The inside side not the outside side
Last night the valley was treated to the most extraordinary rain and thunderstorm.
And this morning?
Snow–on the tops of mountains and fields and rooftops.
Excitement. That’s what it is. Excitement. You wake up in the morning and PoOf–right there in front of your eyes–snow.
That isn’t the only bit of excitement this day had to offer. Oh no.
Bring on an actual blog request. Via a facebook message.
Excitement. That’s what it is. Excitement. You check your facebook one more time and PoOf–right there in front of your eyes is a tiny little red box with a number in it that tells you YOU have a message.
Click.
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The next portion of today’s post is brought to you by the lovely Jennifer.
“Tell me more about the wreath on the inside side of your door. As opposed to the outside side. I saw it in a picture on your blog and it keeps calling to me across the miles…I like it. A lot.”
This is (brrrring–that is the happy sound of a wish being granted) the Sunshine Wreath.
[That’s not what I called mine. My countenance was 14 shades gloomier than sunshine by the time I finished with it.]
This is her completed wreath.
This is mine.
This is where you can find her tutorial for the stick part of the wreath (complete with pictures).
This is where you find the tutorial for the flower portion of the wreath (also with pictures).
FYI:
–It took a small forest of tiny twigs to complete it (and you’ll notice that my wreath doesn’t even appear to be as dense as hers–that is not a reference to twig intellect)
[I gathered and gathered and gathered–not unlike the pioneer children who walked and walked and walked. I collected sticks from my sister, and from our neighbor, AND from our backyard. You will need approximately this much wood.]
–the flowers were the easy part.
[I used 1″ pieces of fabric instead of the 1/2″ she suggested. Don’t cut the pieces of fabric–just rip it from selvage to selvage.]
–it’s not an inside-the-house kind of craft
–she used two pieces of cardboard to make the circular frame to glue the sticks to
–she used those two pieces of cardboard to glue a piece of fabric (burlap?) between for hanging the wreath
–I initially cut a piece of cardboard and glued the twigs onto it but didn’t like how unsupported the wreath felt
–Handsome Dude found a 1/4″ thick piece of plywood and cut a circular frame–it worked well–I glued the piece of plywood to the piece of cardboard
This is the back of my wreath.
As is this.
–I didn’t glue a piece of fabric on to hang the wreath with
–the project required several glue sticks
I anticipated finishing the wreath in one jaunty little afternoon. Perhaps I simply overestimated my ability to put it together–or–perhaps I simply overestimated the amount of time it would take to grow a forest from seedlings.
It required three days of jaunty little afternoons.
Having a sufficient amount of usable twigs on hand would have helped immensely.
I’m glad I made it.
Jennifer–begin collecting twigs now.
Happy Walk-you-through-it-tober.
what do you think?