My inspiration photo for my 1st wreath:
I hand crafted the pom poms with the following tutorial. They weren't very hard to make but only one of mine ended up looking cool and curly-q-ish like the inspiration photo. My other two were more straight, but still fun. I also used the same size template, but mine looked way smaller and scrappier than the example.
I got a frame a goodwill, and Jon spray painted it for me. Very little money spent thank heavens because this is what it look liked. You have my permission to laugh out loud.
So over the past few weeks I looked at idea after idea and found so many but I did not want to spend much more money than I had already put into it. Here were some of my inspiration photos that brought me to my finished product.
Here is my final product:
A MILLION times better than my first shot. Some components may look familiar.
Pom Poms - from attempt 1 of wreath (tutorial link above)
Frame - from attempt 1 of wreath
Letter - from our wall
Fabric backdrop - Left over from my tree skirt.
Burlap bow - Made from leftovers from our stockings
Grand total: $6 (frame and goodwill t-shirt for pom poms)
Overall I am happy with it. I'm not IN LOVE with it like my advent calendar or tree skirt but it works and I didn't want to start all over after my first attmept. Next year I want to make this beautiful wreath:
I like it!
ReplyDeleteLOL! I love me a good craft fail because I am famous for them - I just don't always admit to them on my blog. I have been curious about those t-shirt pom-poms; they look so cute. Any tips on making them? I love how you incorporated them into your finished product. Great job!
ReplyDeleteTips - make sure your shirt is 100% cotton and you stretch it REALLY tight around your form. My red one was the best and I'm thinking it's cause there was way more stretch to the t so i could stretch it out more, but I'm not sure how to know if a shirt is a "good one" until you are done unfortunately. They all were cute in their own way :)
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