Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Christmas wreath with countdown

This week hasn't been off to the best start. When it rains it pours but I am determined to not let this get me down! It's the best time of the year and I am going to enjoy every second of it.
 
Saturday night I made spaghetti and Matthew took a break from studying and came over for dinner and a Christmas movie. Matthew, food and Christmas movie...three of my favorite things :)
After the movie Matthew went back to his apartment to study for the rest of the night and I was feeling crafty so I made a Christmas wreath for our front door, finally!
 
I have been looking on Pinterest for ideas and sadly I still can't get how to make the cute burlap ones or deco mesh. The last time I tried I about chucked it out the window a few times. I will learn how to make it though, maybe a goal for 2014?
Anyways, I picked up some tulle at Wal-Mart. A roll of red, a roll of white and a roll of green.
They were cheaper there than at Hobby Lobby where I had looked previously so I was pretty happy about that!
I didn't know what I was going to do with the tulle or how I was going to apply it to the wreath but I just started tying it and after doing a few it was turning out pretty cute!!
I just cut pieces long enough to tie, some were longer than others but that's okay I trimmed it after so they were all pretty even.
WARNING: Glitter will get EVERYWHERE. Have vacuum on stand by!!
This is a little time consuming but I was watching a Christmas movie and talking with friends so it didn't seem too long.
I didn't like the way the inside looked so I looked for something to hang in the middle. My roommate suggested hanging a stocking in the middle but I remembered I had bought a little chalkboard Christmas countdown at Target in their famous dollar section and put it in the middle
and it was PERFECT I tell ya!!
 
 
I love the way it turned out and fully plan on using it next year! I might even make my mom one for Christmas as well :)
I made this wreath for about $12. I don't know about y'all but I'm not about to spend much more than that for a wreath that gets to hang up for about a month. BOOM.
There are 15 days until Christmas now, these pictures were taken yesterday!
 
Linking up with Michaela and Cassie today!

7 comments:

  1. I just found a burlap wreath instruction that I am going to try for my after Christmas wreath. I have been intimidated to try. I just wrote about my trials of making our Christmas wreath. Sometimes the best part is seeing what you can come up with when your original plan fails!

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  2. This is so cute! I love the glitter! I don't think I'd have the patience to do this though. I hope your week gets better. :)

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  3. What a cute idea!! Thanks for linking up with us :)

    XO Samantha

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  4. What a cute wreath! It looks easy enough that even I may be able to do it!

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  5. Love the colors and the little chalkboard calendar is brilliant!

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