right after Thanksgiving we went out to east Texas for the weekend and I swiped a bunch of pine cones to use for another wreath. I got my wreath form on sale, and picked up some ribbon and poinsettias from the Dollar Tree, and used plastic ornaments I already had on hand. this was a group project, so I needed it to be less expensive, and it ended up only costing me about $6!
it was really simple to make. we wrapped ribbon around the wreath and filled in with the pine cones, ornaments, and flowers. we were a mix of seasoned and green crafters, but everyone's wreaths turned out great!
I'm so happy when my group craft projects turn out well and with minimal injuries :) staying away from hot glue helps, but because these weren't store bought pine cones they were sharp and there was still the occasional "ouch!" whispered in the making - between the wire twisting, pine cone pokes, and wreath scratches I know I had my fair share!
one thing that I learned doing this wreath was not to turn my nose up to cheaper "silk" flowers. the Dollar Tree by our house has a bunch of poinsettias, but they're all mushed together and crumpled and just not really all that attractive, so I was a little anxious about finding filler there for these wreaths. I got some just to see if I could straighten out the petals and it wasn't working :( then I looked over at the corner of the room and spotted the steamer and thought I'd see if I could get the fabric to relax with a little steam - and it worked awesomely! I will be going back to get more just to use for holiday arrangements around the house now that I know I can fix them easily :)
We had such a great time! Thanks for putting this together for us!!
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