tales of a domestic goddess: easy

July 20, 2010

my first wreath...

so today's post is about my very FIRST wreath EVER!!

can you believe it, i've never made one.

kinda makes me sad when i think about it because i LOOOOVE the way this one turned out!

{i LOOOVE a lot}

AND with every post i'm getting more confident in myself... in the crafts i do which will make me more brave to try the bigger projects that i have in mind. =)

this wreath i first seen over at living with lindsay.

her wreath is beautiful, inspiring.

so of course i had to ~~copy~~ recreate it. =)

i started with:

{minus: glue gun, pen, ribbon, and pins}

i then tore out all the pages of the book that didn't have pictures. my co worker {yes, i did this while at work... shhh.. it was a very slow day} couldn't believe i was tearing apart a book. i wish i couldn't gotten a picture of her face for you guys!!

i took the pen and stuck it in the middle of the page and sorta wrapped the page around it. when it looked pretty i put a dab of hot glue on the end and stabbed the foam wreath. it's ~~good~~ great therapy! =)

and that looked like this:

my co worker kept saying... "oh yeah, that's different, really different"

i just smiled, i knew it was going to be beautiful!!

{this is before it was full}

i kept doing that... i think it took about 3 hours total... but HEY, i had the time. =) when i started on the insides and sides it was taking too long to hold the paper on and letting the glue dry and i got a ~~couple~~ lot of wounds {all worth it of course} so i got out sewing pins and stuck them in. held up and hurt a lot less!!

At this time she was saying "wow, that really is cool and beautiful" again i just smiled, i ~~didn't~~ did want to say "i told you so" =)

{i put the ribbon on the back with pins... super easy!}

{this is on the wall at work... still looks fabulous!}

i took it home at lunch... i ~~wanted~~ had to know what it would look like next to my walls. i didn't hang it up though, my 3rd shift hubs was sleeping, i don't think he'd be too happy, me waking him up. =)

break down of costs:

1 foam wreath $7.99 {hobby lobby, didn't have a coupon}

1 book .25 cents {salvation army}

1 inch of ribbon $0 {had on hand}

glue & glue gun $0 {also on hand}

TOTAL = $8.24

under 10 bucks, can't be that for this awesomeness!! =)

so what do you think? was it worth the 3 hours it took?

what kind of wreaths have you all made??

AND

Hope you all have a terrific tuesday!

i'm linking to these parties here.

July 1, 2010

4th of july blocks...

so with the 4th of july right around the corner i thought i would do something festive. i headed to hobby lobby and came home with all this:

1. "u" "s" & "a" blocks... .72 cents a piece

2. wooden stars... .99 cents for the pack of 5

3. 2 cordinating paper... .29 cents a piece

4. red & blue paint... .66 cents a piece

AND i had the mod podge, white & yellow paint, and brushes on hand.

TOTAL: $5.05 {not bad at all!}

so first off i painted the whole blocks

i had a wonderful helper, she wouldn't allow any pictures though. haha

secondly i decided what paper went where and then traced my letters. then i cut them out and made sure they lined up.

{forgot to take a picture of that step, sorry}

thirdly, {is that a word?} i mod podged' the crap out of 'em.

yep, i slathered it on waaay too much. oh well. =)

i had to wait patiently for them to dry.

in the mean time i a star yellow

{no picture of this either, bad bad brandi!}

then when they were both dry, i got some wire from my cute hubs and twirled it around a pencil to make it look like a pigs tail, {pretend that there are pictures... k?}

then i hot glued the star to the wire and then the wire to the block,

AND it turned out like this...