it's super easy to do!

Since my daughter is home for summer break, I love being able to craft with her and see what ideas she comes up with too. She enjoys to craft right along side of me so of course ANY chance I get to craft with her is always a good time. ;) After her thirteenth birthday this year, we decided to start on her bathroom re-do since we had already tackled her bedroom makeover and this was the other thing on our list for her, so she suggested making a wreath for her bathroom to match some nautical items we picked up the other day when we were shopping at Michaels. She found an anchor art print to go in her new bathroom so she thought making a wreath with an anchor would be fun to match as well. Great mind that kid of mine has! ;)

 
 
So we picked up a few supplies we needed, while there and we would like to share how we made it with you . . . 

Let's see just how easy it is to make this fun Nautical Rag Wreath:

1. Gather all of your supplies! We used a flat wreath form, your fabric color of choice, jute twine, scissors, a wooden anchor or other wood item to paint, paint and paintbrushes.

2. The first she did was paint the wooden anchor – white paint on the front and the sides a darker teal blue. She then did some shading on top too (for dimension).

3. Next, you will take your fabric and cut them into 1 inch wide strips by 7 inches long. To do this, I used two fabric quarters to complete the wreath, folded each in half and then made small cuts about every inch and then pulled the fabric to “rip” it to get the rag look. Hope that makes sense but if not feel free to email me. You can choose to pull off all of the loose threads from tearing the fabric or leave them – the ‘look’ is totally up to you! 

4. To create this look, simply tie each piece of fabric you tore around the wreath form, into a knot, until you have it about three quarters of the way filled. (like photo below). This will take a little bit of time to complete but it’s not hard. We tied these in the front but play around with different looks . . . perhaps the knot on the side. 

5. Next take a piece of jute, tie in a knot and simply keep wrapping it around the remainder of the wreath and then tie off. 

6. Cut off a piece of jute (ours was probably 80 inches long) and tie together so you have one big circle. Fold over into fours and then place under the wreath form and loop through to create this look below that will allow you to hang it on a wall or perhaps a front door, even. 

7. The last step to your fabric rag wreath, is to tie your painted anchor on. We placed ours off to the top left.

That is it! What a cute wreath right? She was so excited to have something new to match that anchor art we bought for her new bathroom decor and I promise to have a full reveal on my blog when we finish it. But for now I can always hang this on our front door to enjoy this summer! I will mention that this project is NOT hard to do but it does take a little time, so make sure to allow for that. It would be a perfect craft to do while you are perhaps watching a movie . . .tie all of those fabric pieces on and before you know it, it's complete!

Super cute right? Have you ever made a wreath using the fabric rag method? Do you think you will make your own now that you know?

I would love to know . . . ;)

 

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This post was originally published at Design Dazzle on June 6, 2016. 

CRAFT :: Summer Welcome Wreath

Hello there everyone! 

Welcome to the first day of SUMMER! If you are like me then you have lots of fun things planned for this summer including maybe adding in some crafting time! ;) I wanted to stop in and let you know that if you are looking to add some 'eye candy' to your front door this summer then you are in luck! I designed this simple summer wreath for my monthly project over on Craftaholics Anonymous and I hope you will come over there to check it out and to say hello!

As I am sure you have figured out by now, I am now a monthly contributor for the Craftaholics Anonymous creative team, and having so much fun adding items and projects to share with you every month, so I decided to share a DIY for something we can all do to get us in the mood for summer . . . a Summer Welcome Wreath!

I have included all of the steps for this simple DIY that you can complete in no time flat and have this cute wreath to hang on your front door to welcome all of your guests this summer!
 
I hope to see you over there! ;) Please let me know if you have any suggestions for a fun project or freebie that you would like me to consider as I may be able to make that happen this year! Comment below if you have a thought . . .  ;)

Happy SUMMER to you all! ;)

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LETTERING :: DIY Party Photo Props

Hello everyone and welcome if you are new here to my blog! I was recently chosen as a Design Team Finalist for Tombow (and am super honored and excited to have a chance to make their team for 2016) and for our final project, we were asked to create something that can be used at any event and I immediately thought of photo props! I love parties. I love any kind of celebration. I also love fun party decor and creating items that make people happy. So today I am sharing with you how to make your own DIY Party Photo Props! 

As you will see, I hand lettered these but if you are not comfortable using your own hand writing, have someone else do it for you or just draw something you would like to have people hold up when taking photos, that's the great thing . . .there are NO rules, just draw what you like! ;)

I always start out with sketching out my designs in a sketch book as it ensures I get the spacing, placement and the vision in my head down on paper just the way I like it. After I am happy with the design, I erase about 95% of the drawing so I can see enough of it to ink but not see my sketch marks after it's inked. Once I decide on the colors I would like to use for my photo props, I start coloring them in and inking them out. I will mention, I did use a blender marker to get some of the gradated effects as the one that comes in my Tombow Dual Brush Pens Bright pack is awesome!

For this project, I thought that designing at least three photo props would be good as you want to have enough so that not everyone is using the same one . . .options people, options! ;) I chose these particular sayings as they could be used for literally ANY party or celebration from birthdays to baby showers!

This DIY craft is not only so much fun, it's pretty easy once you have your artwork done! Here's the DIY for: hand lettered DIY party photo props

1. Gather all of the ingredients you will need: your hand lettered art/artwork, some glittered scrapbook paper, a couple fat drinking straws, various Tombow Dual Brush Pens from the Bright 10-pack, Tombow MONO Permanent Adhesive and Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive

2. Cut out all of your artwork in a shape for your props.

3. Using the Tombow MONO Permanent Adhesive, glue your artwork onto the glittered scrapbook paper.

4. Cut out your mounted artwork into the shape you would like the finished product to look like.

5. Using the Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive, attach the cut out mounted artwork to the fat straw (you could also use mini wood dowels if you prefer)

  6. Say cheese! Your party photo props are ready to use at ANY celebration you have to party at!

So have you ever made your own custom DIY photo props? Hopefully you will give these a try as people love using them when taking snapshots at a party! Please let me know . . .

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