A yarn wreath for one and all

This past Christmas a friend gave me this great wreath.  I love it!

I helped her finish the wreath and that was also a gift in itself because I was able to learn and craft with her.  Her gift inspired me to try one of my own.  This one will be a gift for another crafty friend of mine.  That's the way it should go...pass on the craft love.  

All it required was:

 -a straw wreath (found is most craft shops)

 -yarn (I have plenty of on hand)

 -felt for the flowers

- a glue gun (with glue sticks of course)

How to make this:

-Hot glue one end of the yarn to the weath

-Wrap, wrap, and wrap the yarn (it took me about three times around to completely cover the straw)

-Tie a knot around the wreath at the end and then trim the remaining tail and tuck in

-Make felt flowers (and leaves if desired) and hot glue them onto the wreath, and you're done!

I will do a flower how to in a later post.  In the meantime there are plenty online.  It's easier than it looks. 

Here is that baby blanket I posted earlier with the border added.  This was my very first time doing a crocheted edge.  It was a blast doing a new technique.  I know these aren't traditional baby colors but I just am not a fan of the pastel baby blues or the soft pinks.  I still want to add the babies initials somewhere but I won't know that until he is born, so I will have to wait.     

 I have made some thrift store purchases over the past year and can't wait to re-purpose them and show you how they turn out.  Coming soon...