little susie wreath maker

 

I’ve been inspired by so many bloggers and their beautiful Christmas wreaths that I finally had to take a stab at one of my own…. only after I went out looking for a gorgeous wreath to buy and found only slim pickin’s and just a couple nice ones with an even prettier price tag. Someone is making a pretty penny on those wreaths!

Off I went to Hobby Lobby this morning for supplies. December 2nd and the Christmas decor has already been completely picked over. It is unbelievable how fast that stuff goes!

All I ended up buying was the plain wreath itself and decided to use a few ornaments and some mesh ribbon I already had at home. The picture story of my first attempt at wreath making:

 

Pay no attention to Hendrix’s bear taking a nap in the background…. so much for getting any help ;)

I used these ties to bunch the ribbon and to attach all the ornaments – easy peazy lemon squeazy.

 

I almost quit at this point. Kinda cute as is!

 

I hung it up to start attaching ornaments so I could see how they would hang…

a few more to go at this point:

 

and……

Finished!

{For now… glitter overboard is more my style, so I’m gonna be keeping my eyes open for some nice sparkly picks or beads. To be continued.}

 

The rest of the house is {hopefully} getting finished tonight and I can post some pictures soon. I can’t believe I started the week before Thanksgiving and I’m still not finished!

It’s only going to get worse with each passing year ;)

Did I mention I love Christmas?!