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Simple Valentine’s Day Floral Wreath

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Show your front door some love with this Simple Valentine’s Day Floral Wreath!  It’s pretty in pink and an easy way to dress up your door for Valentine’s Day!


The weather in New Jersey has been crazy lately!  It’s been in frigid single digits, way back up to 60 degrees, back to normal temperatures, and it’s been a roller coaster of weather ever since.  Because of this, I ended up with a week-long cold and completely bored off of my ass.  So I placed a ship-to-store order for Michaels when I started feeling better.  A little craft time always makes me feel better!  I figured that I could get in and out of Michaels without distraction.  

I was wrong.

First of all, I’m not a big fan of the ship-to-store option, in general.  I like choosing my own items to bring home with me (that’s at the craft store, grocery store, etc.).  But I did it for the discount I was getting.  Forty percent off every single item in my cart was a deal!  So I went to Michaels the next day to pick up my order.



Two items were canceled from my order.  The woman at the pick-up counter told me that she couldn’t find the items I wanted in the store since the floral section was currently divided into seasonal and everyday items.  Then she said, “But maybe you could find them.”  So why did I even do the ship-to-store option if I’d end up shopping for myself anyway?  Not a big deal because I ended up finding some really pretty spring florals to use in my wreath!

Red is the signature color of Valentine’s Day, but I wanted a wreath that was bursting with pink and a touch of vintage inspired romance.  What I ended up with is a wreath that I want to show off well into springtime!  I’ve made a lot of wreaths this past year, but this might be my favorite!

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STEPS

  1. Start by positioning the wreath how you would like it to hang on your door.
  2. Heat a hot glue gun and begin clipping the flowers off the stems with wire cutters.
  3. Arrange the flowers around the wreath.  Start with larger flowers and add the smaller flowers after.  Glue into place, leaving enough room to add the birdhouse later.
  4. Add China Dollar leaves, or other greenery, to fill in empty spaces around the flowers.
  5. Glue the birdhouse into place, making sure it’s securely in place, and hang! 


Previous wreaths I’ve made have been minimal with one side of the wreath left empty. This time around, I wanted to fill the entire wreath with lots of flowers, covering every inch with lots of blooms and color. 

This wreath is pretty pink making it perfect for Valentine’s Day and to make that transition from winter into spring.  Even if you’re not a fan of Valentine’s Day, you can still show your front door a little love with a gorgeous floral wreath!

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How to Make a Rustic Mason Jar Fall Bouquet

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Celebrate all things fall with a charming, rustic mason jar fall bouquet made with scarecrows, corn, sunflowers, and more! 


It’s crazy to think that my both of my baby sisters are now engaged to be married. People keep asking me if that makes me feel old.  Not yet.  Ask me again the first time one of them has a baby!  It’s so exciting to see them experience this period in their lives.  Our wedding was planned in what seemed like only a matter of months, but that time of planning and just basking in our engagement was so much fun!  So this weekend, I get to help them celebrate this special time with an engagement party being thrown by our parents.

When the discussion of throwing a joint engagement party for my sisters first came up, we agreed that I would be in charge of decorations.  Being so close to fall, we decided that we would have a fall-inspired celebration.  The backyard is going to have tents and tables set up, so we needed some nice centerpieces.  I have a ton of quart sized mason jars leftover from canning, so I got the idea to turn them into bouquets.  Last weekend, my sisters and I headed to Michael’s together to pick out fall florals to use inside of the jars.




The three of us together in Michael’s turned out to be a dangerous thing!  Our trip didn’t start off so well.  I mean that our cart started filling up with things that weren’t on our list for the party!  But we eventually got it together and found some really great florals and picks for our bouquets.  We decided to wrap the jars with a burlap style ribbon.  Then, glue a flower in the center.  

We used a vase filler in smaller jars for flameless tealights, but I had a lot of Spanish moss leftover from terrarium projects.  So I used the moss to fill the bottom of the mason jar bouquets and hide the stems.  We toned down the tradition fall colors with creamy neutrals.  Then, we added in fun, little picks like pumpkins, scarecrows, and ears of corn. My mom had some lighted branches from another party, so I ended up using some of those, as well. 

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STEPS

    1. Measure the ribbon around the mason jar.  Cut the strip.
    2. Heat a hot glue gun and glue the ribbon around the mason jar.
    3. Add a flower to the center of the ribbon, if desired.
    4. Next, add Spanish moss in the bottom of the mason jar, filling about halfway.
    5. Snip the flowers with wire cutters to fit the jar and begin arranging them.  Start with the flowers.  Then, add in the picks and leaves.
    6. If making multiple bouquets alternate colors and picks. Then, display on wood slices with artificial pumpkins for a pretty rustic, fall centerpiece!


I was really pleased with how these turned out and so were my sisters!  I can’t wait to set these up on wood slices with artificial pumpkins and the tealight candle jars.  Make sure to follow me on Facebook and Instagram! I’ll be sharing pics from the party!  If you missed my Instagram Live tutorial, watch how I put one of these bouquets together below!


 

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Fun Fall DIY Ideas for Your Home

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Get ready for fall with these 20 fun fall DIY ideas for your home featuring lots of pumpkin projects and a whole lot more!


Fall is officially less than a month away and I’ve basically been counting down the days since our first summer heatwave!  I might be a July baby, but I definitely love the cooler weather a lot more!  This time of year gets me excited for that transition from summer into fall.  We trade days at the beach for afternoons at the pumpkin patch.  Instead of flowers in the garden, we’ll soon be graced with fall foliage on the trees.  In my opinion, it’s the best time of year!

I’m definitely looking forward to sharing more fall crafts and DIY projects this coming season.  In the meantime, get inspired with these 20 fun fall crafts, including a ton of pumpkin projects!  Don’t worry, guys.  If you’re already in pumpkin overload, there are a bunch of other fun fall projects to make, too! 

  1. Mason Jar Lid Pumpkins – Crafts by Amanda
  2. Cinnamon Stick Candles – Home Stories A to Z
  3. DIY No-Sew Fabric Pumpkins – Down Redbud Drive
  4. Book Page Pumpkin – Family Maven
  5. Easy Metallic Patterned Painted Pumpkins – Small Stuff Counts
  6. Thankful Grateful Blessed Pallet Wood Sign With Leather Straps – Making Manzanita
  7. “Fall is in the Air” Farmhouse Pillow – Busy Being Jennifer
  8. Painted Acorns – Crafts By Amanda
  9. Fall Rustic Mason Jars – Sincerely Jean
  10. A Neutral DIY Fall Ribbon Wreath – Small Stuff Counts
  11. Rustic DIY Reclaimed Wood Pumpkins – The Summery Umbrella
  12. Fence Post Pumpkins – Chicken Scratch NY
  13. Easy Ombre Pumpkin Button Craft – A Cultivated Nest
  14. DIY Sisal Twine Pumpkins – The Navage Patch
  15. Rustic Wood Pumpkins – Thrifty Northwest Mom
  16. Easy Wine Cork Pumpkin Craft – The Furgal Navy Wife
  17. DIY Rustic Fence Board Pumpkins – Martys Musings
  18. Farmhouse Fall Decor Pillow – Oh My Creative
  19. Rustic Fall Burlap Wreath DIY – Anns Entitled Life
  20. Crochet Acorn Cap – Julie Measures

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Which one of these fall projects will you be making first?

How to Make a Modern Pastel Fall Wreath

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Whether you’re anticipating all things fall or not ready to say good-bye to summer, this DIY Modern Pastel Fall Wreath will make that seasonal transition a little easier with its unconventional fall colors and florals!


Recently, I got to thinking about the first craft I ever made.  I think it was a wreath.  My mom used to make them all the time! I loved all of the little details she used to add into them like ribbons and fun, floral picks, so I used to get involved when she made a new one.  Since then, I’ve made plenty of wreaths for all sorts of occasions! Back in June, I made a Simple Floral Summer Wreath for our door.  So I figured I should probably make one for the Fall, too!  Okay, okay.  Maybe I just really wanted to get my hands on some of the gorgeous florals Michael’s has out right now! 

If you’ve taken a trip to Michael’s recently, then you’ve seen that there are such pretty pastels out for the fall season.  It’s not your typical rust oranges or mustard yellows.  We’re talking pretty corals, lavenders, and cream colors.  I even managed to find a few pastels in the Halloween aisle, like the purple hydrangea in this wreath!

So I thought it might be fun to go away from the normal fall color scheme and make a pretty pastel wreath for the door.  I spent way too much money on floral bunches (some ended up being unused and have since been returned – yeah, that many!).  But if you’ve been through those floral aisles, then you know they’ve been hard to resist!  I even managed to find some of last year’s fall florals in my craft stash to use for this project!


Now, I know that some people are still hanging onto summer as long as they can, but I’ve been dreaming of PSLs and sweaters ever since our first heatwave! So you’re lucky that this wreath isn’t still hanging up on our front door willing the cooler weather to come!  I’m basically over summer at this point.  This isn’t anything new, guys.  My anticipation for cooler temps always seems to kick in this time of year! 

While I’m still wrapping up a few summer posts this month (it ain’t over til it’s over, after all), I thought I would sneak an easy Fall DIY in-between – just in case I’m not the only one dreaming about all things Fall right now!  Then again, the pastel colors in this wreath might make it a little easier to make that seasonal transition when the first leaf drops.

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STEPS

  1. Heat your hot glue gun.  While the glue gun is heating, plan your wreath.  Lay out all of your florals and decide where everything will go.
  2. Trim down the stem of the eucalyptus branches until there’s about an inch left.  Glue the stems down onto one side of the wreath, tucking the bottom of the stem into the grapevine branches.
  3.  Next, cut the ranunculus flowers off of the stems.  Glue them onto the wreath.
  4. Finally, add the air plants to fill in any gaps on the wreath.
  5. Allow the glue to dry completely, give the flowers a little fluff, and hang on your front door!


Even though I do love those golden yellows and rusty red and orange colors found in all of that breathtaking fall foliage, I like to break a rule or two every now and then.  This definitely isn’t your conventional fall wreath, but the pastel theme will be a nice, modern touch to your front door!

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Do you like to play around with color in the Fall?



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