Valentine Wreath

Howdy, y'all! ;)  I hope you had a great week and that your weekend is going well, too!  I've got something a little different to share with you today.  It's a wreath!!!  I have 2 craft groups that I keep going out in my neck of the woods and this is the first wreath I made with the Wreath Wranglers!  Like our name?  Yeah...I made it up.  My other craft group is just general crafts and is called Kansas Kreatiff.  I like alliteration like that. ;)  I DIGRESS...take a peek at the finished wreath...

So, I'm not gonna lie.  This was NOT my first choice for the wreath to make for my hostessing month.  (The hostess posts a few pictures of wreaths for the next month and we vote.  The winning wreath is what's made.)  I KNEW it would take FOREVER...but I didn't wan to be the one who brought everyone down, so I went with it.  If you're reading this, PLEASE KNOW THAT THIS WREATH WILL TAKE YOU MANY HOURS TO MAKE.  

Is it worth it?  Well, I do like how it turned out, so I think so.  But I was very glad when the wreath for Saint Patrick's day was MUCH less labor intensive.  ALSO, we got the hard one out of the way, so people will listen to my opinion next time. ;)

So, here's what I did.  I die cut out a bunch of hearts using the nesting heart dies from Stampin' Up! using white cardstock.  I used 5 of the largest scallop hearts, 3 of the next size down, 10 of the next size down from that, and 10 of the smallest size.  The smallest size were actually made using punches, not dies.  I hope that makes sense.  I then layered them with different cardstocks from a retired Recollections Valentine paper stack.

I added bits of bling (die cuts, glittery shapes, rhinestones, stickers to make words, etc.) to each heart before adding them to the wreath.  I tied them onto the wire wreath form with ribbon and twine.  I then hot glued them where I wanted them.  I then layered some tags from Hobby Lobby and some Project Life cards to fill in the spaces.  It takes time, but I do love how it turned out!  What is your opinion?  I'd love for you to leave me a comment and let me know!

I'd like to enter this into these fabulous challenges~

Decorate to Celebrate: Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge: Lots of LAYERS

Allsorts: Love is all around

Just Us Girls: LOVE

2 Creative Chicks: Anything Goes/NO Cards

That's all for me today!  I hope you like this creation and that, if you're brave and have the time, you try it out!  I also hope you join in the fun of these fabulous challenges!  HUGS and happy CRAFTING to you all! :)

Meaningful Gifts

Crafts are my passion. I love to give homemade gifts because they show how much you care. We have a sweet lady (Miss Connie) who comes and visits our classroom at least once a month and is our adopted class grandma. I wanted to do something special for her this time of year from the kids to show her how much she means to us. She's already received a quilt and I couldn't give her a scrapbook because of confidentiality, so I decided to make her a hand wreath! It's pictured above. So quick and easy and she LOVES it. I know that it will be a gift that keeps on giving because it shows how much she is loved. I hope that during this season of our Saviour's birth that you will take the time to give meaningful gifts. Merry Christmas and happy crafting!