Saturday, November 16, 2013

The Trial and Error of my Burlap Wreath

I stared out with such excitement over this wreath and am very happy with the way it finally turned out. Although I did have a few bumps along the way. First I took to my favorite inspiration place Pinterest for a tutorial on making a burlap wreath and settled on this one: www.stonegableblog.com/2013/burlap-wreath tutorial. It seemed easy enough and didn't have as many steps as some others I've seen. After getting all my supplies together I was ready to get started.

Photo of my original supplies:
 
It was easier than I thought and was coming along pretty good...I decided that I wanted the entire wreath to be burlap and not use the mesh I had purchase. Well, wouldn't you know it, I ran out of burlap. I made a mad dash to Hobby Lobby to purchase more and there was none to be found, they even had it on sale for 50% off but all I found was 3 empty shelves and no burlap.
 
Photo of the half-finished wreath:


I then decided that I would check at Michaels the next day, luckily they had plenty of rolls but it cost $1.00 more (and not on sale) I did however use my 40% off coupon on one of the rolls. I purchased 2 rolls to be on the safe side but when I got back home it was not a match for the burlap I had already started with. So I had to un-do the old ribbon and start over with the new burlap...I was determined to get it done and up on my front door.

Photo of the finished wreath:
 
 
And here's the wreath hanging on my front door:
 
  
 
I really like how it turned out but don't think I'll take on any new projects for the up-coming holidays LOL.
 
I would love to hear about any new tutorials you've tried out lately or if you plan on trying one for future projects.
 
Have a wonderful & blessed Thanksgiving everyone!
 
~Tena

9 comments:

  1. Beautiful!! Great Job, Tena your front entryway looks wonderful!!! Happy Thanksgiving

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  2. Tena
    Your finished wreath and entry into your home is beautiful. Thanks for sharing another great project.

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  3. Thanks ladies, I'm really happy with how it turned out.

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  4. oooh. very nice! I have learned that for a project I have never tackled before, I buy extra knowing that it's Murphy's Law that I would need something else and Hobby Lobby is closed on Sunday and my Michael's never has what I need! Great project and your entryway is beautiful!

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  5. After much to-do, LOL, it turned out quite lovely!

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  6. You did a nice job on the wreath. You should be very proud! Don't you just hate it when you're in the middle of a project that you're in a hurry to finish and you run out of supplies?

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  7. Fabulous wreath Tena! Nothing like determination.

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