I think the words ‘dollar store” cause a spike in our interest level whenever we read about crafty things. We like the idea of doing things on the cheap, but having it look like a million bucks, don’t we?
Well, I can’t say that my dollar store ornament wreath looks like a million bucks, but it ain’t half bad.
On that note, I’d l also like to declare that I have ZERO interest in trying this again. Zip, zilch, nada. Never.
I think my OCD tendencies caused me to become overly irritated trying not to get caught up in symmetry, while still not letting it become a free-for-all.
UPDATE: FULL TUTORIAL!
In hindsight I suppose it wasn’t horribly difficult to make my ornament wreath, just annoying and tedious. I spent multiple evenings at my dining room table with my hot glue gun er-“glued” to my hand. I wrapped a wire wreath frame in fabric and hot-glued the various ornaments to it.
I actually used an old beat up sweater my husband had worn to an ugly sweater party, and tore it into strips. Then I wrapped the strips around a wire wreath frame, to give me a solid base for the ornaments. I grabbed a few sets of shiny ornaments from the dollar store, including some glittery bows and ornament drums.
Then start to glue ornaments to it, trying to mix up the sizes for a more interesting appeal. I did the outer edge and moved inward, which I think made it a little easier to spot the bare areas. I tried to mix up the size of the ornaments, and cover every inch of the fabric for a full look. I still missed a few spots, but the wreath is so busy, it is hard to tell.
How like that Fred to take the credit the next morning!
Phone photo – sorry so crummy.
To my surprise, it turned out rather nice. I’m hoping it survives storage for next year!!
Have you ever tried to make your own wreath?
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Hi what size wire wreath ring did you use ria x
I honestly don’t recall exactly, but it was definitely on the larger scale.
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