Wednesday, March 9, 2011

The Popular "Paper Wreath"...with a "Twist"

Hello friends, I've been out of the loop for a week or so because of the Flea Market Under Glass Event...which in "Blog Land" appears to be a LONG time! I'm not sure if I'll ever catch up with all that you very busy and creative people have been up to!!!


I gave you a "Little Peek" at this wreath last week before the show...and I thought I would share a few more details this week...

When chatting with Sue about what types of items she was looking for for her space, she specifically requested these recycled magazine flowers...




And I found this very helpful tutorial here...Alamode Stuff Blog.  It was very clear and helpful...thanks!!!  (I however only did 5 petals instead of the 6 in the video example.) 


One of the other items Sue had mentioned was sheet music wreaths...which got me thinking...why not switch it up a bit and try recycled magazines??? So here's what I came up with...
First I did a search on the good old internet for "Sheet Music Wreath"...which as you can imagine, I had an assortment to choose from.  I ended up using this one at Primp.  Another very helpful "How to" :)



At first I decided to try all "greens" in my magazine pages...you know like a "real" wreath...


And I ripped and rolled...


And hot glued...


And layered and hot glued some more...


I wasn't really thrilled with the "all green" look so I went back to my magazines and looked for an assortment of brightly colored pages and added a second smaller layer to the middle.


Then I wasn't thrilled about the unfinished looking middle...and that's when I got the idea of adding the brown kraft paper rosette....which I LOVED!  Yes, I did the happy dance, you know...you've all been there right???


So there ya have it...my version of the Paper Wreath...


And since I was at it, I decided to try one with sheet music and book pages too.  I used full sheets of music, so this one was huge!


I strategically placed the book pages to the front so the chapter numbers would show...just for fun :)
This one sold on Saturday at the show to a very nice couple.  And they were thrilled, which made my day!!!

Have you tried a paper wreath yet?  If so, would you do it again?  (They are time consuming aren't they???)  And did you add any unique "twists"?  Just curious...

Hope everyone is have a good week...I hope to catch up with my blog reading soon!!!  See you then :)

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15 comments:

  1. I love your wreathes! Both the "colored" one and the b & w. And that rosette is priceless!
    Brenda

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  2. I've been making those flowers by the boatload lately! I just know they will be perfect for my daughter's wedding somehow! And I love your magazine wreath. Looks so springlike! I've made a book page wreath (a little different than yours) and they are very time consuming but so worth it!

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  3. Hi Laurel,
    I love the music sheet wreaths...I made a bunch at Christmas and starting making more today I was missing them so much. Yes,,,they are so much work, but also so addicting!
    xojanis

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  4. I love how colorful it is with your version. I know it's alot of work but totally worth it.
    http://itsybitsypaper.blogspot.com

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  5. Both versions look great. The one is color is really nice after the black and white. Very cheery for spring!

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  6. What a great idea. Thank you for sharing. I'm a new follower. Hope to see you at DIY Home Sweet Home on Monday for More The Merrier Mondays Link Party.

    http://diyhshp.blogspot.com

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  7. Thank you for your sweet comments! I love your version of the wreath...so pretty and colorful! What a great idea...thanks for sharing this!

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  8. I love this wreath! The colors are so cheerful and happy. Thanks for sharing how you made it!
    ~Amanda

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  9. very, very cool! A great way to recycle and the colors, at first glance,make the wreath look like its made of fabric. I get a lot of magazines and think I will give this a try!

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  10. Dang.....so CUTE! Dying to learn how to make the paper roses..... Would Marie Osmond know how?? :-)

    Warm blessings,
    Spencer

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  11. Beautiful recycling project! Pinning!

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  12. Awesome way to recycle magazines that would be put in the garbage can. You took something useless and made it into gorgeous art. You are awesome.

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  13. Hi, I know this is almost 2 years later but I also saw the sheet music wreath first and that's also where I got my inspiration. I did my wreath out of a pages from one of my historical romance novels. I only did it a week ago, just to see if it would work with regular glue until I invest in a good glue gun. And I am very happy to say it did. The only thing my girls and I weren't crazy about, was the smell of the glue awhile afterwards. Even a week later, you could smell it good on the wreath, oh well, lesson learnt. But overall, I really liked the way it turned out!

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  14. I want to make one of writing, the other graduating from light pastel to darker like the color wheel !

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  15. These are fantastic! Im gonna give em a try! Cute blog and I am now following on FB.
    Visiting from Funky Junk!

    Shelly - minettesmaze.blogspot.com

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