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Monday, September 15, 2008

How to Make a Spring Wreath(For Less Than $5)

Spring Glass Pendants Wholesale a welcoming time of renewal, and what better way to welcome friends and family to your home than with a creative and personal spring wreath! Even better when you can make it for under $5! Heres how

Pick up supplies at your local dollar shop or discount store. Youll need a grapevine or straw wreath base, a roll of ribbon, and various little decorative items.

Choose a theme for your wreath. I used inspiration Vintage Swarovski mine, but you could use gardening, Easter, sewing, children, nature, birds, dogs,tea partythe list is endless, use your imagination!

Decorative items need to be small Swarovski Dancing Jewellry they can be wired or glued easily to the wreath base. I searched the scrapbooking section for some terrific themed items! Most craft stores have a wood aisle where they sell lots of wooden cutouts Swarovski Crystal Figurine Mickey Red various themes for as low as a quarter a piece!

Wrap your wreath with ribbon, and tie in the back or use a glue gun to secure. Next lay out your items on the wreath until you Swarovski Chrystal Heart a pleasing compositionit often looks best for things not to line up perfectly. Now add your focal itemsmine were inspirational words that I wired on. You can either use floral wire, or do like I did and strip the paper from those twisty ties that come with your bread. Fill in with colorful background playerssince Beads Animals Crystal was a springtime wreath about inspiration, I used birds and butterflies! Finally, tuck in a few floral picks to add that springtime style! No need to go buy expensive bunches, I just snipped these from some silk branches I already owned. You can also pick up little floral picks from the craft store.

Voilaeasy, quick, and it may not be expensive, but it has so much personality, no one will notice!

Dont Free Pictures Swarovski Birthstone Jewelry With People using those dollar shop wreaths on their own, tucked into bookshelves, leaned against mantels, or hanging as grouping on the wall.

Welcome Spring into your home with a handmade wreath that is an expression of you and your family. (And all it took was a quick trip to the dollar shop and the craft store, and a measly $5!)A photo of this project is available at http://thebudgetdecorator.com/spring_wreath.html

Kathy Wilson is an author, home decorating columnist for LifetimeTv.com, and editor of several popular home and garden websites. For hundreds of free do it yourself home and garden ideas, please visit her websites Sterling Silver And Swarovsky Crystal Charms at http://www.TheBudgetDecorator.com, and http://www.TheGardenGlove.com . Also visit her work at home site at http://www.Women-on-the-Net.com, where ANY Crystallized With Swarovski Crystals Logos can Swarovski Wolfgang to make money on the internet!

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