Holly and Ivy Wreath

In between browsing for recipes that don't take half of a day to prepare, I still do crafts and this is a busy time for me.   I just love doing crafts and time sure does fly when you get involved with something and the ideas flow on some days, on other days they don't.   I have finished a few wreaths that I started last week and and some miscellaneous crafts. 


For this wreath, I wrapped red shimmery ribbon all around a styrofoam form and glued wire edged holly and ivy organza ribbon all around on top of the red ribbon.  I attached four shiny bells to add extra color.

Glitter Leaves and Pumpkin Wreath

GLITTER LEAVES AND PUMPKIN  WREATH 

This colorful fall wreath was made with a cardboard form that I made myself. I added fall leaves from the store and felt pumpkins and pears in orange and yellow. I put the leaves in certain pattern and glued glitter on some of the leaves. I adhered the pears and the pumpkins and I glued some more glitter on the creases on the pumpkins and the pears

MATERIALS


Cardboard form (10" or  12")
Assorted sizes fall leaves (from craft store)
Hot glue
Glitter
Felt pumpkins and pears

INSTRUCTIONS

1.  Cut from cereal box or anything that's big enough for a  10" or 12" circle with a 2 inch solid base.

2.  On  a plate  before  you put the  leaves on the wreath, arrange a pattern with the leaves that you would like to see on the wreath.  You can do it many times until you are satisfied with the pattern.

3.  With glue gun ready, start placing the assorted colors and sizes of leaves onto the wreath on the pattern that you decided on.  When they are dried, brush the veins on some of leaves with craft glue and sprinkle autumn colored glue to add effect.  

4.  With the orange and yellow pumpkins and pears, put them in any random pattern on top of some of the arranged leaves.  

5.  Hang your glittered leaves and pumkin wreath on a door window or mantel.