Dav's Wreath

“Everyone must make time to sit and watch the leaves turn.” - Elizabeth Lawrence


Fall has arrived.  Even if the temperatures don’t reflect it, it’s time to bring fall inside your home.

Using the Elementary Collection I grabbed the Penmanship pattern, and my Mister Huey in Classic Calico.  Standing up and away from the paper, I lightly misted.  I wanted to somewhat “age” the pattern but not take away from the print.

I then turned the paper over, and using a random template I’ve had for several years, I traced leaves all over it.  You could also use a leaf punch or find a leaf template online.

I then trimmed out all the leaves, inked their edges with antique linen ink, and on some of them, hand stitched the details.

After that, I grabbed my glue gun and a foam wreath form I picked up from Michaels, and started randomly adhering them.

Two pieces of patterned paper full of leaves later, I came up with this:


It’s a subtle yet sophisticated home décor item that will be a perfect addition to my home through the fall months.  It was also fairly inexpensive to create.

Even if the temperatures aren’t cooperating, there is still a way to bring the holiday season indoors and bring out that festive spirit.  Happy Fall!

Comments

[Tina]

awesome tutorial Dav! love your fall photos too. :)

[Saneli]

I like this :-)

[Kimberly]

You are so flippen cool! LOVE what you created! xx
Loves,
K

[Cathy P.]

wow! gorgeous!

[Kathleen]

Very cool.

BTW - Is it just me or all the posts showing up twice?

[Agnieszka]

Thanks for the tutorial. Great wreath!!

[Debbie]

oh wow. that is a great project !~

[Annika]

So cool!!! That would look just great at my place!

[Sasha Holloway]

pretty cool