Friday, July 20, 2012

Paper Wreaths and Home Decor Blog Hop

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Welcome to our Paper Wreaths and Home Decor Blog Hop. Thanks to Laurie, we have a fantastic group of ladies who made awesome wreaths and more to share with you. You should have come from the amazing Wandy's blog. If you haven't started at the beginning be sure to do so at:  http://mincedpaper.blogspot.com/ You don't want to miss Laurie's Blog candy!!

So on to my project. I decided to make a wreath for my front door. I have one for the fall season but do not have any wreaths for the other 3 seasons. Now, thanks to this blog hop, I can say I have one for summer and fall! LOL!
Thought maybe I should show you the finished project first and then show you the steps I took to create it. This wreath was made with Authentique's "Glory" 6x6 paper pad. I also used 12x12 bazzill,ribbon, chipboard, staples, modge podge, and my Cricut.


 First step was to cut my base from chipboard. Then I cut all my little strips of paper that I decided to use. The size I used was 1" wide by 4" long. And I created a pattern that I repeated between the cardstock and the prints. When you are ready to attach the strips to the base, you can hot glue them (glue dots won't hold), but I chose to use staples. I love the look the staples add to the wreath.
I applied the paper strips by folding the paper in half so they measure 1" x 2". Then I started with the outer layer and stapled all the way around in a continuous pattern til I reached the middle. When the entire wreath was covered I added a piece of blue ribbon to the back and gave the entire wreath a once over with modge podge.
 Using my cricut I cut this bow with the Christmas Cartridge. I cut it twice and layered the second layer with pop dots to make it kind of pop! Using my copics I went over all the small cuts to give the bow some dimension.
The ending result is a cute Patriotic Wreath that didn't cost me very much to make since I had all these supplies at home. I will be entering this wreath in the July Homespun Affair Challenge which requires you to use red white and blue. I've got that covered! I'm thinking that I should make one for Spring too! Maybe one with hearts? LOL! I hope you enjoyed my step by step instructions...now you can create your own!!
BLOG CANDY!!
To be eligible to win this prize pack from Laurie, you must follow each designer's blog as well comment on each post in the hop....everyone should have word verification turned off to make commenting easy! The winner will be announced Wed., July 25th on Laurie's Blog.

Up next is the beautiful Jessica and I know she made something awesome!!
Here's the line up in case you get lost:
Connie Wallenbrock - http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/ <-- ME
Jessica Kephart - http://homespunelegance.blogspot.com/<-- Next

I hope that you have enjoyed my project as much as I enjoyed sharing it with you. I love receiving comments and new followers. It means so much to me! So please feel free to drop me a note and follow my blog for more inspiration, giveaways, and tips.
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25 comments:

  1. Love it!!! Connie I want to try this! Thanks for the awesome instructions!!! Fun hopping with u!!!
    Hugs, Wandy

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  2. I LOVE it Connie! Now I know what to do with all those 6x6 paper pads I have laying around! Great idea and thangs for the details! Your Patriotic Wreath is beautiful!

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  3. Connie this is AWESOME!! ;0) I was hoping to do something like this for Halloween!! ;) Awesome Project!!

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  4. OMG Connie I love your wreath too! And staples, yep, love that idea too! Staples are much prettier to look at than hot glue strings. I'm going to scraplift this one too!

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  5. What awesome wreath! Love all the colors too! TFS Deborah
    qtgrams@yahoo.com

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  6. Love this... takes me back to my patchwork piecing days... what a great idea - using paper.... thank you for the inspiration - btw - Love the bow, also
    --Robin

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  7. LOVE LOVE LOVE this idea. It's super cute. Gotta make one!

    Sandy

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  8. Hi Connie,

    I forgot to mention that I live in Ventura County. Moorpark. Where are you at?

    Sandy

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  9. Wow, Connie...I had to do several double takes and scrolls back and forth to look at all the wonderful details. You have created a magnificent wreath that you should be extra proud of. I just received my Glory Papers and may have to try this technique.
    :O)
    Jessica S
    already a follower

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  10. I love it, it is like a quilted wreath!! good luck on the challenge, new follower here.
    cathyplus5.blogspot.com

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  11. Thanks for the instructions, It is awesome.

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  12. Such a fun wreath...love the patriotic papers chosen.
    Jen - myimagitivity.blogspot.com

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  13. Such a lovely wreath ! Just Brillant! TFS!

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  14. What a fun idea and a great use for paper scraps I'm thinking! I'm already one of your followers!!

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  15. Perfect as always Connie. Love this wreath. Nice being in the hop with you.
    Ashley

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  16. this is so cheerful. i love the variety of colors. this would put a smile on anyones face.

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  17. Love how you did the wreath! Great idea!

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  18. It's so neat how you made this! Great job and I love the colors. Thank you for sharing:)

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  19. great idea on ur wreath...very nice..tfs & a new follower
    texagrama7@gmail.com

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  20. How cool is this. i love it. Another thought might be to use Christmas card and cut them into strips. i'll have to think on it! Thanks for sharing. i am a follower

    marianneDOTwanhamATgmailDOTcom

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  21. Wow this is awesome. I love your idea on using papers. Oh do you know how many scraps you could use. Love it! TFS AJ~

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  22. OMG!!!I love this idea!!Great way to use your scraps!!Especially for Teachers!!!Love it!TFS

    Migdalia

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  23. very cool! I love this wreath!

    Dana
    Danascraftycorner.blogspot.com

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