Monday, March 28, 2011

spring wreath

I'm working on bringing spring into my house this week with some fun projects. First up is my new wreath! I saw Emily's idea for a ruffle wreath on her blog and knew it was exactly the look I was going for.

I started out with a basic straw wreath form. They are super cheap and you're going to cover the whole thing anyway! I then wrapped the whole thing with strips of linen. Here it is:


I then made some simple ruffles and wrapped them around the wreath as well. Securing with some hot glue.


The wreath looks great just like this but I thought it needed a little spring bling. I picked up a couple flower pins at the fabric store and a couple rhinestones. I used some hot glue to attach the rhinestones to the flower. So cute!



I then used my trusty hot glue gun to attach the flowers to the wreath. Lastly, I hung up the wreath with some white ribbon I had around the house. It looks great, and was super easy! Now I just need to work on the rest of my spring mantle.



Here's how Emily added a little sparkle to hers!


Saturday, March 26, 2011

weekend whites

I'm feeling crafty these days so I'm working on a bunch of great projects to share next week! Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!











Tuesday, March 22, 2011

quick, easy wall art

Yesterday I made this super easy wall hanging for my office. I thought of the idea when I spotted a vinyl wall decal at Homegoods for only $3! It came with two different chandeliers, I just needed to find a place to use them!



So I picked up a 16 x 20 canvas and some linen fabric at the craft store. I covered the canvas with the fabric just and secured it with a staple gun, just like you would a chair!




Once the fabric was stretched over the canvas I took the back off the wall decal and stuck it right on! So easy!!



This wall decal also came with some stick on rhinestones to add a little bling. I decided to do one with the rhinestones and one without. I love the look of a little bling on the rustic look of the linen. Seriously such an easy project!

Sunday, March 20, 2011

first day of spring

In honor of the first day of Spring I thought I would share some gorgeous pics of my favorite flower.. peonies! Enjoy and Happy Spring!









Friday, March 18, 2011