I decided I would like a new wreath on my front door to match my new decor. Because my living room will mostly be muted tones of silver, grey, black, and white, I decided to make the majority of the wreath in that emerald-turquoise pop of color. For supplies, I used:
1. 8" styrofoam wreath
2. yarn (2 colors…emerald green & a lighter green)
3. felt
4. small decorations: white buttons, small fake flowers
5. glue gun
I started out by wrapping the styrofoam wreath the darker emerald green.
When that was finished, I used the lighter green and wrapped it around, giving a 3D effect that also matched the emerald-turquoise color I was going for. I didn't realize that wrapping the lighter color would have the effect it did, but I was pleasantly surprised!
Wrapping the styrofoam wreath is the hardest part for me because I am a perfectionist, so it has to look just right. For this wreath, I wanted to make two types of felt flowers. One is a simple rose that you cut from a spiral (you can do straight or wavy…I did both), and one is a folded petal flower. I found out how to do both on Pinterest. Here are the pins I used:
For one flower, I used the straight rose effect and cut out white and light grey. I wrapped them together to make a two-colored rose.
After making the felt flowers, I began to glue them onto the wreath, thinking about color placement. I finished off the flowers by adding white buttons and small white fake flowers.
I am absolutely in LOVE with this wreath and cannot wait to hang it on the door of my new place. I really think it is unique and will go with my decor very well! :)
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