Fold noodle into a circle and then use duct tape or packaging tape to hold the seam together. Below you can see my hubby holding my noodle wreath form up for me so I could get a good picture of it. At the same time he had been assembling our new porch chairs (see on my prior post). He's such a sweetie!!!
Here is the pile of craft goodies I got together to get started on my wreath. I always knew I wanted to go patriotic. I had fabrics, ribbons, thread, needles and a yard of burlap. I decided the burlap was going to cover the base of my wreath.
I cut the burlap into 12" strips and then tied it up around my wreath form with twine. I kept the twine loose fit so I could bunch the burlap to my desired look after it was all tied on.
After I was done covering my wreath form (noodle), I set out to make some denim and cotton fabric flowers. They are pretty easy to make. However, they are a little time consuming. I will post a tutorial on how to make these in the future.
I've had this patriotic bird house for about 15 years and I decided to go with a birdhouse and nest in the middle of the wreath. I laid all of my pieces on top of the wreath to get an idea of what it would look like. Then I got out my glue gun and went glue crazy!
About an hour later I was done and my masterpiece was hanging on my front door. My finished one of a kind creation is below... I just can't decide if I like it better with or without the final blue ribbon I put on it. I would love to hear your thoughts :) Please leave me a comment!
Blue Ribbon or Not ???
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Diana, Your wreath turned out beautiful! LOVE the birdhouse and nest! I definitely vote for the blue ribbon. Visiting you from the Pool Noodle Summer Party. So happy to be now following! Hope you have a wonderful night. :-)
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Thank you for the compliment and your input Sharla. I appreciate it :)
DeleteOh I just love your noodle. The birdhouse is such a cute touch. I love it all, the burlap is great too. Thanks so much for joining in on the party.
ReplyDeleteThanks Debbie :) I recently started following you and I absolutely love your site!!! Keep up the good work!
Deletecute wreath! i like the blue ribbon on....and i love those fabric flowers! adorable ;)
ReplyDeleteAh... Thank you! It seems the blue ribbon is a hit :)
DeleteOh yes, the blue ribbon! Just dropping in from Friday Shout Out to see what you are up to:) I love this, so summerly (is that a word?) and so patriotic:) I would also love to invite you to share any of your favorite posts at Freedom Fridays Blog Hop. So hoping to see you there! (still enjoying following you)
ReplyDeleteThanks Evelyn. I will pop over and check out the blog hop :)
Deleteyes, the blue ribbon is a must!
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Seems like everyone likes the blue ribbon <3 Thanks!
DeleteWhat a fun wreath! I love the birdhouse!
ReplyDeleteI am so happy that your wreath came to my party! Cool idea giving readers a choice of the blue ribbon, what fun for us to get involved:) Thank you for sharing at Freedom Fridays! Have a marvelous weekend!
ReplyDeleteThis is really cute. I love the bird house. I'm a new follower too!
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ReplyDeleteYou incorporated everything beautifully, it projects the patriotic spirit!
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