7.04.2011

Happy 4th of July!


Hello! Laura Evangeline here reporting for crafty duty again. Don't you just love the 4th of July? Picnics, sparklers, watermelon, patriotic bunting & flags. I love it all. If you think your town really knows how to rock out a patriotic holiday, you should try living near a military post! My husband & I have collectively served more than a couple decades & feel that we're perhaps just a tiny bit of a couple of experts in the celebratory matter. My husband is the master chef grill-man extraordinaire while I am the planning decorating shin-dig startin' guru. Pass me the microphone, & I'll get it kickin' in no time! This year will be a bit quieter since my sweet hubs is deployed, but I just had to do a little decorating anyway. I was inspired by wood shavings for this project. Yes, those left over things from when you sharpen your pencil. Anyway, my pencil didn't make big enough shavings, and since my sweet carpenter hubs wasn't here to help me out, I decided to create my own. Let's get started...


Step 1: Pick out your patterned papers.


Step 2: Wrap ribbon around a foam wreath so that your pins will have something to anchor to & to create color blocking guidelines.


Mine looked like this when I was done:


Step 3: Punch out circles, scalloped circles, or even both from your patterned papers. Cut them in half, & roll them into "shavings".


I folded the tips of mine flat to give me a place to put the pins.


Step 4: Start sticking them to your wreath.


Keep going...


It took a while, but I ended up with this:


It looked a little plain, so I went on to

Step 5: Apply white paint or ink to some Chip Art stars, punch holes in them, & adhere them to your wreath.


Finally, here's what I ended up with:





Patterned Papers I used:
Spring Sky - Spring in Bloom Collection by Donna Salazar
Take Flight - Spring in Bloom Collection by Donna Salazar
Happy Camper - The Great Outdoors Collection by Heather Tozzi
Picnic Table - The Great Outdoors Collection by Heather Tozzi
Little Leopard, Aqua - Animal Crackers Boy Collection by Rob and Bob
RSVP - Sweet Surrender Collection by Tina Higgins
Together Forever - Sweet Surrender Collection by Tina Higgins
Scandinavian Holiday Stripe - Scandia Jul Collection by Rob and Bob
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8 comments:

  1. Nicole MartelJuly 4, 2011 at 5:45 AM

    Beautiful wreath!

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  2. Cindy deRosierJuly 4, 2011 at 6:23 AM

    Stunning! I absolutely love it!

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  3. Gina LiderosJuly 4, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    so clever! I might have to try this :)

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  4. Julie Tucker-WolekJuly 4, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    WOW WOW WOW WOW!! This is AMAZING!! I loveeeeeeeeee it! :):):):):):):):):):):):)

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  5. Kim SonksenJuly 4, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    What a fabulous project! Thanks so much for shring the tutorial with is

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  6. Joanne GilchJuly 4, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    Fabulous!!!! the stars are definitely an added attraction. Now when can HE, the DH, come home to see it? hugs, jo

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  7. Valerie BishopJuly 5, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    Very cool!! Love this idea!!

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  8. ClareJuly 7, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    Wow! This is a GREAT idea, Laura!! The stars are such a fabby addition!

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