A Forest Frolic

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Jamie :)

Whimsical Wreath Tutorial

I love making wreaths! I wasn't planning on making a new one this Christmas but when I saw this elephant, the gold glittery feathers and those gems, I just knew I had to do something whimsical with them. One of my most popular posts was my 'Spooky Halloween Wreath Tutorial,' so as I started to lay out my supplies, a light-bulb came on and I thought, 'why not share with you, how easy this wreath will be to make!?!' If you'd like to learn how to make this...

...then grab your coffee and stick around for a few minutes to check out my picture tutorial :)

First, I searched around for my supplies. Most everything here came from Michael's or Target (I direct linked to the specific things you can get online).

• grapevine wreath
• elephant ornament
• feather ornaments
• gem ornaments (Target)
• little pink sisal trees (Michaels...I think. You can also get some really great dyed ones on Etsy)
• pink and gold holiday picks (Michaels)
• glitter (my own mix)
• fairy lights (just google it and you will find some ;)
• gold tinsel (you can get this on Etsy or probably any store with Christmas decor)
• hot glue gun and sticks
• white glue
• scissors
• bakers twine or some sort of string to hang the gems

Then, I played around a bit to find out how I wanted to place them on my wreath. It's a good idea to get it all set up before you start hot gluing things on. Taking a picture so you don't forget exactly where something goes is a great idea too.

To make the sisal trees a little more wintry, I brushed them with white glue and sprinkled one of my special glitter mixes on it to make them look snow covered. Martha Stewart actually has a 'snow glitter' too that I got at Michael's years ago. Shake your excess glitter off over a file folder or folded paper, so you can get it back into the jar easily. Don't want to waste that glitter now ;)

Hot glue the back of your feather ornaments and put them on where you'd like them...

I held them for a few seconds so it would harden in place...

Oooh la la, look at that pink glitter and gold doodads...

The picks have sticks on them, so I just hot glue the stick and stuck it through the grapevine wreath where I wanted them...

I felt like the wreath itself needed a little bling but I didn't want anything big to take away from the pieces I was already putting on it, so I pulled some of the gold embellishments off the pink glitter picks and hot glued them here and there (be careful not to glue your finger to the wreath like I have been known to do ;)

I hot glued some tinsel onto the bottom of the wreath, just to give the elephant and sisal trees a little cushion...

 Then hot glue on your elephant...

...and your sisal trees...

 Again, make sure you hold them right where you want them for a 5 or 10 seconds, so the hot glue can harden it in place...

Next, you'll hang your gem ornaments! I love these. I used a fancy baker's twine to hang mine at different lengths...

I played around with it a bit, because after putting them on the way I envisioned, I decided to change it...

After all of those simple steps, I thought I was done, but I felt like it still needed a little something. I luckily had an extra set of battery operated fairy lights that I wrapped around the wreath and just taped the battery box to the back.

Here are a few close ups with the fairy lights on...

I just love how whimsical this is! I know elephants and gems and feathers don't really 'go together,' but make up your own rules on this ;)

I felt it was too fragile to put on the front door, so it's on the inside, which worked out perfectly because it's right outside of my studio and I get to stare at it much of the time, tee hee :) If you had a glass door in front of your main door, that would be an awesome place for this.

I hope this helps you get some inspiration to make a fun wreath of your own. Of course, you can choose whatever ornaments that YOU like and change it up! This would make a great Christmas or holiday gift too. If you make a wreath, send me a picture...I'd love to see what you come up with.

Merry Everything ya'll!

Jamie :)

 

 

 

 

 

Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sale

Wow, it's been a while ;) I have the best intentions to blog, and have a gazillion things to blog about, but I've been focusing so much time on my Etsy shop and the kids have been so busy and we have two crazy puppies, blah blah blah. Enough about me, how have you all been!?!
I wanted to at least post my Black Friday through Cyber Monday Etsy shop sale using the code above, yippee! Hope you can snag some holiday goodies and take advantage of the discount. I'll be back very soon with another wreath tutorial!

If you like glitter and gold, you'll want to stop back by ;) Sneak Peek...

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Jamie :)

One Fit Mommy :)

My girl Lisa, over at WorkoutMommy, featured me as 'One Fit Mommy,' aww she's so sweet!

Check it out, by clicking HERE :)

Here is Lisa and I on a hike:

And here I am with my real game face on, hahahaha...

Anyway, hope you all are kicking butt and taking names ;) Now go on and support my girls blog!! She'll give ya some tips on fitting fitness into your life. Because we all need some motivation at one point or another...trust me I know.

Jamie :)

Black Friday, Small Business Saturday & Cyber Monday Coupon Code

Yep. It's a 3 in one deal...all weekend long! Because I love you and appreciate your business, that's why ;)

I've added more Holiday/Christmas Cupcake toppers sets to the shop and am still editing photos and trying to get even more listed too, so hopefully you can save on the new stuff!

I'll keep this short and sweet, because I have stuffed my face waaaay too much with delicious Thanksgiving food and need to catch some zzz's ;) I'm offering 25% off of your entire purchase from now (Black Friday), tomorrow (Small Business Saturday), Sunday (because it's like the gift that keeps on giving, tee hee ;) to Midnight on (Cyber Monday) if you enter the coupon code 'SmallBusinessSat25.'

I hope y'all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and continue to have a great weekend! Now, go on and grab your upcoming party goodies at a nice discount and support your small businesses ;) ;)

Hugs,

Jamie :)