Valentine's Day Wreath

I am really starting to love the more simple decorations. I think living in this small condo has taught me that less is more. I admit that I love "stuff" being on the walls and on the tables. I have been hesitant to hang stuff on the walls here because I know any hole I make will have to be filled before we move.

With all that said, here is a really simple and easy Valentine's Day wreath I made for the door.

I used a vine wreath I already had and bought red and pink scrapbook paper at Michael's.
I cut the paper in to hearts using this technique:
This is the easiest way to get almost perfect hearts.

It is simple and perfect for the statement I wanted to make.

Do you decorate for Valentine's Day?

Book Wreath

I posted about this project on my old blog a year or two ago and decided to share over here on my new blog. This is still one of my favorite crafts. Not only is so unique, but it is really simple to do.

Here is what you'll need:
-a book that you don't mind ripping the pages out of (I used Sister Hood of the Traveling Pants that I had already read)
-glue gun
-a piece of cardboard (I used the top from a shoebox that had boots in it, so it was large)

Directions:
I cut a wreath form out of the cardboard. Just a large circle with a hole whatever size you want in the middle. It doesn't matter if it is perfect or not as it won't be seen.

Roll your book pages into cones (not sure what else to call them). You will figure out the best way to roll them as you go along.

Hot glue them onto the wreath form and fill in the gaps until it is filled the way you want. Just play around with it until it looks the way you want. It is so fun and everyone that comes over always asks me about it. It would look really neat with sheets of music instead of a book. I think it would also look great with The Bible, but I don't think God would really approve of my ripping up a Bible :)


Here it is hanging over a window in our condo. It is so versatile!
Try it out and let me know how it turns out :)

Simple Christmas Wreath

Since we live in a much smaller place temporarily here in Texas, I decided to keep the Christmas decor simple and minimum. I didn't want it to feel cluttered. So I kept that in mind as I browsed Christmas decor on Pinterest.

I came across a pin for an adorable wreath that I decided to recreate. I wanted it to be cheap and use things that I already had if I could help it. Gotta save most of our money for buying presents for our loved ones rather than on Christmas decor that no one besides us will even see.

Here was the inspiration:
This was one is very colorful and bright and while I love that about it, I wanted to make something a little more traditional.

I decided to buy a grapevine twig wreath and decided to not spray paint it as to keep the natural look.

Here are the materials I needed:
-I purchased the wreath and the ribbon at Michael's for less than $10 for both.
-These are ornaments I already had (I ended up not using the heart ornament and used another gold).

This is what I came up with. It was so easy and quick and I really like the simplicity of the wreath.

It is a lot more traditional than my Fall wreath I had made last year:


I used a Martha Stewart tutorial to make the big red bow. My mom could probably teach Martha a thing or two about making bows as she is quite the bow connoisseur, but I did not inherit that talent from her so I had to turn to a tutorial for guidance.

I like this wreath because it is something I can re-use for different seasons and can add and remove from easily.

What kind of holiday wreath do you have hanging on your door?