Last year I was inspired by a large selection of yarn wreaths on Etsy and was determined to create my own. At the time, I had inherited a mother-load of yarn in all textures and colors and also had a plethora of cheap plastic Christmas ornaments from a few years back when my own collection was still in its infancy. With all the supplies I needed at hand, I thought I could whip up the perfect wreath within a few days. Oh, how I was wrong. This wreath took me nearly the entire month of December to complete. I sat at my table every night wrapping a padded quilting circle with light green yarn. In the end, it came out wonderful and I let it marinate on my door until March. After putting so much time and effort into it, I couldn’t just stash it with the rest of the holiday decorations, so I dubbed it a “winter” wreath.
When I pulled the wreath out this season, I was inspired to try my hand at another one determined to get ‘er done in one night’s crafting, i.e. about 2 hours. After receiving a gracious comment on my wreath at the Crafting Brunch from my friend Rachael, I decided to make her one for her own holiday party this past weekend. I worked with the supplies I had on hand: small quilting circle, thick piece of felt, scraps of yarn, pine cones, and red glitter balls. I can honestly say I was done with hot glue gun turned off by 11PM, and I had made dinner for 4 people prior to starting.
Once your base is complete, it’s just a matter of decorating. I chose to only put a small clustering of yarn balls, pine cones and ornaments. I used a combination of hot glue and a quilting needle and yarn to attach everything. The finishing touch was a wire loop on the back for hanging.
Yarn it up!
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