Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Thanksgiving is my second favorite holiday of the year...second to Christmas. I attribute my love of the holidays to friends, family, and food. Lots of food. I have dreams of mashed potatoes, turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. This Thanksgiving did not disappoint. I ate so much I had to punch a new hole into my leather belt, no big deal. I hope all of my readers had an amazing holiday, like I did!
I typically spend the day after Thanksgiving bargain hunting. My sister and I used to pride ourselves on being super shoppers. We would scour the ads and wait in the Best Buy line at 4 am in order to score the best Christmas gifts...but this year....this year I was not feeling it. I think I might be at a point in my life where I'm just too grouchy and tired to care about the $2 DVDs and $4 toasters, maybe next year. So, instead I ate an entire bag of crunchers, watched Heavyweights, and decorated for Christmas.
My dad was nice enough to bring some of my Christmas decorations to the city. He is always whining about how my sister and I have too much stuff in the garage at home, so I think he was eager to make some room. I don't even know what decorations I have...so whatever he brought was going to be a surprise.
I opened bin #1: Hundreds of round ornaments.
So, needless to say it was going to take some effort to get the apartment looking in tip top Christmas shape. I turned on Christmas Pandora and got to work.
Today's tutorial: DIY Ornament Wreath
I needed to find a way to utilize all of those round ornaments. A while back I came across Eddie Ross's DIY Ornament Wreath.....this turned out to be a SIMPLE and cheap project. It cost me $0. I had all of the supplies on hand. All I needed was a wire hanger, round ornaments, hot glue, and ribbon.
My current wreath was a little...lacking (Sorry to whoever's hand me down wreath this is....I think it has seen better days...)
So BEHOLD, the final product:
LOVES IT! Upgrade from the previous wreath. I used the bow from the previous wreath to cover the hanger. Another DIY wreath idea that is very similar would be to use vintage ornaments that you often can find for little to no money at estate sales and garages sales.
The Wreath Blog is a great place to get some inspiration (Mind you only inspiration...those wreaths are PRICY)! The next time I score some vintage ornaments this will be a #1 priority!
Thanksgiving is my second favorite holiday of the year...second to Christmas. I attribute my love of the holidays to friends, family, and food. Lots of food. I have dreams of mashed potatoes, turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. This Thanksgiving did not disappoint. I ate so much I had to punch a new hole into my leather belt, no big deal. I hope all of my readers had an amazing holiday, like I did!
I typically spend the day after Thanksgiving bargain hunting. My sister and I used to pride ourselves on being super shoppers. We would scour the ads and wait in the Best Buy line at 4 am in order to score the best Christmas gifts...but this year....this year I was not feeling it. I think I might be at a point in my life where I'm just too grouchy and tired to care about the $2 DVDs and $4 toasters, maybe next year. So, instead I ate an entire bag of crunchers, watched Heavyweights, and decorated for Christmas.
My dad was nice enough to bring some of my Christmas decorations to the city. He is always whining about how my sister and I have too much stuff in the garage at home, so I think he was eager to make some room. I don't even know what decorations I have...so whatever he brought was going to be a surprise.
I opened bin #1: Hundreds of round ornaments.
Bin #2: Hold on...what is that? That doesn't look like Christmas decorations....
DAD WTF. He sent me a baby sinclair stuffed animal.
Box #3: PreLit Christmas Tree....with half the lights not working.
Today's tutorial: DIY Ornament Wreath
I needed to find a way to utilize all of those round ornaments. A while back I came across Eddie Ross's DIY Ornament Wreath.....this turned out to be a SIMPLE and cheap project. It cost me $0. I had all of the supplies on hand. All I needed was a wire hanger, round ornaments, hot glue, and ribbon.
My current wreath was a little...lacking (Sorry to whoever's hand me down wreath this is....I think it has seen better days...)
I followed the instructions to a T. It was so easy! It only took me one hour, and one mug of peppermint schnapps +hot cocoa.
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| Hanger in the process of getting wreathified |
So BEHOLD, the final product:
The Wreath Blog is a great place to get some inspiration (Mind you only inspiration...those wreaths are PRICY)! The next time I score some vintage ornaments this will be a #1 priority!
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