Okay,
so you’ve seen all the denim everywhere?
Apparently it’s the up and
coming trend
and while I am almost ALWAYS on the tail end of any trend
in the crafting world
[Hello -- banners and owls…]
Denim
is perfect for summer décor ---
So I created this little summer wreath
which will hang on my door [or porch] for a while and then move into the youngest’s
room
since we’re in the process of changing things up a bit in there
[I
promise I’ll share
THAT once it’s mostly done!]
I
started with some basics – a wreath ring that I saved from our holiday
evergreen wreaths [the greenery went to the compost bin,] a pair of
jeans [I tried to find some old ones at home to use, but ended up
picking these up at Salvation
Army for $5,] gingham ribbon, a couple of flags and sweet stars from
yes, Michaels – ha.
First, I cut the jeans into strips and hooked them into the ring, making nice fluffy pillow of denim to fill it all out – Please note that this ring is a bit smaller than the ones that can be purchased for the BIG FLUFFY wreaths that are trending now -
After it was completely full I wrapped the ribbon around ...
Then I tucked the flags and stars in the upper left and started a bow on the lower right.
But! I ran out of ribbon AND I really wanted more of the gingham to show...
So when I got back home
[yes this was done in a hotel room during work travel - ha]
I got out my trusty glue gun and secured the ribbon on TOP of the denim by gluing it in between each little pillow / fluff....
THEN I had enough ribbon to make a little bow
[Always thankful that my mama taught me how to make
fancy bow.]
- I also pulled one star off to be the center of the bow
and added a few more patriotic colors as well...
We’ll
see if the denim trend hangs on for a while…
But either way it’s
classic American Colors.
I like the rustic / frayed] look of it!
1 comment:
Very cute! I love patriotic decor items!
Patty2832
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