Monday, October 29, 2012

Thrifty Christmas Crafting - Ornament Wreaths

My pastor's wife messaged me on Facebook the other day and told me about a Goodwill near her (and about 15-20 minutes from me).  She said they had a lot of yarn "cheap". Broke Thrifty girl that I am, a few days later I headed over there after physical therapy with my husband and sure enough...SCORE (to be continued in another post).  I did get yarn, but I found a lot of other goodies too :) For now, this is only part of what I did with it:



Shades of Safhire - Ornament Wreath-large

It's difficult to tell in these pictures, but this one above is a large wreath made with average-sized bulbs. I will be trying to sell this one.

Shades of Safhire -Ornament Wreath small 
This one in the photo above is a small wreath made with really small bulbs. It was my first attempt and there are some imperfections that warrant keeping it for myself hehe :)


I followed directions similar to HERE
The hardest part was lining the ornaments up correctly, but my biggest bit of advice is do NOT skip the part about gluing the bulb hanger to the bulb. I learned that if you don't, when you are hanging the bulbs and they get close together, they WILL fall off and it isn't always easy to get them back on without knocking even more bulbs off :)

20 comments:

  1. I've been collecting pink and silver bulbs for a while, hoping to make a wreath for my granddaughter. Thank you for the link to those instructions. I like that method much better than gluing the whole bulb to a styrofoam wreath. Always thought that would make it more difficult to make changes. . .stringing them on a wire hanger makes much more sense.

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  2. I love glittery ornaments! Thanks for sharing at Submarine Sunday!!!

    T'onna @ Navy Wifey Peters Aboard the USS Crafty

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  3. They look nice! What a great tip to glue the tops onto the bulbs to keep them together! I never would have thought to do that - well, eventually I would once they start falling off, but it would be too late and the project would not get done at that point. LOL! Found you at The Farmhouse Porch.

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  4. Beautiful little wreaths!

    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a fabulous week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  5. I've always added some shiny bulbs to wreaths but this one made with all bulbs is awesome. Fantastic job. :-)

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  6. These are so pretty! Thank you for sharing the link to the tutorial. Have a happy Thanksgiving!
    Amy
    www.homesweetthriftyhome.blogspot.com

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  7. Great finds and wonderful project - thanks for sharing. Joining from Shine on Fridays - http://allthoseartsygirls.blogspot.com/

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  8. I love Christmas decor using ornaments. I actually have a wreath very much like this one :) Thanks for linking with me!

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  9. Hi, I found your link at Fresh Eggs Daily - and can I just say that you look so much like my son's Kindergarten teacher, who happens to be one of the sweetest people on earth, and I can tell you are, too! (long run-on sentence yes?!?!) Love your wreaths and all the plans you have, thrifting is my favorite pastime. I also love the Lord and he has seen me through many things in this life, do you have an Etsy shop, I'll go look around your blog and see what I find out. Love ya ~ Mary

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  10. Very pretty and sounds so easy! Definitely one should keep the practice wreath :-) Thanks so much for sharing on Busy Monday!

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  11. Love these wreaths! I keep saying I want to make one. Maybe this is the year?! Thanks for sharing at All my Bloggy Friends. I'm looking forward to seeing what you share this week! :)

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  12. The wreaths are so pretty!! What a great idea!

    Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer... From Dream To Reality! I can't wait to see what you link up this evening!

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  13. Oh wow, those look great! I love it. :-)

    Thanks for sharing at The Fun In Functional!

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  14. Oh, how pretty!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!

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  15. Thanks for your comments, everyone ;) I love learning from all of you as well and appreciate your encouragement! Have a great week! :)

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  16. I need to find the time to make these, LOVE them! Thanks for linking up at DIY Thrifty Thursday, you've been featured! Stop by later today and grab an "I was featured" button and share some of your other amazing projects!

    Michelle @ www.thrifty101.blogspot.com

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  17. Your wreath is so sweet and simple! I really love wreath ornaments. In my condo in Philippines, you can find a lot of ornaments decors inside. :)

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  18. I would like to invite you to join me at the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/12/clever-chicks-blog-hop-10-rural.html

    I hope you can make it!
    Cheers,
    Kathy Shea Mormino
    The Chicken Chick

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  19. It is really so pretty. I really liked it. I will try to make like this ornament for my home. worthy shared.

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