Spring "Wreath" DIY

Can you believe that we've had weather in the 80's all week?
We actually hardly had a winter in this part of Texas.
With all this sunshine, I thought it was time for a new spring-y wreath for our front door.

I had some small flower bouquets that I had picked up for cheap at a yard sale.

I bunched two together and placed them in this small burlap gift bag.

I got the bag in the craft section at Walmart.

Then I finished it off with a large pink bow.

I used pink hem facing that I bought at the thrift store.

I chose it for this bouquet because of the color and the width.

Then I looped a rubber band through two flowers on the back of the arrangement
to make a hook that would attach to the wreath hanger.

I love that it's not the typical wreath.
It gives our door just the pop of spring, I think.

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

I will say of the Lord, 

"He is my refuge and my fortress; 

My God, in Him I will trust."

Psalm 91:2

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Easy Coaster Christmas Wreath DIY

Do you ever go to a restaurant and sit down and see a pile of coasters on the table and think,
"Man, I could make something with these?"

That's what goes through my mind. :)

Grab a few of those coasters and give this wreath a try.

All you need to do is cover the fronts of the coasters with Christmas pattern papers.

You can do as many layers of circles as you like.

I have two different sizes on my wreath.

You can use a circle punch on a cereal box to get the smaller circles.

Once you get all the coasters covered, you need a large circle to adhere them to.

On a sturdy piece of cardboard, I traced around a large plate, then cut it out.

I then placed a smaller plate in the center, traced it and cut out the center.

To finish it off, I added a loop of ribbon to the top
and a big bow with some candy canes on the lower left edge.

Not too shabby for a bunch of coasters, huh?
I may try this for Valentine's Day and Easter. . .

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, 

and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Psalm 51:10

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Vintage Wooden Shoe Form Christmas Door Hanging

Recently I picked up an old pair of wooden shoe forms at a rummage sale.
I thought I could add a little something to them and use them as Christmas décor.

First I tied the two forms together with some twine.

Then I made a small bouquet of Christmas flowers and greenery and tied it to the form.

I finished it off with a big red bow.

Isn't that cute?

The shoe forms were $5 and the flowers came from the dollar store.

I just love it when a plan comes together. . . inexpensively!

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

Only deliver us this day, we pray.

Judges 10:15

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Halloween Projects

Want to see some Halloween projects?
Just follow the links to see more details.

  

This project is cute and super easy. 

They're doily pumpkins.

They are simply decorative pumpkins with vintage doilies adhered to them.

I made this Halloween wreath with supplies from the dollar store.

You can go here to see this pumpkin covered with sheet music 

and another one decoupaged with a map.

This Halloween garland is made from dollar store items, too.

For this paper covered pumpkin, 

I cut up Halloween patterned papers and adhered them to the pumpkin with Mod Podge. 

As typical for me, all these projects are quick, easy, and cheap to make.:)

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

I will bless the Lord at all times; 

His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Psalm 34:1

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Pretty Creepy Wreath

I always enjoy making wreaths.

I usually keep them pretty simple.

Today I have a Halloween wreath made mostly with supplies from the dollar store.

I kind of had my hands full with this one.

I glued the hands to a grapevine wreath (which I bought at Michaels).

Then I added a few purple flowers and black berries

and finished it off with a bow made from some "creepy cloth" (all purchased at the dollar store).

Kinda creepy, but kinda pretty too.

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

Wait on the Lord;

be of good courage,

and He shall strengthen your heart;

wait, I say, on the Lord!

Psalm 27:14

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Chalkboard Tray Turned Wreath

Last Friday, I showed you how I turned an old tray into a chalkboard.

Today I took it one step further, and turned that tray into a Valentine's Day wreath for our front door!

Pretty unique, don't you think?

Because it's a chalkboard, I can change my message.

All I added to the tray was a ribbon
that says, "I love you this much,"

then I placed half of a small doily in the lower right corner and
 added three felt flowers that I found in the Valentine section at Hobby Lobby.

I used Glue Dots to adhere everything because they're strong enough to hold the embellishments on, but small enough that I should be able to easily take them off when
 I decide that I'd like to use this as a tray again.

I'm considering leaving this up all year and just changing out the messages!

Thanks so much for stopping by and God bless.

But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light, 

and your God your glory.

Isaiah 60:19

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Super Simple Christmas Wreath

I have a simple Christmas wreath hanging on my front door.

It's the same wreath that hung all fall

and all spring.

 

 

It's a grapevine wreath with a letter S on it.

Every season, I change out the flowers.

I get flowers at the dollar store and glue them onto an alligator clip.

Then I just clip them on.

 

So simple.

So pretty.

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and God bless.

 

 

Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His face evermore!

Psalm 105:4

 

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Festive and Frugal Fall Projects

I have a list of autumn themed projects that I plan to get to in the next few weeks.

I've been gathering leaves, old books, candles. . .

Meanwhile, I'd like to revisit three of my favorite past fall projects. . .

I made this wreath from an old rake that I found at the thrift store.

I love cute wreaths:)

This leaf mobile was made with a package of artificial leaves from the dollar store,

an embroidery hoop from the thrift store,

and some invisible thread.

You can go here to see more.

This Grateful Banner was unbelievably easy to make.

I used my stapler to attach these shipping tags that I got at a yard sale,

and leaves from the dollar store.

If you'd like to make one of your own, you can go here to see how.

I hope you're all enjoying your fall weather.

When it starts getting cool, I find myself wanting to make soup.

Tonight I'm making a big pot of chili.:)

Thanks so much for stopping by and God bless.

So each of us shall give account of himself to God.

Romans 14:12

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Cheap and Easy Halloween Decorations

Believe it or not, but you can find some cute holiday stuff at the dollar store

as long as you don't wait until too close to the holiday.

I find that they have more selection about a month in advance.

 

I got all the stuff to make this Halloween garland at the dollar store.



 

You can go here to see the DIY.

 

 

Everything (except the grapevine wreath itself) used on this wreath was bought at the dollar store. 

Go here to see how it was made.

 

I'll be heading to the dollar store this weekend to find some harvest themed
decorations to use in some fall projects.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

 

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 

With Him are wisdom and strength

Job 12:13

 

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My Easy Halloween Wreath

I've been on a bit of a wreath kick lately.

I just made my fall wreath a few weeks ago.

Today I thought I'd try making a Halloween wreath.

 

 

I actually decided to do this when I was browsing through the Halloween section at the dollar store.

Sometimes you can get good stuff at the dollar store!

I picked up some black netting, a fake spider web, a large spider, purple ribbon,

and two bundles of these orange and black flower type things.

 

 

I wrapped the black netting around half the grapevine wreath (I got the wreath at Michaels).

Then I stretched some of the spider web across the whole wreath.

Then, using my glue gun, I added some of the flowers.

I glued the spider on and finished it off with a bow.

 

It cost less than $10 to make.

Kind of simple, but I think I like it.

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and God bless.

 

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God

is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6:23

 

 

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My Fall Wreath

Earlier this year, I made a very simple wreath for my front door.

The base was a grapevine wreath, then I added a few dollar store flowers and a chipboard letter.

I just love seeing it every time I come home.

 

Since today is the first official day of fall (although it's still nearly 90 degrees here),

I decided to make my wreath match the season.

 

 

Here it is.

 

Here's how it looked before I changed out the flowers.

 

I removed my brightly colored flowers which came with alligator clips attached.

Then I got my fall colored flowers and leaves and used my glue gun to attach them to alligator clips.

 

The alligator clips work great so that I can use the same wreath throughout the year.

 

I clipped the new flowers to the wreath and I was done.

Simple, really.

 

All the flowers came from the Dollar Tree.

The wreath came from Michaels (with a coupon).

The chipboard letter came from Hobby Lobby (with a coupon).

This project cost less than $12 for both the summer and fall versions!

I love an affordable project!

 

 

On that note, I'll say, "Happy fall, y'all!"

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;

with my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations.

Psalm 89:1

 

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Teacher Gift Idea: Crayon Wreath

The school year is ending which means it's time to start thinking about teacher gifts.

Teachers work so hard and it's nice to give them a little something to show our appreciation for all that they do for our children.

 

Today I have a fun school themed project to share.

 

It's a crayon wreath.

 

I had a couple of large boxes of Crayola crayons on hand that I had bought when they were on sale, so I was excited to try this project.

 

 

I used two embroidery hoops measuring 5" and 10".

I set the little one inside the big one, then I laid out my crayons before attaching them.

Once I got an idea of the spacing, I hot glued one crayon at a time to both hoops.

I finished it off with a ribbon for hanging and a sign with the teacher's name. To make that, I attached a piece of pattern paper to chipboard, then used letter stickers for the name.

 

It was easier than I thought to make this.

Now I still have two more big boxes of crayons to find a use for. . . :)

 

Come by on Monday and I'll show you how to make a simple school themed mini album which would also be a lovely teacher present.

 

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 

For the Lord Most High is awesome

Psalm 47:2

 

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Vinyl Record Wreath

I've been itching to make this wreath for quite some time.

 

It's made with vinyl records.
Records that I happened to buy at a thrift store.

 

I'm on the fence about it.

What do you think?

 

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 

 

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him

Psalm 37:7

 

 

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Personalized Spring Wreath

Since it's mid-April and somehow southern Texas is having another cold front (practically unheard of at this time of year!), I thought that our front door needed a little "spring-ing up."

 

 

And this is what I came up with.

A sweet and simple wreath.

 

This was super easy to make.

I bought a grapevine wreath at Michael's for $3.99.

I got a chipboard letter S at Hobby Lobby for $1.79.

I picked up four two-packs of daisies with clips at the Dollar Tree ($4- and I have a few left over).

Pretty reasonable, huh?

 

To make it, I started by covering the chipboard letter S with a page out of an old book.

I even cut 1/4" strips and adhered them to the edge so the chipboard wouldn't show on the sides.

Then I hot glued the letter to the bottom of the wreath.

I finished it off by clipping on some daisies on the upper right side.

Who doesn't love daisies? They're such a happy flower, aren't they?

 

If you'd like to replicate this and are unable to find the flowers on clips like these, you could use regular flowers and attach them with a glue gun instead.

 

I have to say, I'm pretty pleased with my simple- and cheap- wreath!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and God bless.

 

But from there you will seek the Lord your God,

and you will find Him if you seek Him with

all your heart and with all your soul.

Deut. 4:29

 

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Fall Back Into These Projects. . .

     It's finally starting to feel like fall around here, so I thought we could revisit

some of my past fall projects . . .

 

like this harvest wreath made from an old rake,

 

 

and this festive paper covered cauldron.

This adds a little fun to trick-or-treating whether you're the giver of the candy

or the receiver of the candy. 

 

This album showcases all the Halloween costumes our household has seen throughout the years.

So much fun to have all those memories in one place.

 

 

This fall themed paper covered pumpkin is charming and can sit out until Thanksgiving,

 

 

as can this fabric rosette jute wreath.

The best part about this wreath: the rosettes are just clipped on and can be changed with the seasons!

 

 

Don't you just love fall? Makes you want to get out a sweater and make some soup. . . doesn't it?

 

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 

Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth

by Your great power and outstretched arm.

There is nothing too hard for You.

Jer. 32:17

 

 

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Wire Photo Wreath

     Grandparent's Day was yesterday, and I'll be honest with you. I don't usually remember it. Last year, my mom mentioned it to my boys after the fact. So this year, I wanted to make sure we did something for her. I racked my brain for a gift idea.
     She loves anything with photos of my kids. Over the years, I've given her all kinds of grandkid-themed stuff: scrapbooks, photo albums, t-shirts, jewelry. . .

 

but I've never given her a PHOTO WREATH!

 

I bought this wire rug beater at a thrift store and it's been sitting in my room

just waiting to be used for something.

So once the wreath idea came to me, I knew what to do with this little fella.

 

I wrapped it with vintage lace, made a small "Love" banner, and stuck some photos in the rings.

Super easy, huh?

If you'd like to make a photo wreath, but don't happen to have a rug beater, you could use a grapevine wreath with mini clothespins to hold the photos.

 

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 

Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.

1 Cor. 16:13

 

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Harvest Wreath Worth Raking For . . .

     Yesterday I showed you an old rickety rake that I picked up at a thrift store. I had big plans for this guy. I took the handle off, wiped off the rake part, and went to work. This is what I ended up with. . .

 

a rake wreath- has quite a harvest-y look, huh?

 

I hung it on my front door.

What do you think?

 

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend. Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

    

The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad.

Psalm 126:3
 

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