Grapevine & Burlap Rosette Wreath

So I have totally been on a wreath extravaganza lately

It is a simple way to change things up for the seasons

and so far the ones that I have made 

have been really frikkin easy

I found this one 

Grapevine & Burlap Rosette Wreath

on Pinterest...of course

Here is the technique Jenni recommended to make rosettes

For this wreath

Really all you need is:

*Burlap

*Glue Gun & lots of glue sticks

*Grapevine Wreath 

Thats it!

I love the wispiness of these grapevine wreaths

but it would work with anything

I am soooo addicted to burlap

Its everywhere

I love how elegant & rough it looks at the same time

So here are few pics I took along the way

and some instructions too

It is really simple, so I am sure my lame attempt at explaining isn't really needed but here we go...

So I started with about a 1 1/2--2 inch thick strip of Burlap 

 I rolled, twisted & glued.  

 as I went to get the rosette look

Roll, twist & glue

Roll, twist & glue

Kinda like

Lather, rinse, repeat...

hee

You really cant screw this up, the faster I went, the more sloppy the rosettes were & I actually liked the sloppy ones better,

kinda like I do in real life

(liking the sloppy ones, that is)

Then I lined the rosettes up along the circle (inner part) of the wreath till they looked right

again i just eyeballed them

I was going with the odd number rule too

Love how that works out!

This is the finished wreath

Hanging on the front door

Close up

I also made a tiny one for a bridal shower

& attached a Gift Card.  

Kinda a nice gift?!?!

So that's it, lots of fun to make & super easy!

Let me know if you try one!

Burlap & Denim Wreath

So I was totally inspired by this wreath on Pinterest

Burlap and Denim Wreath

I had just cleaned out a ton of 

oh so flattering 

hideous mom jeans
from my closet 

PLUS  

I had burlap that I HAD TO BUY when I was in JoAnns.

This was the perfect time to make this wreath

Here is how I did it

Unfortunately I didnt take pics as I went but it was so easy...

Cut a long strip of burlap and wrap it around a foam wreath

(Using a glob of glue from my glue gun to anchor it) 

I just wound it around the wreath till it was fully covered.
I did a few more globs of hot glue as I went
then at the end of it too.  

I actually didn't have enough of the burlap strip cut 

to cover the whole thing 
cause I am really precise when I measure stuff
wait no I'm not
I wing it....

so I just glued the added piece to the back 

shhh, nobody will see the back anyway

Cut strips of denim to make the rosettes and create the flowers
I liked the different shades of denim too
(was wishing I still had my acid wash jeans for this--HA)

I used the tutes from these 2 sites

Poofy Flowers

via-http://rebekahgough.blogspot.com



Rosette Flowers

via-http://mysparkle.blogspot.com


There are like a zillion tutorials on how to do flowers on Pinterest and YouTube
Just pick one you like, you really cant mess this up!!!

 For the "Welcome" sign I used an old cereal box 

to cut the little pennant triangles 

then used Tacky Glue to stick the denim to them 

then cut around them to make them even & neat

 I stamped "Welcome" using acrylic paint and clear rubber stamps from Michaels, they are so old, but i love them still!!

I hole punched two holes in each corner & threaded twine

I just played with it till it sat right

Here it is all finished

I totally love it

It isn't exactly like the one on 

The Magic of Ordinary Things Blog

But I am really happy with it!